I always thought games can be not only entertaining but also educative. A lot of the English language that I use today, I learned from playing video games when I was young. This does not only have to be focused on language though, learning how to be creative and how to collaborate with others can also be an aspect of what you learn when you’re gaming.
In this video from a recent TED Talk event in Vancouver, game designer Karoliina Korppoo talks about how she thinks that the game Cities: Skylines (Colossal Order / Paradox Interactive) could help us, humans, to build better cities in the future. Very interesting!
Further reading:
YouTube: How a video game might help us build better cities – by Karoliina Korppoo (TED Talks)
Photo credit: Bret Hartman for TED
