游戏的好处_完整版.pdf

S3291214 PassageBackgrounds Checkboxes&RelatedQuestionTypes S3. 电子游戏的好处（科技类） True/ False/ NG ListofHeadings Summary ParagraphMatching Matching MultipleChoices VideoGames’ UnexpectedBenefitstoHumanBrain A James Paul Gee,professorofeducationattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison, playedhisfirstvideo game years agowhen his six-year-old son Samwas playing Pajama Sam No Need to Hide When It’s Dark Outside.Hewanted to playthe gamesohe couldsupport Sam’sproblem solving.ThoughPajama Samisnotan“educationalgame”,itisrepletewiththetypesofproblemspsychologistsstudywhenthey studythinking andlearning.When he sawhowwell the gameheld Sam’sattention,hewondered what sortofbeastamorematurevideogamemightbe. B Video and computer games, like many other popular, entertaining and addicting kid’s activities, are looked downuponbymanyparents astime-wasters, andworse, parentsthinkthat these gamesrotthe brain.Violent video games are readily blamed by the media and some experts asthe reasonwhy some youth becomeviolent or commit extreme anti-social behavior. Recent content analyses ofvideo games show that as many as 89% of games contain someviolent content, but there is no form of aggressive content for 70% of popular games. Many scientists and psychologists, like James Paul Gee, find that video games actually have many benefits - the main one being making kids smart. Video games may actuallyteachkidshigh-levelthinkingskillsthattheywillneedinthefuture. C “Video games changeyour brain,” according to University ofWisconsin psychologist Shawn Green. Videogameschangethebrain’sphysicalstructurethesamewayasdolearningtoread,playingthepiano, or navigating using a map. Much like exercise can b