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How Video Games Teach@LlewellynFalco

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CREATE NEW SYNAPSES

OCCURRING TOGETHER

= NEW PATHWAYS

FPS(FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS )

PART 1

FPS

EYESIGHT

DAPHNE BAVELIER: YOUR BRAIN ON VIDEO GAMESHTTP://WWW.TED.COM/TALKS/DAPHNE_BAVELIER_YOUR_BRAIN_ON_VIDEO_GAMES.HTML

UNOPLAYMOREVIDEO

GAMES

THEN YOU CAN NOT READ THIS

20/20

GAMER

REPETITION / PRACTICE

FOLLOW THE

LEADER

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THREEFOUR

ILOVE

SCI- -ENCE

GAMES

OCCURRING TOGETHER

= NEW PATHWAYS

PART 1

FPS

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EXPLORATION

PART 1

MINECRAFT

VIDEO: MINECRAFT TIMELAPSE, EPISODE 4 : DJAMILA, CITÉ ORIENTALEHTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FTQV58CBHXW

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FORCED EXPLORATION

PORTAL

VIDEO: PORTAL 2 PLAYTHROUGH - PART 1HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PLBQCFTSGVE

LEVELINGFORCED EXPLORATION

FEEDBACK

LIMBOWTF IS... - LIMBO –HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=M109LVKEPFK

1) MOVE RIGHT

1) MOVE RIGHT2) JUMP OVER SPIKES

1) MOVE RIGHT2) JUMP OVER SPIKES3) DEATH/RELOAD

1) MOVE RIGHT2) JUMP OVER SPIKES3) DEATH/RELOAD4) PULL OBJECTS

1) MOVE RIGHT2) JUMP OVER SPIKES3) DEATH/RELOAD4) PULL OBJECTS5) CLIMB ROPE

SETTLERS OF CATAN

EDUCATION

DRAGON BOX

1) SOLVE WHAT’S IN THE BOX BY GETTING IT ALONE

2) YOU CAN REMOVE THE NOTHING SPIRALS

3) A CARD COMBINED WITH ITS OPPOSITE BECOMES A NOTHING CARD

4) SIMPLIFY THE OTHER SIDE

5) YOU CAN ADD A CARD (BUT MUST ADD TO BOTH SIDES)

6) YOU CAN ADD OPPOSITE CARDS

7) YOU CAN CANCEL THE SAME CARD ON TOP OF A DIVED LINE

8) A CARD NEXT TO A 1 REDUCES TO JUST THE CARD

9) YOU CAN PLACE A CARD UNDER A CARD GROUP (BUT MUST DO FOR ALL GROUPS)

1) SOLVE WHAT’S IN THE BOX BY GETTING IT ALONE2) YOU CAN REMOVE THE NOTHING SPIRALS3) A CARD COMBINED WITH ITS OPPOSITE BECOMES A NOTHING CARD4) SIMPLIFY THE OTHER SIDE5) YOU CAN ADD A CARD (BUT MUST ADD TO BOTH SIDES)6) YOU CAN ADD OPPOSITE CARDS7) YOU CAN CANCEL THE SAME CARD ON TOP OF A DIVED LINE8) A CARD NEXT TO A 1 REDUCES TO JUST THE CARD9) YOU CAN PLACE A CARD UNDER A CARD GROUP (BUT MUST DO FOR ALL GROUPS)10) YOU CAN PLACE A CARD INTO A GROUP (BUT MUST DO IT FOR ALL GROUPS)

1) SOLVE WHAT’S IN THE BOX BY GETTING IT ALONE2) YOU CAN REMOVE THE NOTHING SPIRALS3) A CARD COMBINED WITH ITS OPPOSITE BECOMES A NOTHING CARD4) SIMPLIFY THE OTHER SIDE5) YOU CAN ADD A CARD (BUT MUST ADD TO BOTH SIDES)6) YOU CAN ADD OPPOSITE CARDS7) YOU CAN CANCEL THE SAME CARD ON TOP OF A DIVED LINE8) A CARD NEXT TO A 1 REDUCES TO JUST THE CARD9) YOU CAN PLACE A CARD UNDER A CARD GROUP (BUT MUST DO FOR ALL GROUPS)10) YOU CAN PLACE A CARD INTO A GROUP (BUT MUST DO IT FOR ALL GROUPS)

1) SOLVE X BY GETTING IT ALONE2) YOU CAN REMOVE ZERO’S3) A VALUE COMBINED WITH IT’S NEGATIVE BECOMES ZERO4) SIMPLIFY THE OTHER SIDE5) YOU CAN ADD A VALUE(BUT MUST ADD TO BOTH SIDES)6) YOU CAN ADD NEGATIVE VALUES7) YOU CAN CANCEL THE SAME VALUE ON TOP OF A DIVED LINE8) A VALUE TIMES 1 REDUCES TO JUST THE VALUE9) YOU CAN DIVE BOTH SIDES BY ANY VALUE10) YOU CAN MULTIPLY BOTH SIDES BY ANY VALUE

1) SOLVE X BY GETTING IT ALONE2) YOU CAN REMOVE ZERO’S3) A VALUE COMBINED WITH IT’S NEGATIVE BECOMES ZERO4) SIMPLIFY THE OTHER SIDE5) YOU CAN ADD A VALUE(BUT MUST ADD TO BOTH SIDES)6) YOU CAN ADD NEGATIVE VALUES7) YOU CAN CANCEL THE SAME VALUE ON TOP OF A DIVED LINE8) A VALUE TIMES 1 REDUCES TO JUST THE VALUE9) YOU CAN DIVE BOTH SIDES BY ANY VALUE10) YOU CAN MULTIPLY BOTH SIDES BY ANY VALUE

NOTICE GAMES

TEACH LIKE A GAME

THANK YOU