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We met our friend Giddeon at the AbleGamers Accessibility Arcade in Atlantic City, New Jersey. When he first sat down with the AbleGamers crew, Giddeon didn't want to play any games. He told us that with his disability gaming was difficult. Giddeon has a rare disease that caused the growth of his arms .. Read More
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Shepherd University invited the AbleGamers Foundation to come on campus and do one of our Accessibility Arcades for the students and local disabled community. The event was a roaring success with hundreds of children and adults coming out to see the technology and in some cases experience gaming the first time. Read More

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Why Kindergarteners Kills People in HALO?

Written by Jesse Lifshitz

Published on 21 December 2010

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{sidebar id=1}Can video games be used to help children learn? Absolutely!

Asides from the educational video games, mainstream games can be used as rewards for children. They can provide a healthy incentive for students to learn. Giving them playing time for doing good work can go a long way.

But what happens when the games are violent? Should kids still be allowed to play in the school? While personally I believe there is nothing wrong with kids playing certain M rated games, it should be up to the parents to choose. After all, there are ratings for a reason.

CBS is reporting that the East Valley Education Center, a private school for children with special needs in Oakdale CA, permits the children to play video games in so they can socialize. It is a way for the kids to step out of their normal boundaries and socialize with one another, and creates a common ground with which they can build upon. The concern however, is that some of these games are rated M with Call of Duty Modern Warfare among them.

One child’s parents called the school after he was acting violently toward his sister at home. The parents are blaming the video games and are seeking to have them removed from the private school. But is this really necessary? There is an endless debate about whether violent video games cause violence, with each side bringing inconclusive evidence.

callofduty4_splash There is no need to remove them from the school completely, but perhaps parental permission should be a prerequisite for anyone wishing to play M rated games. There are ratings for a reason, and we must abide by them.

This isn’t the first time violent games have been used in schools however. When Brother’s in Arms: Road to Hill 30 was released in 2005, Gearbox received requests from teachers wanting to use the game in school. Gearbox subsequently created a no cursing mode for the teachers. This sort of thing is fine in school; it just has to be done in the right way.