Feb 19, 2010
The kids have gone virtual
There’s been a lot of talk around here about virtual worlds and education, not least of all from our Centre of Excellence’s very own Media PlayLab. Video games are swiftly overtaking physical toys as children become increasingly immersed in digital tech, and toy companies – correspondingly – are becoming huge players in the area of MMOs
For naysayers not absolutely convinced that virtual environments are a rich opportunity for teaching and learning, recently released numbers might convince you otherwise.
Yes, that’s 4.5 million monthly visitors to Poptropica alone. Of course, these numbers are for the U.S., but who’s to say our Singaporean kids don’t fit the profile as well?
In any case, these figures acknowledge a strong need to engage with students within the virtual worlds; perhaps sooner than we think.