Superbetter Research Paper

A website named Business insider stated that, “Traditional video games are more complex and harder to master, and they require that the player learn a wider and more challenging range of skills and abilities.” This quote ,by McGonigal in her Book “Superbetter”, helped her explain why modern games should be played to help build skills. Skill building provides knowledge training, and exposure to new opportunities and skill development. An example of this is playing a single player first person shooter game, and learning what to do in order to go on with the game or the story. Video games build skills by requiring the player to use skills and knowledge gained from earlier challenges to complete later ones. This is because if a player cant complete …show more content…
The skills that are improved by the game Black Ops 3 spatial intelligence skills and visual attention skills. These skills are incorporated into the game through the design because of how fast-paced the game is. They are utilized in the game by the way that when you are advancing towards a certain position you are constantly scanning the immediate area for any targets that might halt you from accomplishing your task. It improves your perception of the map because as you are scanning you are looking for spots in which an enemy would be likely to hide and you are also noticing all the possible entrances that a combatant could make. This is also applicable to life because of you are in certain uncomfortable situations you will also look for any possible hiding spots or exits/ entrances for you to use in case of an emergency. The skills that this game builds has been proven to help people to excel in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This is apparent because of all the decisions that you have to make within the actual games themselves. You can decide to make guns shoot faster or shoot slower which helps build your concept of science due to the fact that you get an understanding of what will happen to the damage of the guns if you put a silencer on the gun or if you do something to it that causes you to have to predict a new style of playing.You can also decide to throw grenades and other equipment, which builds your understanding of mathematics due to all the calculations like altitude and force that will get that equipment to a certain point. The game builds the idea of technology because of the movement that you are allowed to do in the game like the thrust jump, which improves the idea of technology because of how powerful the thrusters need to be to accompany the body weight of a