Dec 8 2011: The purpose of evolution is not to prolong life, it is to ensure a specie's ability to procreate. Evolution never solved aging because that isn't evolution's problem to solve.
Dec 6 2011: I don't think that shooting someone in real life is experienced "less intensely" than doing so in a video game. Also, I don't understand what you mean when you say "they strangle your soul". However, I really don't think it's in good taste to have this conversation here, since Zach made this thread hoping to get suggestions on how to redesign his current high school program. If you start a new topic about this, I'm sure there will be many people (myself included), who would love to talk about it.
Dec 6 2011: No need to apologize. I know it is a topic that a lot of people are concerned about, and thus, should be talked about and debated (Perhaps not here though, in the interest of not "hijacking" Zach's thread). I was not offended at all, and actually, I would really be interested in having that conversation/debate with anyone who'd be interested.
Dec 5 2011: While I don't exactly agree that the cheers of approval and laughter from soldiers can be attributed to video games (you can find examples of that far before video games came around), that's not really the point of gamification. If you haven't watched the video, I recommend you do. It has very little to do with playing actual video games.
Dec 4 2011: I really don't believe that the current economic system is going to be able to sustain itself in the coming years. Our ability to automate tasks (through the use of technology), coupled with our desire to lower operation costs in businesses, will inevitably lead to less jobs. The only way to avoid this while maintaining our economic system is to stifle our technological advancements. I am a very strong proponent of Jacque Fresco's Venus Project, and I do believe that a system similar to what he proposes is what is where our society is going to have to head.
Dec 4 2011: http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/gamifying-education
I'm a game designer, so the ideas proposed in the above link are very interesting to me. Even if games are "not your thing", I do recommend watching it. It's a very thought provoking video, in my opinion.
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I'm a game designer, so the ideas proposed in the above link are very interesting to me. Even if games are "not your thing", I do recommend watching it. It's a very thought provoking video, in my opinion.