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Game skills pay off in real life
Grand Forks Herald ^ | 5/11/05 | Mike Antonucci

Posted on 05/11/2005 3:07:30 AM PDT by qam1

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To: Paul_Denton

Isn't Paul Denton the Character from Deus Ex?


41 posted on 05/11/2005 8:19:24 AM PDT by rattrap
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To: wreckedangle

Thanks for the advice.

It just mimics what my husband tells him (hubby has weight trained for years.)

We're constantly pushing protein shakes and protein bars at him to eat between meals.

But it's hard to force a 17 year old to eat, LOL, and he doesn't seem too concerned about being "skinny."


42 posted on 05/11/2005 8:19:44 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: Lazamataz
...and during any business presentation, the grenade launcher is your FRIEND.

I like my mech-unit with its 40mm Autocannon with HEDP rounds paired with a 60mm Guided Mortar Unit and a 48-tube 82mm Artillery Rocket System, protected 71mm of carbon nanotube armor.

43 posted on 05/11/2005 8:23:17 AM PDT by Paul_Denton (Get the U.N. out of the U.S. and U.S. out of the U.N.!)
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To: rattrap

Yep.


44 posted on 05/11/2005 8:23:56 AM PDT by Paul_Denton (Get the U.N. out of the U.S. and U.S. out of the U.N.!)
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To: rattrap

Winning is a good principle in sports, but dodgeball is just moronic and obnoxious.


45 posted on 05/11/2005 8:35:31 AM PDT by HostileTerritory
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To: qam1

bump for mark


46 posted on 05/11/2005 8:38:54 AM PDT by Taffini (I like Tony Soprano even though he is a fat boy.)
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To: Sloth
So that's my problem! I keep trying to use an MP3.
47 posted on 05/11/2005 8:46:34 AM PDT by LexBaird ("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats" --Jubal Harshaw (RA Heinlein))
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To: HostileTerritory

I'd say winning is far more important in life than in sports. Dodgeball (which I think is great fun) was just an example of the things govt schools remove which relate to competition. Can't have anyone losing "self esteem" cause they just got beaned in the head with the giant red ball.


48 posted on 05/11/2005 8:51:39 AM PDT by rattrap
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To: rattrap

There's competition that encourages people to get better and to excel, and there's competition which is brainless, rewards people for stuff that is not easily improved, and makes people who are doing poorly into the center of attention. The Darwinian stuff can be constructive and destructive.

Competition is the greatest gift humanity and America have going for them, but dodgeball is as useful as having students guess what number the coach is thinking of.


49 posted on 05/11/2005 8:56:34 AM PDT by HostileTerritory
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To: dawn53

WHAT is "DDR?"


50 posted on 05/11/2005 8:58:19 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Our military......the world's HEROES!)
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To: rattrap
but they do train the ability to think, solve problems, plan and process information at a high rate of speed.

That's not teaching, it's training. If you want to say repetitive simulated problem solving at high speeds helps train someone to think and act quickly, I'll buy it. It'd be interesting to see the data on that. And also on how transferable that is. But any activity that requires quick thinking, planning and processing would do the same thing.

51 posted on 05/11/2005 9:02:16 AM PDT by Huck (One day the lion will lay down with the lamb; Until that day comes, I want America to be the lion.)
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To: qam1

feminists will immediatly state that playing video games is a mandatory requirement that ritalin be perscribed for players.


52 posted on 05/11/2005 9:08:50 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: Pukin Dog

I'm pretty sure Forza is XBox only. I have a PS2 and enjoy my Gran Turismo 3. Plan to move up to GT4 soon.

As to PS2/XBox, I don't which is better or has more games. I got the PS2 before XBox came out and have just stuck with that. My cousin swears by XBox, and he has both. But then he is a Halo junkie and I'm not a big shooter game fan.

Race games are my thing. And they are cheaper than going to the track...


53 posted on 05/11/2005 9:17:28 AM PDT by Betis70 (It's all fun and games till someone gets impaled with a Javelin)
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To: goodnesswins

Pretty sure DDR is Dance Dance Revolution. You have a footpad, and the screen shows you what moves you are supposed to do, and your score is reflected by you actually doing it. Hard to get a top score without working up a good sweat.


54 posted on 05/11/2005 9:20:31 AM PDT by Betis70 (It's all fun and games till someone gets impaled with a Javelin)
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To: rattrap
Dodgeball (which I think is great fun) was just an example of the things govt schools remove which relate to competition. Can't have anyone losing "self esteem" cause they just got beaned in the head with the giant red ball.

Dodgeball strategy kind of mirrors socialism: you're constantly going after the better players on the other team while leaving the fat, slow kids alone for the end when the athletic kids have been eliminated.

It's kind of like the American tax system.

55 posted on 05/11/2005 9:29:25 AM PDT by Modernman ("Work is the curse of the drinking classes." -Oscar Wilde)
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To: goodnesswins

Yep, Bettis has it right.

It's a game called Dance Dance Revolution.

It started out as an arcade game (I believe).

Then they customized for home use.

A pad goes on the floor with arrows on it. The screen displays music and arrows that follow the rhythm (you can pick the music and the skill level), and then you follow the arrows by placing your feet on which ever arrows are indicated on the screen.

We leave the DDR set up on a PS2 in one room. It's really popular when kids stop by, the girls seem to like it more than the boys. But we have adult guests who enjoy it too.



56 posted on 05/11/2005 9:30:06 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: HostileTerritory

"I found that the experience was very useful for understanding the importance of planning, of pacing yourself, of managing multiple projects, and most importantly, how budgets work and how to balance debt and investment."

My parents taught me all that before I was out of grammer school plus starting at 3 I was taught to use all manner of tools to fix and build things.

Kids today don't know squat and not only can't think and make decisions but bulding and fixing something they couldn't do if you put a gun to their head.


57 posted on 05/11/2005 9:33:35 AM PDT by dalereed
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To: dalereed

Kids are a lot less likely to know how to fix things and work with their hands, granted, but I'll tell you this--today's kids are way more involved in extra-curricular sports and clubs and societies than their parents were, and they're all looking for leadership positions. It's what you need in order to get into college and get a good job. They're much better equipped to manage their time and to run big projects as a result.


58 posted on 05/11/2005 9:46:27 AM PDT by HostileTerritory
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To: Modernman

Heh, maybe they should start playing dodgeball in civics class, if civics class hasn't been replaced by tolerance camp or something.


59 posted on 05/11/2005 9:48:06 AM PDT by rattrap
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To: HostileTerritory
As I was reading this I started to wonder how much of the video game phenomenon is a response to the forced socialization of the school system.

By this I mean that the kids are spending time doing something with specific goals, challenges, and yes doing something they can even lose instead of hearing how "everyone is equal" and "doing your best is good enough" all day.

Oh yeah, and games are fun and kick A** :)
60 posted on 05/11/2005 11:02:29 AM PDT by Purple GOPer (Ad Astra! Sell advertising to fund the space program!)
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