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by scottwilliams | March 19, 2009 at 04:39 pm
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University Students and Online Games
Video Games > University Education ?
The battle between education and playing video games arises in almost every lecture at the SFU Surrey Campus. One game in particular that students at SFU are playing lately is the never forgotten World of Warcraft.
So, I asked my friend that currently has a World of Warcraft (WoW) subscription why he plays such a time consuming game? His answer offered no
information other then "it's fun."
Currently, I am a student at SFU surrey campus and I pay $2500 dollars per semester to learn and digest the information given. Students are given the opportunity to exceed at these courses by listening to the material and understanding the concepts involved in each course. Apparently, these students have no ambition to be at the top of the class. To some students, gaming is a higher priority to them then their future careers.
Why are students paying thousands of dollars per semester to sit back and game? The bottom line is that they're addicted. I have spoken to other SFU students who often play games during their school hours and found that in their first semester of attending SFU, in fact they have failed a course.
Students should take a second look on their education and understand the fundamentals to university success. In the end, although video games are for just entertainment, that fact that these students are addicted to these games should have parents and relatives worried for our generation.
Somaiya, R.(2009). Latest threat to student health: trolls and orcs. Retrieved 2009-03-19 from http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jan/06/world-of-warcraft-games-gaming-addiction-network
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at 21:20 on March 19th, 2009
And the war on video games battles on. Our society's wealth is built on the savings of its predecessors. Its now all too easy to get by in life. Just for having a pulse, you can get a highschool diploma. You get free healthcare and all the benefits of living in the city. I dont think ######## gamers have felt hard enough times or else they would realise the urgency of the situation.
Often immigrants are very good students. A lot of the time, they come from other nations where education is valued and where life is harder. Education in poor African villiges is changing it at incredible rates. Why does do we have "smart Asian" "smart Israeli" and "smart Russian" sitgmas? Its because they value education and push their kids to learn as much as possible.
at 21:43 on March 19th, 2009
I also see many students playing games at my university, too. I hope students realize that university is not a place for playing games but a place to learn their school contents at their major...