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Game Designers and Scientists
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How does this article begin? Find evidence from the text
This article begins by describing a fourth grade student and his video game activity and how he feels hooked on certain video games.
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Why is feedback in a game important to video game makers?
Feedback helps you to hear music or see things in the game that tells you you are winning and makes you want to keep playing.
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A scientist at the University of California, San Francisco, Is designing games to improve attention and memory in older adults. Why would he study that?
-Answers vary
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Who is studying video games in Older Adults? Find your evidence.
Adam Gazzaley, scientist at University of California San Francisco
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kids and adults play games on their tablets. what is a tablet?
a tablet is a hand held electronic device, such as an ipad
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What are some details from this article? Find your evidence in the text
answers vary
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Why do the video game makers offer a "resource" to the players?
Video game makers offer a resource because it makes winning easier.
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Why does the article talk about video game makers and scientists? What do you think?
-Answers vary. To describe the different ways video games are being used.
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What did the Scientist in this article believe might happen in the future with doctors?
That one day doctors might prescribe video games to patients.
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video game players like getting "feedback". what is feedback?
feedback is the information that tells you how well you perform a task.
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Who is the main focus of this article? Find evidence from the text.
The main focus is on game makers and what they target to make their players hooked on the games
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Why is Scientist Adam Gazzaley studying video games?
He is studying how they improve attention and memory in older adults.
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Adam Gazzaley, a scientist studying video games thinks that one day doctors might prescribe video games to boost patients' mental abilities. What do you think about doctors doing this?
Answers vary
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We decided as a class that video games could be used for learning. Find evidence from the text that the scientist in this article speaks about video games for learning.
On page 5 in the last paragraph- "Now Gazzaley and his team are designing brain-building games for kids".
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Video games are "engaging". What does engaging mean?
engaging is pleasing in a way that holds your attention
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What is the author's purpose of the article?
The author describes how video game makers keep players hooked on games. They also compare the makers to scientists.
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Why do songs like "ode to joy" play during your video game?
Because video game makers know that players like getting feedback during a game
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What would be the good things about Doctors prescribing video games?
It may help boost memory and attention just as the scientist was studying
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What are 2 ways that video game designers are designing their games to keep players hooked?
They are using music and picture feedback and they are adding resources to make games easier.
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"video games pull you in and demand your attention". What do they mean by attention? Give an example.
attention means focusing your mind to concentrate
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What is the main idea of this article? Find evidence to support you.
The main idea is that video game makers design games with certain features to keep their players attention.
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Why did the author start the article with a description of a fourth grade student?
To relate to the audience and describe a typical video game user that other students can relate to.
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What would be the negative things about prescribing video games?
-answers vary. exercise may decrease.
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Why is it important that Adam Gazzaley is studying attention and memory?
-answers vary.
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"scientists studied how video games improve memory in older adults". what is memory? give an example.
Memory is the mental ability to hold and recall facts.