tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321339472666778123.post6452175580505739107..comments2024-02-03T13:09:38.313+00:00Comments on Mirabilis - Year of Wonders: Play timeLeo Hartashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14417174942647091006noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321339472666778123.post-13603389022559254432009-11-27T10:28:08.549+00:002009-11-27T10:28:08.549+00:00There is so much that computer games could provide...There is so much that computer games could provide for kids in the way of really new ways of playing and discovery if not for the limited imagination of (most) adults, who shackle the potential of new technology and new media by only being able to see things in terms of old media models.<br /><br />In the field of education, for instance, we could be chucking out the whole antiquated mess of facts and book-learning, which has precious little to do with real understanding. If a kid's passion for a subject survives school it's a minor miracle. New interactive models provide a way forward, but they're still stuck at the stage of "teaching machines" and quaint old "multimedia". Ugh. Part of me can't wait for this generation to die so the young people brought up to take computers for granted can really start using their potential. Though, of course, that puts me among the dinosaurs :)<br /><br />It's always been like this. Cinema came along but people thought it was just a case of pointing a camera at a stage play, and so on.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321339472666778123.post-72372537045041447962009-11-27T08:49:27.336+00:002009-11-27T08:49:27.336+00:00The rationale behind this bit of advertising is ev...The rationale behind this bit of advertising is even more interesting than the product itself. It's a somewhat condescending view of children insofar as the little cherub is being steered through the whole experience by his dad.<br /><br />In my experience what would happen is that after the first page it would be an elbow in the ribs from the ickle chubster and they would be doing if for themselves.<br /><br />Really aimed at parents who want to exert as much control as possible over their kid's imaginations. I've got a friend who still has to run potential birthday presents for his now 14 year old nephew past his ever anxious mum in case they exert a pernicious effect on his development.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.com