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Tech Time Machine By Eli Epstein Analysis

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In the article Tech Time Machine: The Evolution of gaming by Eli Epstein that begins in Mashable, it is discussed how games have evolved over time by gaining speed, and being more interactive with children. Furthermore, Eli Epstein stated, “With current generations raised on the lightning-fast processing speeds and crystal-clear graphics of Xboxes and PlayStations (and with the tide of virtual reality-based video games fast approaching), it’s easy to forget that just 50 years ago, digital gaming existed in only a few laboratories around the world, the experiments of unknown Ph.D. students or well-known scientists and mathematicians who’d made their name in more traditional fields”. (Epstein)
Video game consoles have been around for decades …show more content…

Although Microsoft joined as ell with their new creation which was the Xbox which lead these company become the face of video of games as of today.
As video games kept innovating the way they well-designed video games are natural teachers.1 They provide immediate feedback on the player’s success by distributing reinforcements and punishments, assist in learning at different rates, and offer opportunities to practice to the point of mastery and then to automaticity. Video games also can adapt themselves to individual learners and train players in a way that helps them transfer knowledge or skills to the real world. (2)
Furthermore, there has been several types of studies provide evidence that video games that include “pro-social” content—situations in which characters help each other in nonviolent ways—increase such conduct outside of game play, too. In one study, 161 college students were randomly assigned to play one of several violent games, neutral games, or pro-social games (in which helpful behavior was required). After playing, the students completed a task in which they could either help or hurt another student. Those who had played the violent games were more hurtful to other students, whereas those who had played the pro-social games were more …show more content…

A study involving 33 laparoscopic surgeons—doctors who conduct minimally invasive surgery by using a video camera to project the surgical target area onto a screen as they work—linked video game play to improved surgical skill, as measured in a standardized advanced-skill training program. In fact, the surgeons’ amount of game time was a better predictor of advanced surgical skill in the training drills than their number of years in practice or number of real-life surgeries performed.
Moreover, video games have enhanced a lot of kids in skill due to playing video games as they innovate. Such as learning how to solve problems, thinking for themselves. Just matter what type of game or system you would put in front of them. As the previously studied they have learn how video games can affect the way children could act up. And that in fact that games can contribute or not to a kid if given the right

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