I have been, for a long time, interested in video games; some would even say to a fault. I have also, during my college experience, developed a passion for high school math. Furthermore, in the more recent past, I have started majoring in mathematics education. So, I thought to myself, “Why can the two not be combined?” Maybe not math specifically, but why can video games not be a part of schooling. Doing some preliminary research, I have found that this has been an ongoing research topic ever since video games came to the United States. For my research to come to a more fruitful end, I must be able to answer some questions. Primarily, what makes for a good learning situation? What research has been done in the area of video game education? Were there any studies conducted? How have video games evolved since they were first brought to the United States? Will it be feasible to get video games to the classroom with the limited technology available to most schools? Will teachers be for or against it? Is it feasible to think kids work better with video games? Do gamers have any special skills, developed from video games, that non-gamers don’t have? I will be writing a paper on this topic answering all these questions.
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