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...Futurist and technology guru Dan Burres once observed that to play the average video game such as Halo or Sonic the hedgehog, a child must learn and master no less than 70 new rules or skills. These 70 skills do not increase the players likelihood of success in the game, rather these 70 skills are the bare minimum to negotiate the first level of the game.

Dan also noted that in this virtual reality or immersion simulation environment, the child is monitoring no fewer than 100 individual incoming streams of data from 360 degrees in all three planes of three-dimensional space (X, Y, and Z axis). In addition, the most recent generations of these game systems provide text, audio, and video conferencing, allowing players to collaborate in real time with individuals not only within their country but across the internet in other countries.

These collaborations are not bounded by language differences. As a result, to work collaboratively within a given group and have that group work collaboratively against other groups, the players must learn a new language either one unique to the game or one utilized in common by all players within their team.

xBox Education:

But what does this have to do with education or business process enhancement?

What would happen if the much ballyhooed No Child Left Behind curriculum handed over to video game programmers and utilized as the rules, processes and systems of a series of role playing adventure video games?

What if the same level of mastery of scholastic skills were required achieve success within the various levels of these games?

It is estimated that the entire K through 8 educational curriculum would be learned and mastered within a short two and a half years!

Further, the remaining four years of high school would be completed within 18 months. Given that this sophistication of video games require a certain level reading and fine motor skills, students would not be ready to begin such a program until age seven or eight (third grade). These students would therefore complete high school by the end of seventh grade.

Military and civilian applications of immersion simulation and virtual reality training have found that application and retention of information and skills learned maintain gre...more

How Can I copy XBOX 360 Games? The Easy Way To Make Copies Of Your Games

...le to copy any game simply by using a cd burner on your computer.

The programs are extremely simple to use and works on any PC that has a burner.

To start, you insert the xbox 360 game into the computer and the software will make an "image" of the disc on your hard drive. Then you insert a blank disc and the software will copy the game for you.

It's important to point out that this program can also make copies of other games such as games for the Nintendo Wii, the first xbox, PS3 or PS2 and all the other sys...more

Game Cheats: Are They "Good" to Use?

...Game cheats. We've all used them. With computer and console games becoming faster and more advanced, the need for game cheats are becoming more and more important to complete these games. Often we don't have enough time between work and social functions to dedicate enough time to finish an entire game, so game cheats are the way to go.

Whether it be Sony Playstation, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft XBox, XBox 360, or...more

Family Video Games - Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

...Come to ancient Egypt for your next adventure! Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is an adventure game with two heroes instead of one. Sphinx is the cool, agile, fighter hero of the game, and his counterpart is Tut, based on the boy Egyptian King Tutankhamen. Tut is Sphinx's exact opposite; he is clumsy and unsure of himself, but he manages to come out on top in the end.

The story begins with Sphinx in training and he is betrayed by his friend Horus. Horus drops out of the game shortly after betraying Sphinx as all bad guys should. Tut now comes into the picture. Tut is naturally inquisitive as are most young fellows, and stumbles in on a se...more