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computer games in british schools, and, death by gaming Post date  08.10.2005, 5:57 PM

starcraft.png Four secondary schools in Britain (ages 11-16) are to incorporate computer games into daily classroom activities as part of a one-year trial run. Researchers are looking to begin drafting a "road map" for game integration in schools across Europe. See BBC: "Games to be tested in classrooms."

Another BBC item: "S Korean dies after games session." Seems a 28-year-old man became so immersed in Starcraft that he neglected to eat or sleep. After 50 hours, his heart stopped.

(image is a screenshot from Starcraft)

Posted by ben vershbow at August 10, 2005 05:57 PM
tags: Games

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