Little ole Jack Thompson loves to point blame at video games for all the world’s woes. We all know that George Bush grew up on Pong, and that his friend Bin Laden was a big fan of Tomb Raider, the saucy devil. Jack now points his finger at the educational quiz game, Buzz!

It appears to be beyond US attorney Jack Thompson to point blame at parents, demoralisng foreign policies, and unstable societies for youth violence.

It wouldn’t surprise me if Thompson was funded by the western governments to take the heat off of their questionable politics. What better way to move eyes off of what really matters than claiming that video games kill people?

Moreover, why not blame them for turning children into illiterate baboons. I’m sure they would if all children did was shoot aliens in first person shooters, but Jack likes to place the blame with the innocent Buzz! The Schools Quiz.

Thompson moronically suggests that teachers should concentrate on traditional teaching instead of more creative methods:

Video games have hurt far more people than they have helped. I don’t see how they can be of any more benefit than normal teaching.

Not only does he lack any evidence for “video games hurting more people than they help,” the man clearly misses the point. I wonder if the self funded Buzz! project by developer Relentless Software (based in Brighten, UK) was intended to replace all traditional teaching; that it was intended to burn school books and plop school kids in front of glowing screens.

Furthermore, Thompson’s vision of traditional teaching is most likely as old fashioned as his opinions on video games. Bring back the cane!

Sadly educational psychologist Jane Healy agrees with Thompson:

If you watch kids on a computer, most of them are just hitting keys or moving the mouse as fast as they can. It reminds me of rats running in a maze.

Thankfully her words are as uninspired as good ole Jacky boy’s. Her ideas of gaming seem to revolve around the Commodore 64.

Neither individual shows any sign of researched opinions, misleading the British newspapers The Telegraph and Daily Mail in the sins of Buzz! The Schools Quiz. This game contains 5000 questions based on the Key Stage 2 Curriculum, and acts as an additional aid for teachers to solidify their pupils schooled knowledge. The game has proved popular among pupils and teachers in schools around the UK.

This method of questioning is reminicent of quizes in school books, or even of televisual aids. Engaging children in a method of teaching that creatively employs audio and visuals not only helps them learn, but helps them enjoy learning.

Educational software is on the rise and enables children to learn quicker and younger than ever before. Thompson not only needs to research, but must learn to think before he speaks.

Source: Eurogamer

Tags: educational_psychologist, jack_thompson, jane_healy, relentless_software, school_books, school_kids, western_governments, youth_violence

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