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How can you use RTS games for educational reasons?

Maria

Maria

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Playing real-time strategy games is both fun and educational. RTS games based on historical events can help students improve flexibility and understand the past, which can help them appreciate their culture and history more. Moreover, game simulations enable students to study scientific and engineering topics while obtaining knowledge not available in books. These things tend to motivate them to take science and engineering courses in college. Additionally, playing RTS games can help them develop leadership skills because they must make strategic choices that contribute to the game's development.
 
RTS games can also help in improving an individual long term memory. When playing RTS games you have to constantly remember things like the location of your units, or the number of resources left and the likes, over time it helps boost your memory.
 
eLdavis said:
RTS games can also help in improving an individual long term memory. When playing RTS games you have to constantly remember things like the location of your units, or the number of resources left and the likes, over time it helps boost your memory.
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That's absolutely correct. RTS games are good in such a way that you get to remember a lot of things that you won't have remembered as a result of not playing the game. If you are into business, it can also help you learn the basics about how to lay good plans for your business as well.
 
Noobslayer said:
That's absolutely correct. RTS games are good in such a way that you get to remember a lot of things that you won't have remembered as a result of not playing the game. If you are into business, it can also help you learn the basics about how to lay good plans for your business as well.
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Indeed, over time it would help boost your reasoning skills. In real life it would help you take note of things faster than others. This is why most business owners play games like this, or chess as it helps them think.
 
RTS games are known for being educational games. World War Two, the war of Vietnam and the hard life of soldiers have all been depicted with RTS games. So if we want to have the idea of what happened then we need to just take a look at such games and learn.
 
In order to play RTS games you need strategic thinking, quick decision-making, multitasking, problem-solving, teamwork, effective communication, time management, and the ability to handle pressure. All of these skills will also help you in school learning environment.
 
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