J-Max Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Today I was enjoying some quality Gaia Online when I suddenly relized all the Maths Skills I had were flooding back to me! It seems MMO's Stimulate your Brain and can be close to Educational. What do you guys think? Also the whole Virtual Economics thing. I think it's great for learning about Financing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willieh Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Hmmm depends. (no not adult diapers) It can be a good way to excercise knowledge that you already have. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larxene Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 But the Gaia MMO didn't come out yet.... :?PS: My username on Gaia is Clariex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Max Posted August 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I think that Areas where lots of people can interact & where there are Items are MMO's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 But the Gaia MMO didn't come out yet.... :? Methinks that Jspa means Gaia Online, as in the website. And I agree. MMOs can be educational. For example, if you speak English as a second language, MMOs are a place as good as anyone for some practice.(If you end up using 13375p34k in your everyday language, it's not my fault.) EDIT: And as I don't feel like making another post, I'll stick this in here. Jspa was correct again, an MMO (while being a somewhat incomplete statement) does not necessarily mean it's a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larxene Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Gaia is just a huge forum.....with lots and lots of prettiful items.....yeah.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkill93 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Back when I played World of Warcraft, there was a lot of math involved when getting raid groups together. So, I guess you can say they're educational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoW Maker Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Yeah like trading and earning money and stuff and, TKILL u played WoW? wat lvl were you? PS: read the PM i sent u J-Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Metal Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I use alot of math on Runescape to calculate how many of what item i need to cut to get to the next level and the such....thats the only MMO I play thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I only use my math/knowledge in RTS or other Strategy games....sometimes MMO (what does it stand for again? sorry for being dumb)but, true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Massive Multiplayer Online, the incomplete abbreviation it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 *thinks* oh OH like a bit like the PRG games ah i see.....yes, on your gold, items, attack and defense points, mana etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protoman Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 wow never knew that. also Pika kinda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 uh...what do you mean 'kinda'?but meh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Wait, I have another example. Playing in Guild Wars as a Blood Necromancer forces you to have a lot of things in mind. Most of the spells include you paying a percentage of your health to do what they do, which makes it dangerous to cast spells while you're low on health. Unless you run Vampiric Touch/Gaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Altair Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 well i myself don't need MMO's to educate me, my Barney is doing a swell job... =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Roxas Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I use alot of math on Runescape to calculate how many of what item i need to cut to get to the next level and the such....thats the only MMO I play thought. Same here. What's your username? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Metal Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I use alot of math on Runescape to calculate how many of what item i need to cut to get to the next level and the such....thats the only MMO I play thought. Same here. What's your username? Wickedninjas, not on much but when I am drop me a line ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Best Male 2008 Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 The only MMO I play is NWN. Not much math there. All you need is common sense to make a good build :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaWave Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Not just MMOs. But Strategy Games (Like Yugioh) are also educational. Adults think they are destroying our brains because THEY aren't the ones craming the information down our throats. With MMOs and Strategy Games, we are learning at our own pace. This isn't saying, however, that school is not needed. I will tell you a story about one of my friends. He used to love playing Yugioh in school. He dueled countless people and ranked among the top 3 in the school. However, the principal called the cards a pointless game and banned them from the school. My friend, later on, wrote the principal a letter (A lengthy letter), explaining how Yugioh can be found educational. He described the math knowledge needed to play, the strategic points, and every bit of the game he could. The next day, the principal removed the ban. If that is not a good bit of information, then I dunno what is :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 The only MMO I play is NWN. Not much math there. All you need is common sense to make a good build :/ NWN as in... Neverwinter Nights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KAJN Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 I think so. Back when I was playing Metal Gear solid 1. I used to add peoples names and add things to activate the codac. And sometimes it works so yeah some games are education XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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