wraggster
February 18th, 2013, 20:08
US President says games can be a catalyst to inspire
President Obama has made a surprising move by endorsing video games during a recent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp_zigxMS-Y.
The President said he was convinced to reconsider the attributes of video games, thanks to a meeting with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
He said the concept of vocational education got a bad reputation because of the perception it was pulling people into blue-collar jobs, but now he believes that those classifications have worn away.
“Look at Mark Zuckerberg. I was sitting next to him at dinner a couple of years ago, and he said he taught himself programming primarily because he was interested in games,” said Obama (transcription by VentureBeat (http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/14/obama-hangout-reveals-u-s-need-for-patent-reform-immigration-reform-and-gamers/)).
“If we set programs in high schools that engage kids because they get it, they won’t be just sitting there slouching in back of rooms while someone is lecturing.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/43292/President-Obama-endorses-video-games
President Obama has made a surprising move by endorsing video games during a recent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp_zigxMS-Y.
The President said he was convinced to reconsider the attributes of video games, thanks to a meeting with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
He said the concept of vocational education got a bad reputation because of the perception it was pulling people into blue-collar jobs, but now he believes that those classifications have worn away.
“Look at Mark Zuckerberg. I was sitting next to him at dinner a couple of years ago, and he said he taught himself programming primarily because he was interested in games,” said Obama (transcription by VentureBeat (http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/14/obama-hangout-reveals-u-s-need-for-patent-reform-immigration-reform-and-gamers/)).
“If we set programs in high schools that engage kids because they get it, they won’t be just sitting there slouching in back of rooms while someone is lecturing.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/43292/President-Obama-endorses-video-games