A Study On The Learning Mechanism In Playing PC Games

There is a contradiction about playing pc games in our society. On one hand, lots of people have great passion in playing pc games, and playing pc games has become a crucial thing in their life, especially for those teen-ages. On the other hand, teachers, parents and many researchers are basically against to it. Dogmatical denying it or blindly extolling it can't alleviate this contradiction.By ascending to the history of the researches on playing games, this dissertation attempts to disclose the significance of playing games for human being, and develop a sensible estimation about playing pc games. After establishing this premise, I probe into the learning mechanism in pc games, analyzing the system of a sampled RPG, SLG, and some little games, revealing the learning process and learning mode embedded in those pc game, and reaching the conclusion that playing pc games is problem-based learning. Finally, I briefly discuss the educational effect of pc games, especially on Instruction Design, educational software and Virtual Learning Environment.