Comments on: The literacy value in empire building http://liamodonnell.com/feed/2007/08/26/the-literacy-value-in-empire-building/ blogging life & creation for young minds Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:11:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: liam http://liamodonnell.com/feed/2007/08/26/the-literacy-value-in-empire-building/#comment-12994 liam Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:44:22 +0000 http://liamodonnell.com/feed/2007/08/26/the-literacy-value-in-empire-building/#comment-12994 Ah, work, the killer of many blogs. And yes, Facebook is the killer of much work too. Good thing we can't say that about video games! Good to see you dropping by Andrew. Remember to avoid those dodgy apps! Ah, work, the killer of many blogs. And yes, Facebook is the killer of much work too. Good thing we can’t say that about video games!

Good to see you dropping by Andrew. Remember to avoid those dodgy apps!

]]> By: Andrew http://liamodonnell.com/feed/2007/08/26/the-literacy-value-in-empire-building/#comment-12990 Andrew Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:53:43 +0000 http://liamodonnell.com/feed/2007/08/26/the-literacy-value-in-empire-building/#comment-12990 Hey - I resent the aspertions about me abandoning blogging for Facebook. I abandoned blogging for work; I now regularly abandon work for Facebook. Anyway, yes I agree about the educational value of video games. I have been a player of Civilization for more than 15 years and it serves to teach many historical lessons - especially how science develops and how resources lead to war. (For example, how easy it is to get tempted into launching a war against a far off civilisation, just to get your hands on one unrenewable oil field...) Hey – I resent the aspertions about me abandoning blogging for Facebook. I abandoned blogging for work; I now regularly abandon work for Facebook.

Anyway, yes I agree about the educational value of video games. I have been a player of Civilization for more than 15 years and it serves to teach many historical lessons – especially how science develops and how resources lead to war. (For example, how easy it is to get tempted into launching a war against a far off civilisation, just to get your hands on one unrenewable oil field…)

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