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Digital Australia report finds 7 out of 10 parents use computer and video games as an educational tool<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Sydney, Australia \u2013 30 April 2012 \u2013<\/strong> Australian parents are increasingly embracing computer and video games as an educational tool, according to the latest research commissioned by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (iGEA).<\/p>\n

The report conducted by Bond University, Digital Australia 2012<\/a>,<\/em> found that four in five parents with children under 18 years old play games and of these parents, 88 per cent play with their children. Furthermore, 9 in 10 of these parents say games are educational and three in four parents actively use games as an educational tool with their children.<\/p>\n

The report found that parents are seeing their children receive numerous educational benefits from playing computer and video games including learning about technology, maths, science, planning, language, work, life and society in general.<\/p>\n

Ron Curry, CEO of iGEA, says video games are increasingly embraced as teaching tools not only by parents but by school teachers and university lecturers too.<\/p>\n

\u201cEducational games bring the fun, engaging and challenging elements of video games together with a learning or informative component.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s at home or in the classroom, we\u2019re seeing a lot more people use the appeal of video games to make learning fun,\u201d said Curry.<\/p>\n

In 2011, Victorian Education Minister, Martin Dixon released findings from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development\u2019s Innovating with Technology 2011<\/a><\/em> report which highlights the positive role computer games play in student learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce thought of as a distraction to students, this report shows that computer games are now cementing their place in the classroom as important learning tools for all the right reasons,\u201d Mr Dixon said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe early feedback from the 40 schools involved in this year-long trial has been overwhelmingly positive, with the initial reports from schools showing that while digital games were fun, they also held vast educational value and generated student interest in ways that more traditional methods hadn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two further examples of video games being used in the classroom are included below:<\/p>\n

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