Wired Magazine: How video games trained a generation of athletes

[Maawdawg]

Really interesting article on the effects of a game like Madden on the modern day football landscape. From teaching young kids about the basics to being used in D1 college programs as a teaching tool.

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/01/ff_gamechanger/all/1

[Mattpfeil]

Long article is long.

It raises some interesting points and I am kinda curious how it will continue to change in the future.

[FoxbaT]

Posting to find it later.

Particulary I know the impact a videogame can make on athletes because all the basic knowledgement of the football game I learned on madden. I'm sure that videogames are the right tool for education purposes.