Your Brain on Video Games
Tuesday 09 February, 2016
6pm, $0/Rsvp
NYU, Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life
238 Thompson Street, Floor 5
Games are an exciting yet controversial tool for learning and cognitive development. Daphne Bavelier, an expert in cognitive neuroscience, will describe how entertainment and action-packed video games, initially thought as mindless, can induce brain plasticity and a surprisingly vast array of improvements. Jan L. Plass, a scholar and designer of learning with simulations and games, will discuss how games need to be designed to be effective for learning and for development of cognitive skills. Both will present their research findings and then engage with the audience in a lively conversation.
Presenters:
- Jan L. Plass, NYU Steinhardt Paulette Goddard Chair in Digital Media and Learning Sciences and co-director of the Games for Learning Institute
- Daphne Bavelier, Professor in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Geneva