The three principles that I think are important are the most important for education are the commited learning principle, the discovery principle and the practice principle. The learning principle is important in education because students are taking what they know from their own experience in the real world and applying it to the virtual world, which they may relate better to and show some real interest and commitment. The discovery principle is important in the virtual world because video games now allow so much discovery through trying different situations and finding which ones work best. The practice principle is extremely important because students can relate to practicing things in a virtual world that they would be less likely to enjoy in the real world.
If I was creating a simulation for my class I would want it to be something like the "Sims" where the student could go in and create their own world from basically nothing. Some variables might be deciding on whether or not they would like a family, what kind of house they would want to live in, if they might want pets, and just letting them build a world as they would like to see it. Basically by giving them the options to do create what they believe a town should be. Any one of these variables would affect another because the creation is their own. If they decide to tear something down and rebuild a structure, a whole new city could be created.
In conclusion, I had never really thought about using video games to teach in a classroom, but it seems like a wonderful idea. Students can engage in all kinds of stimulating activity that they would actually have interest in, which is so important now.
Jonassen, D., Howland, J., Marra, R., & Crismond, D. (2008). Meaningful Learning with Technology (3rd ed.). Columbus, OH: Pearson.
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