Here is something that I believe has a large amount of potential in the future for teaching our kids, and possibly making homework more enjoyable/ easier on teachers as well. The ability to teach children lesson plans through video games, is something that has already started happening, however Microsoft wants to take it to a larger scale and for all sorts of age groups.
Earlier this year, Microsoft released ESP, a tool that lets companies create their own training games. It’s the first time a major software maker has entered the nonentertainment video game market with a product to help others build their own simulations. The software license costs $799 vs. the $500,000 or so to hire a developer to design a single project. ESP, used by Northrop Grumman and robotics maker Science Applications International, is based on Microsoft Game Studios’ popular “Flight Simulator.” Microsoft’s working on an upgrade that will let teachers customize history lessons or salespeople simulate virtual deals.
[Business Week]
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