A.J. Pierzynski Trains with a Nintendo DS
The idea of games being used for reasons beyond entertainment is nothing new, but there hasn’t been a standout title that crossed the barrier. Nintendo is currently trying their hardest to change the way we think of games. They have been doing this for a while with games like Mario Paint, but more recently they have seen some success with Brain Age.
Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski is on fire after the first week of baseball. He is leading all catchers in hitting (even my beloved Victor Martinez). A.J. claims that the Nintendo DS game Flash Focus has helped him improve his reaction time at the plate. So, pick him up if he’s a free agent in your fantasy league.
It will be interesting to follow this trend of learning through gaming in the years to come. Virtual reality has been used for a long time for training purposes (e.g. flight simulators), but Nintendo is bringing the power of learning with games into households for the first time.
(via Gizmodo via The Chicago Sun Times)
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