[game_edu] Qol, "crunch" and Education

[Ali Arya]

I agree :-)

First I want to thank Lewis P for sending link to that IGDA article.

Second, like many of you I think encouraging students to have crunch modes
is not generally a good thing, but we shouldn't forget a couple of things as
mentioned by some in this thread:

1- It is good for them to have some experience and see how it feels to be
under pressure and work extra hours
2- They are young and full of energy (hopefully:-) and they should use that
to do some extra creative fun work. The Global Game Jam was a good example
that a short period of crunch can be both educational and fun. It can be a
good example of how to set up real-life crunch experiences for students.

Best,
Ali Arya
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-----Original Message-----
From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf
Of Roberts, Scott
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 9:17 AM
To: IGDA Game Education Listserv
Subject: Re: [game_edu] Qol, "crunch" and Education

The timing of this thread, in the week following Global Game Jam, is
hilarious.

"We should not encourage students to "crunch", or expect that they will, or
assign them work such that they have no way of completing it without having
to put in crunch-style hours."

Unless it's fun.
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