Professor Layton's helping me with math.

[Extra-Ordinary]

Ok, so I'm taking a math test, and there's a problem, I'm enjoying it. Now I'm not saying it's wrong to enjoy school, I'm a fan of history and science myself. But if I can go ahead and dislike one subject, one subject, it's math.

So anyway; I'm enjoying it because I just picked up the third "Professor Layton" game, and I'm adapting it to fit the subject. As I'm working on a problem, I'm hearing the puzzle theme from the first two games playing in my head; and when I solve it, I hear the good ol' professor say "A true gentleman leaves no puzzle unsolved." I know that most of the puzzles in the game aren't math problems but who cares? I see the problem as a puzzle and I go from there. Please don't judge me, it actually helps.

So the whole math and school thing isn't the point, it's just my experience/example. My question to you is: Have you ever had this experience; using a video game to help with a real world problem? If so, what's your story?

 

[zfactor]

Well, I had to Assassin's Creed crowd dive my way into a movie theatre once...

That's about it, my skills in gaming tend to stay there, aside from my determimation to never get help ever (be it with math/physics or with killing GLaDOS, ok bad example...). The thrill of winning/getting a problem right is so much better when you did it yourself.

 

[Extra-Ordinary]

I do get the problem myself, it's just that thinking of it as a puzzle with a cute little jingle helps me get through it easier than seeing it just as a problem.

 

[TheProfesser]

Games have developed my general knowledge especially MMORPG's. I'v found out all sorts of stuff from MMORPG's. ^^