摘要
《我的世界》:培养未来的领袖?电子游戏经常因为暴力内容以及可能引人上瘾而备受抨击。不过,一位加州大学戴维斯分校的研究者与其瑞士同僚进行的一项新研究却发现,电子游戏也可能有其益处。加州大学戴维斯分校研究者赛斯.弗雷与瑞士学者罗伯特 萨姆纳共同研究了网络游戏《我的世界》的使用者。在这个游戏里,玩家通过打破立体方块来打造建筑物、创造物品和艺术作品。这个游戏拥有将近6500万用户,是“少数具有去中心化、以业余玩家为导向的主持模式,以及有大规模用户群的游戏”,加州大学戴维斯分枝之发言人凯伦.尼可斯罗斯在一份新闻稿中表示。
Video gam es often come under fire for their violent and potentially addictive properties.But a new study from a UC Davis researcher and a Swiss colleague has found that they can have their benefits.UC D avis research er Seth Frey and Sw iss scholar Robert W.Sumner studied users of the online game“Minecraft,”in which players build structures,creations and artw ork by breaking three-dimensional blocks.The game has nearly 65 million users and is“one of a few games with adecen tralized,amateur-driven hosting model and a large user base,”UC Davis spokeswoman Karen Nikos-Rose said in a press release.
