Japanese school uses LocoRoco to teach math

Posted Mar 13, 2008 at 9:58AM by QJ Staff Listed in: News, Titles, Games Tags: Asahi, Sony

$Loco Roco PSP - Image 1$ $Loco Roco PSP - Image 2$

It seems that math can be made fun with LocoRoco. Sony Computer Entertainment has started using this PlayStation Portable video game to teach Japanese sixth graders in the Tomiura elementary school at the Asahi Chiba Prefecture.

Judging from the pictures, the students involved in this project looked like they were really getting into the lesson. That's pretty good considering it's hard to keep the attention of students when teaching both multiplication and division.

This is a good example of how video games can be used to help teach the younger generation various subjects without boring them. Hopefully, we'll be seeing even more of this in the future. Before you go, you might want to stay awhile and check out some pictures from the event.

$Loco Roco PSP - Image 1$ $Loco Roco PSP - Image 2$ $Loco Roco PSP - Image 3$ $Loco Roco PSP - Image 4$
$Loco Roco PSP - Image 5$ $Loco Roco PSP - Image 6$

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# lol next.... — SiLeNtKiLr 2008-03-13 05:37

theyll have news about a japanese band teacher using patapon to teach lessons.

# Essentially... — aNILEator 2008-03-13 05:55

Essentially anthropomorphiz e your shapes for instant fun with numbers!

# patapon — UndYinG 2008-03-13 10:59

haha i agree patapon and musical education :)

# :D — Khjar 2008-03-14 08:09

Cool.

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