Why is it useful to use video games to encourage activeness kids?

Using video games to encourage sports among kids is incredibly useful for several reasons. These games provide an interactive and engaging platform that captures children’s attention, making physical activity more enjoyable. By combining the virtual world with real-world movements, they bridge the gap between screen time and active playtime. Video games also offer a safe environment for kids to practice sports skills, learn strategies, and improve coordination without fear of injury or failure. They foster resilience and perseverance through experimentation and learning from mistakes. With instant feedback and rewards, these games motivate children to achieve milestones and set personal goals. By incorporating educational elements, video games enhance cognitive development, problem-solving skills, and teamwork, creating a holistic approach to learning and fitness. Ultimately, leveraging video games empowers kids to lead healthier lifestyles, develop a love for sports, and make the journey of becoming active more fun and engaging.  

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HopaSus Erasmus Sport Plus project was born out of the need of teachers and youth workers from 4 European countries to develop their digital skills and become more resilient in times of pandemics by using sport video games in their virtual or face-to-face classrooms. The aim of the project is to encourage sport teachers to recognize the potential of video games and sport applications and experiment with new strategies for incorporating them into their gyms and classrooms, and to promote the inclusion of “video games addicted youth” by changing the paradigm of persistent stereotyping of video games as predominantly mindless, violent forms of entertainment, into seeing the potential of video gaming technologies as instructional tools that takes out the children from the desk chair out into the sport field.