Telltale Games

*divisionten* · 08/13/2011, 05:38 pm

Not my biological kids, mind you.

IRL, I'm an ESL (English as a Second Language) tutor. I used to teach college level while living in Japan, now I teach elementary though high school while in the US.

One thing I've quickly noticed is how much games engage people, and how useful they are at teaching language, because the participants are so involved. One of my girls has a hard time speaking up, but she lights up when I play Sam and Max with her, and we use some of the phrases to practice grammar (This week we made a massive map of New York City and I had her giving me directions while driving a toy DeSoto around the city to practice locations, place names, and provinding road information).

Anyone else use video games to teach, and if so what for/ how?

Falanca · 08/13/2011, 05:40 pm

I taught MYSELF English through videogames.

coolsome · 08/13/2011, 06:11 pm

Telltale taught me how to be a man!

Ribs · 08/13/2011, 06:17 pm

Telltale taught me what a 'Superball' was!

ted12 · 08/13/2011, 06:29 pm

Telltale helped me pass AP german!

lattsam · 08/13/2011, 06:35 pm

Telltale taught me what love is!

mightypiratetm · 08/13/2011, 10:36 pm

Telltale taught me that sheer stupidity can be used to solve everything.

Molokov · 08/14/2011, 08:31 pm

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Originally Posted by divisionten

Not my biological kids, mind you.

IRL, I'm an ESL (English as a Second Language) tutor. I used to teach college level while living in Japan, now I teach elementary though high school while in the US.

One thing I've quickly noticed is how much games engage people, and how useful they are at teaching language, because the participants are so involved. One of my girls has a hard time speaking up, but she lights up when I play Sam and Max with her, and we use some of the phrases to practice grammar (This week we made a massive map of New York City and I had her giving me directions while driving a toy DeSoto around the city to practice locations, place names, and provinding road information).

Anyone else use video games to teach, and if so what for/ how?

So how easy it is to get elementary kids to understand Sam's long-winded exclamations? Or Max's non-sequitur and absurdist humour?

Tjibbbe · 08/15/2011, 06:22 am

I hope you didn't get to the 'pennies??'-joke towards the end of 305. That would take some explaining.

coolsome · 08/15/2011, 08:42 am

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Originally Posted by Tjibbbe

I hope you didn't get to the 'pennies??'-joke towards the end of 305. That would take some explaining.

When a Woman and a Monument love each other very much...

SillyStell · 08/15/2011, 08:58 am

Videogames have introduced me to interesting art styles and concepts, such as TF2 and Psychonauts. Although TV, mostly american kids shows, gave me an american twang in my voice, busy parents and not many friends ment lots of TV. Of course my friend who lives in America can't hear it, she thinks I'm a real proper Brit, but everyone in the UK will always ask if I'm American. I pick up accents to easily D:

Alex IDV · 08/15/2011, 09:47 am

Pokémon Crystal taught me English

Ribs · 08/15/2011, 10:32 am

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Originally Posted by Alex IDV

Pokémon Crystal taught me English

Hopefully you weren't playing the Vietnamese version...

Friar · 08/15/2011, 12:04 pm

The only language I've ever learnt from a game is the ancient language of the monkeys. Oop Ack Chee.

To continue the trend: Telltale taught me that laptop gaming is better than console gaming!

Chyron8472 · 08/15/2011, 01:32 pm

Telltale taught me to beware of evil DeSoto's.

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Originally Posted by Friar

To continue the trend: Telltale taught me that laptop gaming is better than console gaming!

Indeed. Telltale got me back into PC gaming (though Steam has firmly cemented my interest in it.)

*divisionten* · 08/15/2011, 01:42 pm

Ditto to that. Haven't bought a console game since... um.. Okami in college, I think.

Friar · 08/15/2011, 02:05 pm

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Originally Posted by divisionten

Ditto to that. Haven't bought a console game since... um.. Okami in college, I think.

Mine's back In October 2009, when Metroid Prime Trilogy came out. There's been plenty of games I would have gotten that have been out since then, (i.e. Mario galaxy 2, NSMB Wii, Metroid Other M. All games I looks forward to untill I discovered Telltale (at that point, I was still buying monkey island on wiiware) and the awesomeness of downloadable games.

Which reminds me, I never finished Strongbad or Wallace and gromit...

ted12 · 08/15/2011, 04:09 pm

Scandalous!!!

Chyron8472 · 08/15/2011, 07:03 pm

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Originally Posted by Friar

Which reminds me, I never finished Strongbad or Wallace and gromit...

Never finished Strong Bad? Shameful.

DAISHI · 08/15/2011, 08:14 pm

Telltale taught me... to love.

08/13/2011, 05:38 pm	#1
divisionten Card (Whale) Shark Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 時の向こう風の町 Posts: 2,314	Telltale is Teaching My Kids English Not my biological kids, mind you. IRL, I'm an ESL (English as a Second Language) tutor. I used to teach college level while living in Japan, now I teach elementary though high school while in the US. One thing I've quickly noticed is how much games engage people, and how useful they are at teaching language, because the participants are so involved. One of my girls has a hard time speaking up, but she lights up when I play Sam and Max with her, and we use some of the phrases to practice grammar (This week we made a massive map of New York City and I had her giving me directions while driving a toy DeSoto around the city to practice locations, place names, and provinding road information). Anyone else use video games to teach, and if so what for/ how? __________________ I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own. --Playin' poker with GLaDOS before it was cool--

08/13/2011, 06:11 pm	#3
coolsome Sam D Coolsome Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: England Posts: 5,978	Telltale taught me how to be a man! __________________

08/13/2011, 10:36 pm	#7
mightypiratetm ATLAS AND P-BOY! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Portal Laboratories Steam ID: Internetakias Posts: 370	Telltale taught me that sheer stupidity can be used to solve everything. __________________ Visit the TelltaleGames-FC deviantART group! Play The Trolling Game!

08/15/2011, 08:58 am	#11
SillyStell At your window... Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Leicester (In the UK) Posts: 318	Videogames have introduced me to interesting art styles and concepts, such as TF2 and Psychonauts. Although TV, mostly american kids shows, gave me an american twang in my voice, busy parents and not many friends ment lots of TV. Of course my friend who lives in America can't hear it, she thinks I'm a real proper Brit, but everyone in the UK will always ask if I'm American. I pick up accents to easily D: __________________ SillyStell, now with 15% more Stell A place where I dump all my art Finding Sanity, my silly lil' comic series

08/15/2011, 12:04 pm	#14
Friar Mad man with an Ox Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 3,118	The only language I've ever learnt from a game is the ancient language of the monkeys. Oop Ack Chee. To continue the trend: Telltale taught me that laptop gaming is better than console gaming! __________________ "The universe has to move forward. Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it's a world, or a relationship...everything has its time. And everything ends."-Elizabeth Sladen: RIP.

08/13/2011, 05:40 pm	#2
Falanca Hasn't Played TWDG Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,239	I taught MYSELF English through videogames.

08/13/2011, 06:35 pm	#6
lattsam OH WEMS! Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 394	Telltale taught me what love is!

08/15/2011, 06:22 am	#9
Tjibbbe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 564	I hope you didn't get to the 'pennies??'-joke towards the end of 305. That would take some explaining.

08/15/2011, 09:47 am	#12
Alex IDV Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 183	Pokémon Crystal taught me English

08/15/2011, 01:42 pm	#16
divisionten Card (Whale) Shark Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 時の向こう風の町 Posts: 2,314	Ditto to that. Haven't bought a console game since... um.. Okami in college, I think. __________________ I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own. --Playin' poker with GLaDOS before it was cool--

08/15/2011, 08:14 pm	#20
DAISHI TELLTALE STEALTH NINJA Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,031	Telltale taught me... to love. __________________ "Hah! It's like we don't even have feelings. Now pardon me while I recline in my huge executive chair and guffaw, cigar in-hand. " "ill just go with what Winslow always when something that funny about a location in monkey island is said"

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