GTA San Andreas is a more educational video game than any video game labeled as educational.

I will start by dismantling my opponent's attacks on my case. My Opponent claims the map system in GTA is far superior than that of the map system of The Oregon Trail Well, duh, Oregon Trail was made in '71 and GTA: San Andreas was made in like, '07. But that is beside the point. However, the map system in Oregon Trail has suburb representation of settlements and geographical locations in the western United States. The only comparison that GTA has to this is maybe the player will be able to identify human-made landmarks that are in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. However, the player doesn't learn that these landmarks are actually in San Fran, L.A., and Las Vegas, instead they learn that these places are in San Fiero, Los Santos, and Las Venturas. This might lead some children to actually believe that those cities exist, and would damage their perception of geography. Would you rather learn about fictional landmarks and cities or real landmarks and cities? http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... My opponent claims that Oregon Trail teachers that if you don't eat enough you die, which most children already know. Actually, bulimia and anorexia are huge problems amongst the younger generation right now. So, it might be beneficial to actually teach children that not eating enough is harmful. http://www.avalonhills.org... My opponent claims children need not know that running makes them tired. Children do need to know that dangerous amounts of physical activity in unfavorable conditions can severely harm their health. Don't they? We just can't educate children on one cause of death, there are thousands of ways to die. And exhaustion kills more children than heart disease in America. Children need to be educated about the dangerousness of over-exercise. My opponent claims the clock system in Oregon Trail has no dirt on that of GTA Yay! Children now know that the sun goes up and down! A day-night system does nothing to educate children. And which is more pressing, dieing of hypothermia or losing a mission? The time system in Oregon Trail is adequate for Oregon Trail, day night means nothing when your traveling to Oregon, the temperature and weather might though. My opponent claims that the financial system in GTA is better than that of Oregon Trail. However, in my personal experience when playing GTA, it is possible for the player to obtain huge amounts of money by entering cheat codes. In Oregon Trail no such cheat code gives the player money. If you have huge amounts of money, you should have no problem spending it. However, if you have a limited amount of funds and no one to earn more you will have to spend money wisely. Which do children need to know more, learning how to blow huge dollars on stuff they don't need OR how to conserve money in a time of need? http://www.gamespot.com... My opponent believes that the connection between education and violence is irrelevant. However, as a society we measure education in outcome. It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you can use that knowledge to better society. A high school drop out won't be able to better society that much, even if he knows how to play pool and enlist the services of prostitutes.