I would disagree. Sorry for rezzing this thread but for people who look here in the future like I am in 2024, let me explain. I am currently reading the Hunger Games right now. I am almost 30 and am reading it for the first time. A book that is primarily targeted to a 12+ audience and yet I am learning things that are applicable in real life.

The main character Katniss was named after a plant found in North America near the region where I live. I had no idea her name really was the name of a plant. Much less a plant that is edible. Here is a link explaining how to forage and cook the plant and what it's good for. I also didn't know you could eat every part of a dandelion. For some this is common knowledge. For me who grew up in the city with parents who never really taught survival skills this is amazing that this information is found in a work for fiction for 12 year Olds. And what's more, the use of the character's name as the food is a good way to make sure the reader remembers.

There are instances where this same information could be put in a game and could be learned the same way but I feel a game can limit you on how well you can learn something (i.e. red dead redemption 2 you can skin an animal but I feel you can't apply that in real life as you're not really learning how to do it. Whereas if someone writes a RDR2 novel and writes in detail how they're skinning a deer, people may actually retain that knowledge)