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Sunday, July 22, 2001

Games Are Good For You -- 8:56 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

A British government-funding study indicates video games make children brighter. Games helped with concentration and coordination, and the gamers were well-adjusted. Thanks Slashdot.

I think this article makes a very valid point. Gamers who have a life outside of gaming are going to be well-adjusted. Those who never escape the glare of a CRT are going to have problems. If your kid is a head case to begin with, playing Quake probably won't help. If your kid is developing relatively normally, Quake won't turn him into a psychopath. Why people insist on looking at removing games as a quick-fix to all the problems of youth is beyond me. Actually, I know why. It's easier to blame a game than to say, "I'm a crappy parent."

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