video games

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More Good News for Gamers

More good news for video gamers.  According to a new study from the Nature Neuroscience journal, fast-paced action games can increase elements of visual function in adults.  To quote the study exactly: “Video game training, therefore, may become a useful complement to eye-correction techniques that are routinely used in the clinic to improve eyesight.”

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Think video games make kids antisocial? Think again.

As an adult male who enjoys the occasional video game, I find myself constantly having to justify this choice of entertainment to other adults – you know, the ones that claim video games are “evil,” “a waste of time,” “anti-social,” “satanic,” etc.  These arguments usually consist of the other adults name-calling gamers while I explain [...]