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Father and Son Learn From Games

Posted by Zonk on from the making-jack-thompson-angry dept.

Via GamePolitics, a Washington Post article that for once paints gaming as an activity that can bring people together. Apparently you can even learn thing from games. From the article: "I'm sure that not all games are good for you, just as not all movies or newspaper articles improve your intellect or morals. Williams, the professor at the University of Illinois, has studied the impact of computer games on social patterns, and he finds results both good and troubling. But games that teach 11-year-olds about inflation or history can't be all evil, and they may be an improvement on Clue or Monopoly for all I know. Besides, kids clearly enjoy them. That surely ought to count for something."

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  1. Of course by NateE · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Playing video games is interactive and multiplayer makes it even more fun. TV is passive.

    It should be obvious which is more beneficial.