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Study Finds Video Games Are Not Bad for Kids
mcgrew writes with news that a study done by the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found game playing is all but universal among teens, and it provides a "significant amount of social interaction and potential for civic engagement." 97% of teens responding to the survey said they played games (75% played weekly or more often), and roughly two-thirds of teens use games as a social experience. The full report (PDF) and the questionnaire with answer data (PDF) are both available for viewing. From the report: "Youth who take part in social interaction related to the game, such as commenting on websites or contributing to discussion boards, are more engaged civically and politically. Youth who play games where they are part of guilds are not more civically engaged than youth who play games alone."
Shouldn't they be called Pew-Pew Internet and American Life? :P
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Yeah, I tried that. My wife modded all our sexy time as (-1, overrated).
So I modded her (-1, troll)...
Didn't work out so well, I'm sleeping in the garage nowadays.
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
Indeed, the slashdot.org/~username page is probably one of the most significant elements of Slashdot's success, for the reasons you've stated.
Man, that guy hasn't made a post since October 21 2000. I really doubt that is one of the most significant elements of Slashdot's success.
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Slashdot's trolls are better written than the admin's posts on other forums.
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