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."

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I want to see a simcity with alot more road contro

[Joe The Dragon]

I want to see a simcity with a lot more road control simcity 4 RH dose not cut it. The NAT mod helps but still Why can't there be a road building game?