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Can video games ever be beneficial? (7 posts)

1 year, 7 months ago
By irina-gonzalez

Is your son spending hours upon hours playing video games? A new report by Yahoo News says that gamers were recently able to figure out the structure of a virus similar to HIV, something which has stumped scientists.

Hearing this, do you think video games can be used as an educational tool? Would you encourage your child to play video games?

Read the full story here:
http://news.yahoo.com/online-gamers-crack-aids-enzyme-puzzle-175427367.html

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packagedealx3 said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Nearly anything can be used as an educational tool. One of the video games my son was playing sometime in the last year had characters from medieval history so it sparked an interest in finding out what they had actually done

I’ve never encouraged mine to play, and didn’t get them any type of game system until my older son was middle school aged, the learned with their friends. I think we should encourage our kids to be well rounded, so some game time is okay, obsessive, not so much
nycjj said 1 year, 6 months ago:

Video games absolutely, positively can be used as an educational tool, but they can also be just plain fun. There is value in kids just having fun, blowing off steam, goofing off, for lack of a better term. Not everything has to be educational per se. It’s ok if something is just fun. And video games are a pretty universal language spoken among kids, they give them common ground, something to talk about. Don’t underestimate their value in terms of social currency. A shy kid who can do great at a game can enjoy more confidence as a result.
lisact said 1 year, 6 months ago:

No way! Video games are a time suck. The better someone is at the game, the more hours he’s spent playing. I’d like to pull the plug on the whole thing. Of course, I say this while my kid is playing the brand new Call of Duty game!
tammyii said 1 year, 5 months ago:

Well, video games also provide benefits to gamers, based on studies… however, anything that is too much is harmful, so it should be controlled.

Read this: The Benefits of Computer and Video Games
jhonebrin10 said 1 year, 4 months ago:

Yes, I think games are beneficial for a player because they always teach lesson of victory. Some games also give benefit about study for a student. This way games are beneficial for a winner……….

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phineusbright247 said 1 year, 2 months ago:

games can be educating….well most games are …..people never see how a call of duty game can make a guy understand military discipline (to some extent)…or in this case…..political science….:P…..parents only see how it teaches there kids use of weapons……

although i do believe in the fact that some of everything is better than lot of one thing……

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