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By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:47:12 +0000

I agree with the author. Videogames are really benificial to the players. It can boost the cognitive skills, improve hand-eye coordination, and it can develop the player’s social skills as well!

By: kyle

kyle — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:03:17 +0000

Nice article! Can we see a book a la stephen Johnson ‘playing computer games can be educational’

By: Inazal

Inazal — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:21:59 +0000

Personally, I don’t find anything wrong with video games. Each media has bad and good influence in its market. Is being addicted to video games worst than being addicted to drugs? I’d rather be addicted to games than to drugs and most parents would agree to that. I’ve read tons of articles stating all the bad effects of video games but I’ve read an interesting article: http://www.articlecounty.com/index.php?page=article&article_id=445816 and it changed my view on video games.

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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:39:33 +0000

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Culture and Compulsion: Student Posts 2009 « Neuroanthropology — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:28:12 +0000

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