Friday, March 24, 2006

The Good of Games

Andy at modulo26.net has written an excellent paper on the various positive aspects of modern games.

His paper touches on multiple issues, which include:
  • games have been a part of society from the times of ancient Egypt
  • games increase several cognitive skills of gamers
  • gamers make good employees and have better than average computer skills
  • exer-gaming is a great motivational tool to encourage exercising
  • games are invaluable training aids in many areas
  • games encourage learning
Andy's paper is a great summary of everything The Pixelantes stands for. It's a must read for anyone interested in covering video games/gaming from all angles instead of just feeding the masses with alarmist soundbytes from self-proclaimed experts.

Thank you for your article, Andy!

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