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  2. Still wondering how video games are good for you? Have a ...

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    Luckily for you, tech expert and author of "The Modern Parent's Guide to Kids and Video Games" Scott Steinberg has condensed a number of his findings and opinions on why video games can help ...

  3. What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy

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    Gee began playing video games when his (then) six-year-old son needed help playing the problem-solving game Pajama Sam.When he discovered how much enjoyment his son had and how much attention and time he spent solving the game's problems, Gee decided to start playing video games on his own and began to analyze what makes people spend time and money on video games.

  4. Video game - Wikipedia

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    A video game, [a] sometimes further qualified as a computer game, is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld ...

  5. Wikipedia : Good articles/Video games

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    A good article (GA) is a Wikipedia article that meets a core set of editorial standards, the good article criteria, passing through the good article nomination process successfully. They are well-written, contain factually accurate and verifiable information, are broad in coverage, neutral in point of view , stable, and illustrated, where ...

  6. Here's What Impact Word Games Actually Have On Your Brain ...

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    Dr. Clar explains that the reason why word games are good for brain health is because they can improve attention, verbal fluency, memory and processing speed—all skills that can decline with age ...

  7. Games and learning - Wikipedia

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    In his book What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, James Paul Gee talks about the application and principles of digital learning. Gee has focused on the learning principles in video games and how these learning principles can be applied to the K-12 classroom. Successful video games are good at challenging players.

  8. Madeline (video game series) - Wikipedia

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    The article "Engaging Girls with Computers Through Software Games" noted that since the 1990s, "several companies have attempted to market a line of software games specifically for girls" and Broderbund's Carmen Sandiego and Creative Wonders's Madeline were two rare examples of "market[ing] girl games that were designed to appeal to boys as ...

  9. ‘I wouldn’t even go to practice’: Why are elite-level ...

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    With the proper guidance, video games can help athletes achieve all three of these goals. “Sometimes, having an escape from the real world and finding community is great,” Frye points out.