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[b]Video games not necessarily turning kids' brains to mush

It's summer vacation. The kids have acres of time to fill. So, of course, they're in the basement playing some video game that involves either weapons or skateboards.

Who can doubt that their minds are turning into chipped beef on toast as they sit in the dim light, their educations and social lives leaking away? As a conscientious baby boomer parent, I feel a gravitational pull to say these words: "Turn that off and read a book!"
Ref. https://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kev… deo-games_x.htm

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I absolutely agree with the fact that video games don't "mash" the kids brain, although I never thought about it in that perspective. I thought that video games - at least some of them - can improve their reflexes, their intuition and (in the case of RPGs) their imagination. I think a good parent should canalize the kids energy towards those "good" games.

Still, the one thing I would add, is that no video game can supply the physical training, thus a balance must be found between physical exercises and mental exercises. Like the greeks said: "Mens sana in corpore sano" - "Healthy mind in a healthy body"

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Feeling stressed during the workday? Playing video games may help. Human factors/ergonomics researchers found that engaging in casual video game play during rest breaks can help restore mood in response to workplace stress. Source 4p.

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Yes I use a lot of my computer games as a way to help me stay calm after work. If it was not for them I do not think I would be free right now.

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*laugh*, yeah I understand what you are saying KN. I use video games to reduce stress at time too. Sometimes we need that release mechanism to blow off steam. It used to be we just went out and killed a Woolly Mammoth for the gatherers, but we can't do that any more… so video games has taken the place of that. And I mean that quite literally. We are hunters, it's in our DNA, the fact that we can't is leading to frustrations I think.

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I like how you stated to blow off Steam when I am in Steam a lot *smile* Yes we are trying to change our hunter/gatherer mentality and for some guys it I'd not easy.