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Why Video games are good for kids

Started by rajoe, Apr 07, 2009, 10:04 AM

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rajoe

Why Video games are good for kids

Video games can be good for children, encouraging creativity and cooperation, a European Union report concluded which ran counter to t
he violent reputation of some titles.

In conclusions that may either surprise or reassure parents of game addicts, the study by the European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection found a number of benefits and no definitive link to violent behavior.

"Video games are in most cases not dangerous and can even contribute to the development of important skills," said Toine Manders, the Dutch liberal lawmaker who drafted the report.

"(They stimulate) learning of facts and skills such as strategic reflection, creativity, cooperation and a sense of innovation," a news release on the report said.

The report avoided any call for EU-wide legislation banning certain games, and instead urged the bloc's 27 member states to work together in strengthening an existing voluntary code in Europe known as "PEGI" which rates games according to content.

Total revenues from the video gaming sector amounted to more than seven billion euros ($9 billion) last year, the report said. In Britain, separate research last year showed videogames outselling music and other video products for the first time.

The EU report noted that not all games are appropriate for children, but argued that some books and movies are targeted for an older audience. It acknowledged that violence in some games could "stimulate" violent behavior in specific situations.

The report stressed parental involvement by proposing development of a "red button" that could allow parents to control content and how long games are played. It did not elaborate as to what form this button would take.

It further challenged received wisdom that such games were chiefly for children, quoting statistics that showed the average age of the European gamer was 33.

source: times of india

warendelltell

Video games are a abstruse access from year to year as the amateur become added and added realistic.  Video games have many benefits to children which most of us never even think of. Video games promote good eye-hand coordination, problem solving skills, critical thinking and competition.

pha12ge

Though you may remember a time when they didn't even exist, there will never be a time again that they won't be around. Video games are a technological explosion from year to year as the games become more and more realistic, jumping in a very short time from flat screens with bouncing balls to 3-D total immersion games. Video games can now talk to you, using your name and they have become so realistic that there are even devices that make you feel vibrations in your hands when you bump into a wall or get punched by an enemy. There is a lot of controversy about how bad video games are for children, in regards to violence, and general obsession with playing, so much so that nothing else matters to them.

azizitehram

video games are good for kids
because it open their minds and they can judge everything
but I think they should play at proper time not all day
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ha0id0er

video games are good for kids
because it open their minds and they can judge everything

mark12jon

video games are good for kids
because it open their minds and they can judge everything

spurmsperm

video games are good for kids
because these games are best for their minds and they feel fresh after playing games

sonu87

video games are good for kids
because it sharpen their mind and also a good way of entertainment

sneha63

Video games have many benefits to children which most of us never even think of. Video games promote good eye-hand coordination, problem solving skills, critical thinking and competition.

ganeshbala

Video Games are Good Entertainment.. But they should not addict with any games..

christramo

At some limit if limits cross then video game becomes the most dangerous activity for your child because it can ruins his all the other activities and his social life which is necessary for the children.

carolynccourtney

I think video games are good for children, but there is a drawback that the expected score in the game is what parents must go through. In stores like Wal-Mart and GameStop, id ask if you look under 19 when you buy a game rated mature title. If you have children that are about 3.5 and see a lot of educational cartoons then the best thing you can do is let the games involving their favorite characters on television.

mikerock

Kids like video game. When they play they enjoy the game.

welsbyxsam

I think it really depends on what video games they are playing.

qwertyncu

Video games are good for kids:
Good Entertainment
Because it open their minds and they can judge everything
Feel fresh after playing games

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beautyheavenslink

i think it will improve their minds and their brain.