Videogames are actually useful if played responsibly. For example, just by playing lots of Squaresoft RPG's I have increased my vocabulary (because they tend to throw out lots of obscure words in the dialogue of those games) and I actually pause the game, grab my dictionary to look up them words, then resume the game with a better understanding of what's going on.
Also, if your child is not athletically inclined, playing a first-person shooter might keep them from losing all their reflexes. I realize most people don't see videogames this way, but I know for a fact that I would be less of a person today if I had never played videogames, ONLY because I know how to be responsible with videogames, meaning I don't get addicted to games and let them get in the way of my studying or other important parts of my life.
When I have kids some day, I'll definitely introduce them to videogames and how to be responsible videogamers.
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Originally Posted by Tracybrian
I think that when we retire we will be the first seniors to take advantage of video games and free time. I plan on playing GTA3 well into my 90s
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I've set aside a "videogames trust fund for after retirement" already for this exact reason.
