flamingdog

I think the article in the OP just draws a comparison though between what his daughter does now (writing, drawing and teaching herself to play the piano) and what she might end up doing if he plops her down in front of a games console and leaves her to it. I can see his point. Creativity is something to be valued and nurtured, and I do (seriously) believe that excessive immersion in passive media where you are not required to engage intellectually, is damaging to a person's creativity.

That's not to say games can't engage you intellectually, but they don't admit of the same depth as a novel, arguably never will be able to.

I don't see games as being as bad as TV, however - in front of which you can basically sit and drool - since you are required to put some input into your game, but it's not an engagement as such, is it? Compare that with say, a novel, which engages your imagination, your emotions and your intelligence. You form relationships with the characters, you come to care about them, and, importantly, you have a hand in creating them. They exist solely in your imagination.