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EU says games are good for children

A report from the European parliament has concluded that video games are not only safe for children to play, but actually helpful because games teach children “essential life skills.” Add this to the pile of research that has built up over the last several years in rebuttal of (generally unsubstantiated) criticism that games trigger aggression and have no redeeming qualities.

Key quote from the article: There is no firm proof that playing them has an automatic negative impact on children’s behaviour, for example by causing aggression, said the report from the committee on the internal market and consumer protection. Instead, “video games can stimulate learning of facts and skills such as strategic thinking, creativity, cooperation and innovative thinking, which are important skills in the information society.”

February 14th, 2009 | Category: Society & Culture | Subscribe to comments | You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed

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    Michal Malinsky:
    July 13th, 2011 at 2:33 pm

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