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A Game of Concentration: Videogames and ADHD
At least in my own household, with a little time management and a lot of behavior modification, videogames do not seem to be taking over our minds, making us prone to violence at the drop of a hat. Quite the contrary: video gaming has offered a safe haven from a world of stimuli and another triumph against a society that would have us medicated and complacent.
http://www.armchairarcade.com/aamain/content.php?article.80 |
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Child’s Play
Tempted to pull the plug on your kid’s video game? Hold on – improved problem solving and a multi-tasking learning experience may be just a click away.
http://umanitoba.fitdv.com/new/articles/article.html?artid=276 |
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Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Video Games
But gaming is often an area of interest or passion where many people have a hard time seeing the value. So what I hope to accomplish with this presentation is to show you some of the value I’ve observed while watching and helping my sons pursue their interest in video games.
http://www.livingjoyfully.ca/docs/Everything%20I%20Need%20To%20Know.pdf |
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Everything I Needed to Know I Learned From Video Games by Pamela Laricchia
Watching our kids learn quickly and happily is easy when we feel their interests are “worthwhile”, but what about when we have a hard time seeing the value in what they choose to pursue? --- Article starts on page 18 of the pdf file.
http://www.lifelearningmagazine.com/0410/SeptOct04.pdf |
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So much media, so little attention span
In the Kaiser study, computer use and TV didn't seem to affect grades, but more time playing video games and less time reading were linked to poorer grades.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-03-30-kids-attention_x.htm |
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Some Video Games May Make Kids Less Tolerant of Aggression
The children who played the punching and kicking games were more likely to break up fights when they saw them on the playground.
http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=569366&nid=25 |
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Television watching may hasten puberty
Children who watch a lot of television produce less melatonin, new research suggests - the "sleep hormone" has been linked to timing of puberty.
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6081 |
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The Ratings Game: Choosing Your Child’s Entertainment
Article expains the various rating systems --- To help parents make informed choices, many entertainment companies are now using ratings systems. Movies have used ratings for years, but ratings are now being given to TV programs, video and computer games, and music. Ratings are designed to give parents more information about the content of the program, movie, music, or game. The ratings are usually based on the amount of violence, sex, nudity, strong language, or drug use your child will see or hear.
http://www.aap.org/family/ratingsgame.htm |
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The educational benefits of videogames
Videogames have great positive potential in addition to their entertainment value and there has been considerable success when games are designed to address a specific problem or to teach a certain skill.
http://www.sheu.org.uk/publications/eh/eh203mg.pdf |
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Video Game Training? Don't Laugh, Modern Video Games Provide More Benefits than Meet the Eyes.
Recently I received an email newsletter from Realfighting.com. The editor made mention of a study that showed how experienced video game players, specifically those who played first-person shooting games, had a dramatic advantage in visual perception abilities over those who did not. I dug deeper and found that numerous studies had already been conducted by several professors and psychologists.
http://www.policeone.com/columnists_internal.asp?view=97444&vid=97457 |
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Video Games Boost Visual Skills, Study Finds
According to a pair of researchers at the University of Rochester in New York, such action video games train the brain to better process certain visual information.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0528_030528_videogames.html |
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Video Games and Being All Thumbs May Not be a Good Thing by Daniel Amen M.D.
There is also a scientific literature that reports video games may increase seizure frequency in people who are sensitive to them.
http://www.nancythomasparenting.com/dramen.htm |
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What Video Games Can Teach Us
A growing number of researchers agree with Gee. If used in the right way, video and computer games have the potential to inspire learning. And they can help players improve coordination and visual skills.
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20040121/Feature1.asp |
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