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• Spectre

  

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  November 16, 2012 9:50 AM EST

  Look at this: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/11/15/ten-reasons-playing-video-games-might-be-healthy.aspx
• Alduin

  

  • 966 posts
   

  November 16, 2012 10:42 AM EST

  My teacher is convinced video games are bad, he's a bit of a dinosaur when it comes to stuff like that. I'll show him this to prove he's an idiot.

• Imeera

  

  • 59 posts
   

  November 16, 2012 10:51 AM EST

  I wouldn't call them surprising! Its only surprising to non-gamers. We all know the benefits of gaming; nice to know others do too!

• Dieter

  

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  November 16, 2012 10:55 AM EST

  Yeah, gaming is kind of stigmatised by older, more conservative people as unhealth and bad. I know they're wrong but when trying to prove otherwise they won't accept it anyway. They're too set in their way.
• Imeera

  

  • 59 posts
   

  November 16, 2012 11:31 AM EST

  Well its not the healthiest of habbits compared to hobbies like sports but neither is watching TV; so really its far better than watching TV. Its bascially like reading an interactive book, people say reading books is very healthy and good for you. I say it depends on the book! Just like it depends on the game =] Either way at least your brains working unlike TV where nothing is working. I guess older people just don't see it as healthy because it involves a TV? Not all "older" people think its bad though.

  I love this sketch: 

• Tygravius

  

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  November 16, 2012 1:10 PM EST

  lol...Thanks Imeera! That was really good.

• RuneRed

  

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  November 16, 2012 1:48 PM EST

   This was hilarious... perhaps you will post it to the video page so more can see it.  (Oh and I'm one of the 'older' gamers)