Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Finally

http://www.sat1.de/spiele/family_spielen/aktuell/content/19509/

This is one of the first pro-game articles I have read that has come from a major media group. 
They praise the families who play games together. They also make an argument that some games
may make your child more likely to want to learn. Also, they cite the articles from about a year ago in which a few surgeons said that games make them better surgeons. I think this is an important step for Germany. I personally hope that they mirror France's position on the subject in the near future. 

I think the point of this article is mostly to educate parents about games. one of the quotes I like is:

Und welche Eltern möchten seine Kinder heute noch an Computer- und Konsolenspiele heran lassen, wenn sie in der Zeitung lesen, dass Computerspiele dick, dumm, gefühllos und aggressiv machen?

And what parents would actually buy their child a console/ pc game when the newspaper says that games make them fat, dumb, lose feeling (emotionless), and aggressive?

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