When I have kids, I will FORCE them to play computer games!
growing up through my teen years I have learned so much from playing computer games. from foreign languages (which english is to me) to History, Physics, Literature, Math and strategic thinking.
I started playing games around age 9. I knew very little english but enough to discern some key words. One day my father brought me a weird game, like nothing i've ever played before, I wasn't old enough to understand it but spending lots of time on it I eventually got the point. that game was Civilization 1.
the more I got into the game, the more I had to read english instructions and paragraphs about history and everything that has to do with the game.
so basically, Sid Meier (sp?) was my english teacher.
later on, after I knew ho to speak english well and I matured a bit, I started playing fantasy RPGs which exposed me to the more literary side of english. I expanded my vocabulary in ways I couldn't have gotten from mainstream media such as TV or films. (books don't count...I dont enjoy reading that much)
To anyone who says computer games "corrupt our youths" I say pick better games for your children to play. So Thank You oh "wonderful computer games industry" for enriching our lives.
growing up through my teen years I have learned so much from playing computer games. from foreign languages (which english is to me) to History, Physics, Literature, Math and strategic thinking.
I started playing games around age 9. I knew very little english but enough to discern some key words. One day my father brought me a weird game, like nothing i've ever played before, I wasn't old enough to understand it but spending lots of time on it I eventually got the point. that game was Civilization 1.
the more I got into the game, the more I had to read english instructions and paragraphs about history and everything that has to do with the game.
so basically, Sid Meier (sp?) was my english teacher.
later on, after I knew ho to speak english well and I matured a bit, I started playing fantasy RPGs which exposed me to the more literary side of english. I expanded my vocabulary in ways I couldn't have gotten from mainstream media such as TV or films. (books don't count...I dont enjoy reading that much)
To anyone who says computer games "corrupt our youths" I say pick better games for your children to play. So Thank You oh "wonderful computer games industry" for enriching our lives.