Video Gaming

I'm sure you've all heard the argument that video games encourage violence, or that they turn our brains to mush. Then there are the studies that show gaming improves awareness and hand-eye coordination, and can also teach you about stuff. E.G. I didn't know what 'drive trains' were until I played Sega GT 2002.

Personally, i love gaming. It feeds my crazy imagination, and also lets me vent my stress by beating the heck out of Sindel, or flying past a dodge viper in my honda civic. I find i can picture problems easier. For example, if in a math problem I have an object moving in a straight line and then turning, I can see it as my car cornering on Micro Machines.

I also find that i seem to know how the console thinks now. I often 'Glitch' games. For example, in Mashed, I have managed to win by sliding sideways. In Mortal Kombat Trilogy, my fiend and I have moved faster than my screen seems to be able to handle and pull off moves whilst blocking.

I also see one valid counter argument. The balence between Study/Work with Gaming. I believe that each person has thier own setting. The phrase "All work and no play makes X go crazy!" seems to fit nicely, howver all play and no work presents the danger of failing in studies/work etc...