Why Children SHOULD Play Video Games | State of the Arc Podcast

Lots of people think that video games are a waste of time. Well, that may depend on how they're used and what games are being played. In this episode, we examine many of the health benefits that can be derived from a healthy video game diet. Playing games can lead to the acquisition of a surprisingly large number of skills. Skills that your parents probably weren't aware of, or that they didn't realize where you learned them. Bottom line is: games are dope. You should play them. Let us know what talents and skills you've gained through playing certain games in the comments! Thanks for watching and being part of the conversation. **We're Now On Spotify**: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gIzzvT3AfRHjGlfF8kFW3 **Listen On Soundcloud**: https://soundcloud.com/resonantarc **Listen On iTunes**: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/state-of-the-arc-podcast/id1121795837 **Listen On Pocket Cast**: http://pca.st/NJsJ Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/resonantarc Subscribe Star: https://www.subscribestar.com/resonant-arc Twitter: https://twitter.com/resonantarc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/resonantarc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resonantarc TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@resonantarc Research links: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1304728.pdf https://scientificorigin.com/15-surprising-benefits-of-playing-video-games https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/amp-a0034857.pdf https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0120011 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0187779 https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/24/health/kids-video-games-cognition-memory/index.html https://www.videogameseurope.eu/perspective/girls-who-play-video-games-are-three-times-more-likely-to-pursue-stem-careers-than-girls-who-dont/ https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/teaching-sel-and-cs-with-intention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twE-zdUkB_U&list=WL&index=1 https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-knowledge/21/06/find-fun https://today.tamu.edu/2021/09/06/5-reasons-video-games-should-be-more-widely-used-in-school/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359178907000055 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563212000623 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2012/12/17/ten-country-comparison-suggests-theres-little-or-no-link-between-video-games-and-gun-murders/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/04/19/as-video-game-sales-climb-year-over-year-violent-crime-continues-to-fall/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaICKlp9kQc https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2014/04/06/the-surprising-connection-between-playing-video-games-and-a-thicker-brain/#:~:text=What%20they%20found%20is%20that,brain's%20command%20and%20control%20center https://news.byu.edu/news/video-games-are-good-girls-if-parents-play-along#:~:text=Researchers%20from%20Brigham%20Young%20University's,family%20connection%2C%20mental%20health