[AGL] X-box?

[Jon Ford]

Granted, video games improve eye-hand co-ordination, one benefit, perhaps 
the only one. But why do they all involve targeting and elliminating 
whatever moves within range? I'm sorry but I think these games teach how 
facile it is to operate a trigger and destroy others, quick easy and simply, 
with no need to hire a crime scene cleanup crew. This rash of school 
shootings is about more than the availability of guns, the absense of 
parents in the homes and a careless society. It goes to means, rather than 
motivation or opportunity. It cuts into the socialization and the physical 
activities that young individuals need to develop optimally, wholesomely. 
I'm glad my sons got bored with it early on.
Frances

Frances-- I agree with you about the problems with physical and even 
spiritual  development that are at risk for gamer "addicts"-- on the other 
hand, the key is all things in moderation. The media encourage various types 
of addictive behavior-- you could say the same thing about too much internet 
gambling, too much TV, too much beer drinking and too much football! Read 
Gee's book for information on the positive side of moderate gaming. Also, 
not all video games encourage ultra-violent behavior.

Jon