Hi Jon,
I recall reading in an article somewhere that the fast reaction times
developed by kids playing computer games provided them with one of the key
qualities demanded by the RAF in their selection of candidates for pilot
training - so there's hope for your kids yet! ;-)
All the best,
Jim.
Jim Devine
Head of Multimedia
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
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University of Glasgow
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On 11/10/07 16:34, "Jon Pratty" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> It's going to be an interesting review, indeed. Of course, we're all
> interested in how 'good' games can work for us in the cultural and
> educational sectors.
>
> No work in this area would be complete without the assistance of
> Professor Mark Griffiths of Nottingham Trent University, the one
> academic who seems to talk sense about computer gaming. I interviewed
> him for a Telegraph story about the effects on children of computer
> gaming in about 1998, and he was very sensible.
>
> More about Mark Griffiths:
> http://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/school_research/social/staff/51652gp.html
>
> All the best
>
> Jon (father of two Runescape-addicted children...)
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