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