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It synthesizes scientific evidence indicating that, when balanced with other responsibilities, gaming can support social skills, visuospatial cognition, mood management, and may even reduce real-world violence. 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Markey, Christopher J. Ferguson, and Lauren I. Hopkins  \nWhether kids should be encouraged to play video games remains a topic of debate among many parents, who often entertain some of the myths associated with video game play. The authors review the latest scientific evidence to dispel worries that video game play contributes to obesity, desensitizes players to real-world violence, and causes aggressive behavior. They also discuss research that demonstrates video game play helps improve social skills and visuospatial cognitive abilities, aids in mood management, and even appears to decrease real-world violence. They conclude that playing video games can be a worthwhile activity for most children when balanced with other life responsibilities. Keywords: learning and video games; obesity and video games; play and video games; violence and video games  \nVideo games are a waste of time for men with nothing else to do.  \n—Ray Bradbury, writer (2001)  \nLike the belief expressed by author Ray Bradbury, three out of every five adults in the United States feel that video game play is a “waste of time” for both men and women (Duggan 2015) . Overlooking the benefits of play is nothing new, whether it is hide-and-seek, checkers, or a video game. Adults often view such game play as a fruitless activity that does little more than temporarily improve the mood of the player. And it is not just a belief that video game play is simply a useless recreation: Parents, politicians, and some researchers have blamed gaming for numerous social ills, including social isolation, desensitization to the pain of others, depression, obesity, learning problems, bullying, fighting, and even homicides (see Markey et al. 2015 for a review) . Dozens of laws have been passed in the United States, federal hearings have been held, presidents have expressed their concern, and cases have been presented before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. School Safety Commission, all in an effort  \n87  \nAmerican Journal of Play, volume 13, number 1 ©The Strong [Contact Patrick M. Markey at patrick.markey@villanova.edu](Contact Patrick M. Markey at patrick.markey@villanova.edu)  \nto protect our society from the alleged threats of playing video games (Bella 2019; Timm 2019; U.S. Supreme Court 2011) . To this end, we review the latest scientific evidence that dispels many of the myths prevalent in the United States and other countries surrounding the play of video games, evidence that elucidates some of the benefits afforded both to children and adults when they play in this pixelated playground.  \nVideo Game Play and Social Skills  \nThe excessive use of video games . . . is creating a generation of risk-averse guys who are unable (and unwilling) to navigate the complexities and risks inherent to real-life relationships.  \n—Philp Zimbardo and Nikita D. Coulombe, psychologists (2012)  \nThere is a considerable discrepancy between the common stereotype that people who play video games are antisocial loners who have difficulty maintaining social relationships and the reality that most games are played in very functional social networks (Kowert, Festl, and Quandt 2014). The overwhelming majority of gamers report they play games with friends, both in-person (83 percent) and online (75 percent) (Lenhart et al. 2015). Beyond the actual play of video games, there existsan active video game subculture. Gamers have conversations about games, share games, have gaming get-togethers, strategize with one another, and participate in video streams of others playing games (Grooten and Kowert 2015; Taylor 2018). For example, it is not unusual to find youths who play the popular game Minecraft discussing plans about what to build next, the best wayto defeat an enemy, or how to craft a particular item, even when they are not actively playing the game (Markey and Ferguson 2017). Gamers interact with their friends in the real world just as frequently","cbCaifenXiHQEaN5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifenXiHQEaN5","pdf",203445,"English","# Video Game Play and the Debate\n## Myths Addressed by Scientific Evidence\n# Video Game Play and Social Skills\n## Challenging the Antisocial Gamer Stereotype","[{\"question\":\"What myths does the text address about video game play?\",\"answer\":\"The authors review evidence tied to concerns that video games cause obesity, desensitize players to real-world violence, and lead to aggressive behavior.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the text describe the relationship between gaming and social skills?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that many games are played in social networks, and gameplay helps practice initiating, building, and maintaining relationships.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the text claim video games always have negative effects on behavior?\",\"answer\":\"No. It concludes that playing can be worthwhile for most children when balanced with other life responsibilities and that cooperative play may increase helping behavior in the real world.\"}]","Video Game Play - Myths and Benefits | PDF",1792073246]