Let’s learn about the benefits of playing video games

Let’s learn about the benefits of playing video games

Let’s learn about the benefits of playing video games

By Maria Temming

January 16, 2024

Originally Published Here

Summary

Thirteen-year-old Willis Gibson recently made gaming history.

On December 21, he became the first person to beat the Nintendo game Tetris - more than 30 years after the game's release.

Gibson reached such a high level that the game's coding glitched and crashed.

Such clever computer software has been besting human experts at an increasing number of video and board games.

That's a lot of time - but not that much more than many kids spend on video games.

Poll results from 2020 suggest that around 40 percent of teen boys and 20 percent of teen girls in the United States play video games every day.

Video games often demand quick problem-solving and close attention.

Reference

Temming, M. (2024, January 16). Let’s learn about the benefits of playing video games. Science News. https://www.snexplores.org/article/lets-learn-about-benefits-playing-video-games