Gaming's benefits touted in studies

The video–game industry won a minor battle this week when a California judge shot down a state act prohibiting the sale of violent video games to children, ruling that the proposed law was too broad and that, in any case, there was insufficient evidence showing such games have a negative effect on kids. In fact, more and more studies are emerging that show video games may be good for you. A study released earlier this year by researchers at the University of Rochester, New York, showed gamers achieved higher scores in vision tests than a control group who played the simpler, puzzle–based video game Tetris. Another study published by researchers at Toronto’s York University last year showed evidence that video–game players—not unlike bilingual speakers—tend to score higher in various, relatively difficult, mental tests than do non–players. Read more at globeandmail.com.