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Study - Games offer US "rare opportunity" to invest in youth education

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A new study, Game Changer: Investing in Digital Play to Advance Children's Learning and Health, has advised that games can be used as an educational force for American good.

"Despite their reputation as promoters of violence and mayhem, digital games have in fact been shown to help children gain content and vital foundational and 21st-century skills," said the paper.

"Digital games are here to stay and offer the country a rare opportunity to leverage children's already established enthusiasm in order to reform education and promote healthy development."

The report says America's money-givers should start investing in game's for the good of the nation's youth.

From Game Politics, via Kotaku.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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