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Video games are good for you, dad says

Frugal Dad says video games are really good for you. Really! 

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Fact: Video gaming is good for you.

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Video games increase hand-eye coordination, improve literacy, strengthen your marriage, and even help during therapy. As Jane McGonigal argued in a March 2010 Ted Talk, video games make the world a better place.

Frugal Dad, a blog that ordinarily covers money-saving measures, gathered all the data proving how helpful video games are and illustrated them in a pretty infographic published March 29.

Did you know 76 percent of married couples who played role-playing video games (RPG’s) said it had a positive effect on their marriage? Forget marriage counseling!

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Or, how about the handy fact that surgeons who play video games are 27 percent faster, and make 37 percent fewer mistakes, than their non-video game playing counterparts?

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Source: Frugal Dad

 

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