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The Benefits of Gaming for Cognitive Development
An overview of how attention, memory and problem solving show up in play, and how to tell correlation from causation when a study claims a benefit.
Players and Play
Benefits of Play
Ways play may support thinking, mood, creativity and connection.
The Benefits of Gaming for Creativity
How sandbox building, modding and open-ended tools let players make things, and what is and is not known about creativity that comes from play.
The Benefits of Gaming for Mental Health
General information on how play may help with relaxation, mood and a sense of accomplishment, and where the evidence is limited. Not therapy or medical advice.
The Benefits of Gaming for Physical Health
A cautious look at active games, hand-eye coordination and rehabilitation uses, plus posture and eye-strain tips and why a doctor should handle health concerns.
The Benefits of Gaming for Social Skills Development
How cooperative play, communication and team leadership work in games, and what researchers do and do not know about whether those skills carry into daily life.
The Impact of Gaming on Emotional Intelligence
A careful look at empathy, emotion regulation and reading others in narrative and multiplayer games, and why emotional skills are hard to measure.
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