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Mon 26/03/01 at 18:44
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Now I've killed the rest off...

From FGNonline.

A U.K. Home Office report has concluded that children who become addicted to games may actually be more intelligent than the average child. More inside.

The reports continued to explain that these children are more likely to go on to university and higher-ranking jobs. One British study found that computer "geeks" who had been hooked on games for at least five years were highly intelligent, motivated and achieving people, but often misunderstood.

A follow-up study five years later found that they generally had done well educationally, gone on to college and then into better than average jobs.

Superb. Now I have an excuse to play games instead of revising. ;0)
Mon 26/03/01 at 18:44
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Now I've killed the rest off...

From FGNonline.

A U.K. Home Office report has concluded that children who become addicted to games may actually be more intelligent than the average child. More inside.

The reports continued to explain that these children are more likely to go on to university and higher-ranking jobs. One British study found that computer "geeks" who had been hooked on games for at least five years were highly intelligent, motivated and achieving people, but often misunderstood.

A follow-up study five years later found that they generally had done well educationally, gone on to college and then into better than average jobs.

Superb. Now I have an excuse to play games instead of revising. ;0)
Mon 26/03/01 at 18:46
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Pros on gaming: fun
Cons: tiredness.
Mon 26/03/01 at 18:49
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And a new term developed by doctors is known as well.

If gamers suffer RSI, (Or repetitive strain injury, for all you fact finders out there,) from the overuse of games, it is known as "nintendoitis".

Not "sonyitis", nor "segaitis", or even "microsoftitis"... even though that sounds somehow better.

It seems Nintendo have won the war to damage more children than any other console. ;0)

Mon 26/03/01 at 18:52
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Does this mean boys will be more intelligent than girls?
Mon 26/03/01 at 19:02
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If we assume boys play more games than girls... yes.

Mon 26/03/01 at 19:02
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That's why i'm so intelligent!:)
Mon 26/03/01 at 19:03
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Will the girls still tell us what to do?
Mon 26/03/01 at 19:05
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The stupid and the knowledgable speak, but the wise listen.

Old brain proverb.
Mon 26/03/01 at 19:13
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Grix, I think you must be older than me in real life.
Mon 26/03/01 at 19:15
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If I ever find real life Tony, I may be able to confirm that. :)

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