Video games can improve mental health. Let’s stop seeing them as a guilty pleasure or idle waste of time.
Many still regard video games as a waste of time or downright sinister. But the real story is very different.
There is incredible power in deeply engaging play. We can change your thoughts, mind, and opinion of yourself. That is real power.
Anything this potent can have a downside, and when focused soley on monetization, things can get sketchy really fast. So it is about which games you play, how you play them, and for what reasons.
One of my favorite journalists, Keza MacDonald, had it right in 2020 and still is leading the way with concise thoughts around video games.
Enjoy this look back when University of Oxford helped us get real about video games, violence and the positive side of gaming.
