How online, video games boost youth learning, creativity

Recently, a leading telco put out an infographic describing how online payments are growing ‘despite the slowdown in gaming.’ Although the message was probably well-intentioned, it underpinned a common problem where even tech industry leaders mistakenly equate gaming with betting.

First, it is important to understand that video and mobile games are similar to any other kind of game. They engage, educate and entertain with many having learning as well as play objectives. To be sure, too much of even a good thing can become detrimental if done to an extreme. But these few cases of misuse obscure the fact that research supports the many benefits of gaming.