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    Culture - Gaming - My Life

    Play Time is Quality Time

    January 18, 2023 - By 

    I’ve been gaming since I first learned to turn the little knobs on the Pong game and play what amounted to virtual tennis. I moved up in gaming systems through the years with Atari and Nintendo, then Playstation and X-Box. I’ve watched games grow from pixelated simplicity to epic adventures like Breath of the Wild. And now that I have a child, I enjoy sharing my love of games with him. Of course, he’s been totally on board since the first time he got to “shoot” things in a video game. It’s a very stereotypical little boy trait, but in…

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    The Impact of Video Games on Students’ Academic Performance

    December 7, 2022 - By 

    Video games significantly influence students' academic performance, offering benefits like enhanced cognitive skills, teamwork, and stress relief, yet posing risks such as time mismanagement, distraction, sleep disruption, and potential addiction. A balanced approach involving parents and educators is essential in maximizing benefits while minimizing negative impacts on education and well-being.

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    Culture - Gaming - Kid Stuff - Toys & Games

    10 Best Video Games for Younger Kids

    December 4, 2022 - By 

    The article provides a curated list of the top 10 video games suitable for children under 8, primarily for the Nintendo Switch. Recommendations include titles like "Ugly Dolls," "Minecraft," and "Animal Crossing: New Horizons," emphasizing fun and age-appropriateness. The author shares insights from personal experience as a parent and gaming enthusiast.

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    Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise of SH1FT3R Game Review

    April 3, 2022 - By 

    The Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Rise of SH1FT3R video game is based on the family-friendly Netflix animated series of the same name, and features high speed racing, sleek sports cars and paintball. Paintball? Yep, that was my first clue that this was a kid’s game and not based on the more adult movies of The Fast and The Furious franchise. You won’t find any guns in this game that aren’t the paintball variety. And the explosions and bombs are all paint as well! So, I sat down with my 6-year-old son to give these fancy cars a spin and…

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    Culture - Gaming - Mom Life

    6 Useful Skills That Kids Can Develop and Improve by Playing Video Games

    February 24, 2022 - By 

    We are obviously pro-gaming over here, as testing and writing about video games is part of my job. My son benefits from this with exposure to a lot of different video games at a young age. Though some people may not exactly see that as a “benefit” and more of a negative aspect, our Guest Geek post today points out six useful skills that kids can actually develop and improve through playing video games. I actually wrote a similar post a couple years ago about how gaming can be good for kids, with examples of how I was using games…