Jennifer Martin

[Jennifer Martin @jennimthoughts]

@RadboudUnivers ... the negative connotations that have been put out there for so long!

[Jennifer Martin @jennimthoughts]

@RadboudUnivers ... children that play them positively, these studies can be used to target the development of those skills and battle ...

[Jennifer Martin @jennimthoughts]

@RadboudUnivers That's precisely why I wanted to talk about it today. If there's an increase on the studies of how video games affect ...

[Jennifer Martin @jennimthoughts]

@RadboudUnivers Mhm! It develops decision making, problem solving, and critical reasoning skills.

[Jennifer Martin @jennimthoughts]

@RadboudUnivers Exactly! Second, it increases the practice of cognitive skills and can even lead to school success!

[Jennifer Martin @jennimthoughts]

@RadboudUnivers Which leads to an overall increase in mood for the gamers!

[Jennifer Martin @jennimthoughts]

@RadboudUnivers Many video games provide benefits to the gamer outside of the game! First,it increases the levels of enjoyment for the gamer

[Jennifer Martin @jennimthoughts]

@RadboudUnivers BUT that shouldn't keep us from looking at the positive effects, including: identity play, mastery, and personal growth.

[Jennifer Martin @jennimthoughts]

@RadboudUnivers Well, there's been a lot of focus on namely addiction and regression within individual gamers and society as a whole.

[Jennifer Martin @jennimthoughts]

I've seen a lot of information going around about the negative connotations with video games, but I want to talk about the POSITIVE effects!