Families Play Better Together

OK, here's a little proof you can throw at the wife the next time you want to game. The guys at Popcap games concluded that gaming brings families together.

Here's the story:

• 92% of casual gaming parents and grandparents say casual games provide an opportunity for them to bond with their children/grandchildren.
• 70% of ‘family gamers’ believe casual games provide educational benefits to their children/grandchildren

Here are the benefits parents and grandparents believe casual gaming provides:

• 51% cited Mental workouts/Cognitive exercise
• 48% cited Memory strengthening
• 44% cited Stress relief/Relaxation
• 37% cited Positive affirmation/Confidence building

They even got a professor to back this up. Professor Mark Griffiths, of Gambling Studies at Nottingham Trent University, UK says: "Empirical research has consistently shown that in the right context, computer- and videogames can have a positive educational, psychological and therapeutic benefit to a large range of different ages and sub-groups."

So go wake up your kid and brake out 'Gears of War' or 'Ghost Recon 2' and spend some quality family time together.

Courtesy of [G4TV]