I'm also curious if a widespread "gaming tradition" has positive effects on other areas of life. Games tend to require critical thinking, creativity and most im

I'm also curious if a widespread "gaming tradition" has positive effects on other areas of life. Games tend to require critical thinking, creativity and most importantly create interesting social situations. TED Radio Hour podcast just had an interesting episode about the benefits of play, check it out: http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/390249044 http://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/390249044