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Computer Video Games As Learning Tools

“People that play these fast-paced games have better vision, better attention and better cognition,” said Daphne Bavelier, an assistant professor in the department of brain and cognitive science at the University of Rochester. Bavelier was a presenter at Games for Learning, a daylong symposium on the educational uses of video games and computer games held Thursday at a New York University. The event, the first of its kind, was an indication that electronic games are gaining legitimacy in the [...]