Tag: video games

  • 10-22-14 10,000 steps to a gold star

    Exercise never makes it onto my list of things to do. Never. I never have to write down “play video game.” When I am obsessed with a game, I play instead of checking things off my ‘to do list” It began with a portable game of PacMan followed by a used Atari and games at…

  • playing games sharpens brains

    Move over and make room for a few retirees at the clanking, banging, roaring games in the local arcade. Recent studies suggest action video games can improve visual acuity, mental flexibility and in physical coordination for senior citizens: Vision improves after playing games with bad guys popping on and off the screen daring players to…