5 Reasons Video Games Are Actually Good for You

Video games: they’re addictive, they make kids fat and they turn us all into trained murderers. Or, at least, that’s what we’re often told. But what of the positive effects of video games? Surely there must be some?

Yep, there are. Plenty, in fact.

Anybody who’s spent much time with pre-schoolers can tell you the only thing they’re much good at catching is conjunctivitis and about the only thing they can throw is spaghetti. On the floor.

In July this year, however, health researchers at Australia’s Deakin University found tikes who play interactive video games, such as those available on Wii for instance, have better motor skills.