Today, we’re really pointing to another conversation that’s already underway on my colleague Tim Barker’s blog, Life & Tech. Tim wrote about a Pew Internet & American Life Project study about video games.
The upshot of the study and Tim’s follow-up story on the site today:
- 97 percent of teens play video games.
- The top three genres named by survey participants were nonviolent: racing, puzzles and sports.
- They use video games to stay in touch with friends.
- The right games may even encourage teens to be more involved in their communities.
- Teens who take part in social activities related to games are more likely to vote, follow current events and raise money for charity.
Do you believe the results? Is that reflected in your own experience? You can see the conversation already underway on Tim’s blog at this link, or participate below.
Kurt has been an editor at the Post-Dispatch since August 2002, working on both STLtoday and the newspaper. He's been a journalist since 1982, covering municipal government, courts, education and two hurricanes as a reporter before becoming an editor. 
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