Playing video games could help young people develop the communications and mental adaptability skills required to succeed at university.
A trial, by the University of Glasgow, to assess the effects of playing video games on young people concludes gaming can help young people develop the desired higher education skills sometimes referred to as ‘graduate attributes’.
Research by Matthew Barr, a lecturer in Information Studies, shows that playing video games actually improved student communication skills, resourcefulness and adaptability and may have a role to play in higher education.
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-06-video-games-good-young-people.html#jCp
