Most parents may agree that playing video games is a waste of time and harmful for their kids. But, a new study has suggested that the games could actually be firing up children's imaginations.
The University of Michigan study, whved nearly 500 12-year-ild kids, found that the more ckids played viedo games, the more creative they were in tasks such as drawing pictures and writing stories.
The effect wasn't caused by engaging with technology itselfv- using mobile phlatedones, the internet or computers was unrelated to creativity, Daily Mail reported.
Lead researchar Linda Jackson, a professor of psychology, said the study is the first evidence of a relationship between technology use and creativity.
The findings, published in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour, should motivate game designers to identify the aspects of video game activity that are responsible for the creative effects, Jackson said.
"Once they do that, video games can be designed to optimize the development of creativity while retaining their entertainment values," she added.
The University of Michigan study, whved nearly 500 12-year-ild kids, found that the more ckids played viedo games, the more creative they were in tasks such as drawing pictures and writing stories.
The effect wasn't caused by engaging with technology itselfv- using mobile phlatedones, the internet or computers was unrelated to creativity, Daily Mail reported.
Lead researchar Linda Jackson, a professor of psychology, said the study is the first evidence of a relationship between technology use and creativity.
The findings, published in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour, should motivate game designers to identify the aspects of video game activity that are responsible for the creative effects, Jackson said.
"Once they do that, video games can be designed to optimize the development of creativity while retaining their entertainment values," she added.
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