Professor: Not All Computer Games Are A Waste Of Time

Hours spent huddled over a computer game might not be as wasted as some have feared.
In his just-released book, “How Computer Games Help Children Learn” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006), UW-Madison educational psychologist David Williamson Shaffer contends that certain kinds of computer games have the potential to give children necessary practical skills by encouraging creative and innovative thinking.