February 8, 2007 5:14 AM PST

Video games: Cheap therapy?

New genre of games claims to boost players' psychological health and self-esteem.

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it's about time.
Over the past few years there have been so many articles talking about the negative effects of games. It seems thsat the video game industry is being held to a much higher bar than the rest of the entertainment industry (ala movies, music). It is about time we see some positive articles.
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Nice to see thinking is back
Before all the fancy polygon graphics took over, there were plenty of games that required thinking. Ever since graphics became so important, many games have relied solely on action with possibly a small amount of puzzles. It's a pleasure to see the re-emergence of thinking games!
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