parenting • education
by Mom It Forward on June 28th, 2012 | No Comments »
Nicole Lazarro, an expert in the emotions of video games, after conducting extensive research, identified four keys of fun, or four reasons why people play video games. They are "easy fun," "hard fun," "people fun," and "serious fun." I and my three-year-old son recently played Elmo's Monsterpiece, a…
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giving back • bettering communities
by Mom It Forward on April 18th, 2012 | No Comments »
If you think of video games as something that only teenagers do alone in their basements, there is a burgeoning body of research that refutes you. The average age of the typical gamer these days, according to a recent USA Today article, is 37, and there are now more women…
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Games: 4 Games and Apps with Real-World Benefits
