[Publib] video games

[Judy Anderson]

I've read that President Bush plays video games four hours a day. I'll let 
you all draw your own conclusions.

Judy Anderson
Oregon
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>From: "Weinstein, Mary" <MWeinstein at oaklandlibrary.org>
>To: "'publib at webjunction.org'" <publib at webjunction.org>
>Subject: [Publib] RE: Publib Digest, Vol 16, Issue 22
>Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:10:13 -0700
>
>I agree with Melissa.  My son (who is now 31, and the father of a son
>himself) played video games most of his youth - I think he still does.  He
>learned an enormous amount about how computers work, and a lot about other
>things as well, while playing. He met many people through this, and he and
>his friends got together often to play.  He is now a programmer for a
>company that automates libraries; and far from being a slug from all that
>gaming, he also runs, and plays pretty high level ultimate Frisbee several
>times a week.
>
>It's not the video games that are the problem in and of themselves; it's 
>how
>people perceive what's important to their lives and their health.  That's
>not the prerogative of the library to decide.
>
>Mary Weinstein
>

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