Topic > The Positive Effects of Video Games - 1432

Video games were originally created to allow people to come together and have fun. It's easy to think of the typical nerdy gamer who sits in his room twelve hours a day with no prospects in life. Over 70% of gamers play with a friend, either as a team effort or competitively (Granic, I., Lobel, A., & ME Engels, R. C,2014, p. 73). In the world of Facebook, Farmville has become one of the most popular social networking games and has built a virtual community empire of twelve million users (Granic, I., Lobel, A., & M.E. Engels, R. C, 2014, pg .73). Surprisingly, there are leadership skills needed for the “farm” to be successful. These are times when you need to gain trust to form larger groups for the farm