Started with playing LORD and USURPER on my local BBS and then my first nintendo.
I think like anything you do, as long as it doesn't take control of your life, video gaming shouldn't be viewed as a bad thing. Like the article said, a lot of the gamers are educated and have jobs. It's a great way to relieve some stress or escape reality temporarily. Afterall, you can only legally get that small satisfaction of sniping someone in the head from 500m out in a video game, and not in real life (unless you were in the military or something)
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