10 Video Games That Actually Taught Us Something Useful
Video games are constantly hounded by the media at large - specifically FOX News - as being a rather pointless pursuit that serves only to placate the easily amused, oversexed mind of many an adolescent boy. However, studies into video games have quite conclusively proven the benefits that playing games can have on a young mind in moderation, to heighten reaction times, situational awareness, and the capacity for cognitive reasoning among other things. In unexpected ways, video games have taught us a variety of things amid all that dragon slaying and gunfire. Sure, we all love a dumb game that's simply fun, but some games by their sheer nature can't help but actually impart some wisdom that actually has applications in real life. Here are 10 video games that actually taught something useful.