Is it true that games help kids become smarter?

depends on the game, videogames are known to improve hand and eye coordination which is a very useful skill if improved but for sure there should be limit and balance, A kid must still focus on school, lets say there should be time for studies, there should be time for exercise and and few hours of video game will be a reward for accomplishments. There are kids who were smart because they have a balance of videogame and school and there are kids who have terrible grades in school due to game addiction, so there should be balance.

Playing games might help kids to be smarter a bit. But remember, playing games for more than 2 hours for kid might affect their mental when they've grown up.

The studies on this have shown that is some ways kids that have early exposure to games and actually FPSes show the most amount of improvement so games like Halo or Call of Duty for multiple reasons one it takes strategy in order to complete the levels which help with higher brain functions and with modern games they can easily put enough pressure through visual sight and sound that an rush can form that would be similar to being in the situation. But the main improvement is in Eye hand coordination. This is the primary reason the Military has invested Millions of dollars in the America's Army series of games. Because they have found that Gamers are faster than non gamers when it comes to pulling the trigger and also assessing the situation. Also as the battlefield of tomorrow is more integrated gamers will have the advantage of being able to handle the multi tasking. That is the main thing that video games have slowly begun to change the Human mind to be able to multi task at a better level this is a change that can because by early exposure. I have been playing video game (Doom, Heritic and Duke Nukem 3d) since I was 2 and a half.

I honestly think it does. My kids are big on gaming and I know it has improved their thinking having to accomplish certain things on games. Coordination is a big thing you have to learn to do serious gaming. You have to learn to think big and fast. My kids are all honor students and every subject is a breeze to them. I can't say it's all because of gaming but I know it does help to a certain point.

Greetings. I am going to respond to this in a very strange matter. I feel that any game and movie out there learns child something. Even violence ones. I was 10 when I started watching movies that was marked 18 LV. I do not swear and I have only been in one fight in my life. Here is what I believe is the key to this. Learning from media the right way is a skill you should learn. You get two people playing the same game and only one learns something. It is all about thought.

Moderation. Video games that uses a controller, in my opinion, improves the kids hand-eye coordination and their dexterity. It's pretty beneficial. Also, video games help some kids relax and let loose. It reduces stress...Oh, I'm also a hardcore gamer :) So, yeah...

I guess it depends on the game. There are well-made games out there that can be played by kids and learn a lot and there are games that's not worth mentioning to them. You'll see it on the tags at the back; there will be an indicated age range there of its appropriateness.

Though games might be an effective means of brain improvement, I pin my hopes to social interaction as the way to help them do proper decisions. If kids do not know how to mingle with people, what they will become will be smart loners and there's a dangerous side to it. I must say there should be a balance between games and personality development.

I agree. It helps. Especially puzzles, strategy and role play games. Though parents must guide in which games to choose and they should set limits. Still their schoolwork must be prioritize above others.