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December 20, 2006
People News. Unintended Consequences and Gaming
People News. Unintended Consequences and Gaming: If it's in the game, it's in the game! Or is it? The realism in today's video gaming is astounding. Recently, we've found ourselves playing them rather than participating in their physical counterparts. Admittedly, the frequency of folks coming by for a quick pick-up game outside are slimming. More often, people come by and plop down for a few rounds on the xbox. So it came as no surprise to see the following article posted on Joystiq.
As reported: "Reuters reports on the current shortage of young British soccer talent with national managers partially blaming video games as the catalyst. An influx of foreign players and lack of coaching were also attributed to the diminishing number of players in the land where the sport was invented."
Read the full article about shortage of soccer talent [Here]
Posted by taj at December 20, 2006 12:54 AM