Computer Games Help Children Learn a Variety of Skills Not just educational games, but computer and video games of all kinds make learning fun for children. Games,in general, and other forms of play, make learning fun. Attentive parents and teachers recognize this. Games beat repetitive drills and rote memorization any day. Ask any kid. In particular, the question of video games to benefit learning has incited controversy with concerns regarding addictive qualities of electronic gaming, violence and "adult" content in games, and proposals to give video games cigarette-style health warnings. Types of Games Games at Home Today's kids play with electronic toys from babyhood. A large percentage of households have game consoles and computers, and increasing numbers of parents play video games with their children, as well as for their own recreation. However, many of today's parents and educators did not grow up with computers and video games and don't play th