Gaming.  I've never been a big gamer so I wanted to expose myself to media I hadn't really encountered before. Gamers get a bad rap- sitting down all day staring at a screen, sometimes forgetting to eat good meals, staying up late to finish one single accomplishment... It sounds horribly unhealthy until you see the parallels between that lifestyle they live and that of college students.  My motivation is to get good grades (or sometimes just pass the class), but what are they getting out of this experience?  I was astounded to learn of real-world benefits that gaming can provide. A much more positive take than what I was anticipating.  Surprisingly, gaming has many upsides (Granic et al., 2014) : Concentration and memory recall tactics Problem-solving/critical thinking skills Increased creativity Social/interpersonal skills Evidently this will be dependent on which games are played.  However, video games aren't all bad. They're not all good either though. It wo...