Johnson, S. (2011). Games. In S. Cohen (Ed.) , 50 Essays (pp. 196-201). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's.
In “Games” Steven Johnson highlights the importance of reading books but also the underappreciated benefits of video games. His purpose is comparing reading and video games as entertainment and educational tools. Video games improve not only hand-eye coordination and visual intelligence, they also encourage drive and the speed of information exercises the mind in new and powerful ways. Johnson argues that games improve one’s imagination and problem solving abilities. He imagines arguments that could be made against books (such as their linearity and isolating qualities) if video games had been invented first. Johnson’s essay might help us better appreciate the creativity and intellectual benefits behind both traditional reading and modern video games.
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