I haven't spent much time playing video games, for me I felt they were a waste of time. I changed my opinion after reading an article about Jane McGonigal in Fast Company http://www.fastcompany.com/article/jane-mcgonigal-0. She is a game developer and believes the jobs of the future will be game based.

I learned about Rich White and Greenbush Labs from a Make Education web site. He is helping to reinforce my opinion about the value of video games and how they are changing education.

http://roots.greenbush.us/3/wordpress/