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Videogame School Teaches Parents the Positives of Playing

By pete_gallagher

A rather advanced (and enlightened) 'school' in Germany exists solely to teach adults about the benefits of playing videogames and how to leverage games as a way to improve relationships and grow closer with their offspring.

Almost two-years old, the Leipzig Video Game School is targeted at parents and grandparents, reports DW-World.de. University of Leipzig instructor Claudia Philipp, who heads up the Video Game School, told the publication that her mission is 'to broaden media literacy and allowing people to get acquainted with what kind of games there are, what types of genres there are.'

A sampling of who attends:

Gabriele Heidecker, 52, sits with her two grandchildren Jonas and Melika just a couple of machines down. This is the tenth time here for these three, who've been coming twice a week. Eight-year-old Melika is excited to have a video game-playing grandma.

The school is free to visit for the first two hours of play, then charges one Euro per hour per person.

Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on July 15, 2010 (boomark / email).