Virtual Iraq

Video games could save lives. Wait, what?! The popular belief has always been been that video games are making Americans lazier and stupider. According to the article "Virtual Iraq" however, video games could significantly improve the lives of people affected by PTSD, or post traumatic stress disorder. I found this news to be very interesting. Soldiers get PTSD by being in a wartime situation, and the cure is to put them in a wartime situation again- only this time in the video game world? Personally, I am amazed by the scientists and researchers who discovered this breakthrough in PTSD treatment, this is something I would never have thought to try. Next time I'm killing terrorists on xbox instead of doing homework I guess I won't have to feel guilty about procrastinating- I'm not just playing videogames, I'm supporting research for the troops.