My son really loves video games but he spends way more time playing outside, including playing in the dirt with action figures (more often Mario figures than Star Wars, though).
There are no doubt kids who don't play in the dirt because of video games, but in my experience they're few and far between. Having watched my kids with lots of neighborhood friends, I'm inclined to think that if modern kids don't play outside as much, that's more likely to be because of lack of freedom (due to hysteria over child predators) than because of video games.
Many adults these days have very fond childhood memories both of playing outside and of video games — it makes me sad to think of a child missing out on either.
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My son really loves video games but he spends way more time playing outside, including playing in the dirt with action figures (more often Mario figures than Star Wars, though).
There are no doubt kids who don't play in the dirt because of video games, but in my experience they're few and far between. Having watched my kids with lots of neighborhood friends, I'm inclined to think that if modern kids don't play outside as much, that's more likely to be because of lack of freedom (due to hysteria over child predators) than because of video games.
Many adults these days have very fond childhood memories both of playing outside and of video games — it makes me sad to think of a child missing out on either.