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Hi Scores by Scott Carruthers

Artist's Comments

You may have noticed the toys and games of the past have been long forgotten. What replaced them are the technological advances in the form of home computers, games consoles and the internet. Using and even combining these machines gives kids a whole world of gaming activity, which has seen the good old fashioned toys get cast aside.

While the argument over whether or not computer games are bad for kids goes on, one of the major factors is being sadly overlooked. Apart from being fun of course, they can also be very good for the child’s development by having to use strategy, reasoning, logic and memory. Pretty much any game out there will need the use of these skills, and they will be honed with kids feeling that they are having fun while achieving.

So, if you are not accustomed to all this technology, do not despair, kids are learning all manor of skills apt for a technological age….certainly more useful than a space hopper would ever be, that’s for sure!

That said, with a computer game you can’t play ‘Scramble’ in the playground and fight for the football stickers that nobody else wants, or have endless, countless battles with plastic army men!