Some evidence suggests that important skills
may be built or reinforced by videogames. For
example, spatial visualization ability (i.e., mentally, rotating and manipulating two- and
three-dimensional objects) improve with video
game playing.9
Videogames were also more
effective for children who started out with relatively poor skills. It has also been suggested that
videogames may be useful in equalizing individual differences in spatial skill performance.
For over 20 years researchers have been using
videogames as a means of researching individuals. Many of these reasons also provide an
insight as to why they may be useful educationally. For instance :