BBC Newsnight Sort Of Covers Positive Aspects of Gaming

The aforementioned BBC Newsnight did indeed happen, but it didn't focus on gaming as much as the ad suggested it would. The program explained the Flynn effect, describing the 14-point rise of childrens' IQ since 1950 (which doesn't totally mean gaming years) but they still had on Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad is Good for You, and he named games like Civilization IV that help make "complex problem-solving fun" for this new generation. However, the program barely touched on gaming itself, only showing some footage of Battefield 2, which isn't necessarily the best example for what they're talking about. Oh well, it was still theoretically positive coverage for gamung.

BBC Newsnight To Cover Games' Effect On Learning

I've just seen an ad(vert) for tomorrow night's BBC (America) program(me) on the telly(vision) at 10 that will apparently cover video games' effect on learning. This is apparently going to frame them positively, though I'm not sure yet. The ad mentions children's rise in IQ over the years, and apparently gaming is part of the reason. Cool. I'm recording it and will report back after I've actually seen it.