This PSA is for Games for Change, a non-profit seeking to reach the same audience as my blog Beyond the Game through the medium of video games. Be sure to check out their new event, Ted-ED student talks, which will allow avid video game fans to discuss their experiences live on a virtual stage. The TED-Ed Student Talks Program will be hosted every Wednesday starting April 7th at 4pm EST. 

Ted-Ed Registration: form.jotform.com/202583896630059
Games for Change: gamesforchange.org
My Blog: beyondthegame357195560.wordpress.com
Music: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/artists/show/70210
Detective Begining Adventures by KonovalovMusic

Transcript: 
The non-profit Games for Change seeks to promote education and social changes through the medium of video gaming. That’s why Games for Change is hosting the TED-Ed Student Talks Program, a forum for talks that share youth perspectives with the world as it relates to your experiences playing video games online and with your friends. Participants will get a chance to present and speak their own views and stories on the stage of TED-Ed virtually. To learn more, visit gamesforchange.org.

PSA For Games for Change

This week we explore the effects of video games on young adults and teenagers. A recent study by the Washington Post indicates the potential cognitive benefits of playing video games. I interviewed Cyrus Majd, a Computer Science student, to learn more about his first-hand experience with video games growing up, as well as the skills he gained and his own video game he developed for a hackathon. Also, a word from Games for Change, seeking to promote social and educational action through video games.

Citations:

Ted-Ed Registration: form.jotform.com/202583896630059

Games for Change: gamesforchange.org

My Blog: beyondthegame357195560.wordpress.com

Music: "Miró" by MagnusMoone
https://prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/search/index

Study: "Can Video Games Make You Smarter?" by Rees Shapiro for the Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/09/15/can-video-games-make-kids-smarter-yale-university-researchers-think-so/

Image: “Hands holding the game controllers” by JESHOOTS.COM is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
https://unsplash.com/photos/eCktzGjC-iU

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