Why kids need video games: Sean Henderson at TEDxCanmore

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  • Опубликовано: 14 авг 2024
  • Sean has spent so long convincing his parents of the strategy, creativity and teamwork involved in playing video games, he figured it was an idea worth sharing. Violence and gore, he believes, are not the primary motivations for gaming. Complex strategy, new storylines, and tactical teamwork are. His talk will be a roadmap of why you should consider letting your kids play, and how playing these games will enhance their development and better prepare them for the future.
    Speaker Profile
    Sean is a 12 year old Grade 7 student at Lawrence Grassi Middle School in Canmore. He played his first video game when he was 6 years old and has been negotiating for screen time ever since. He plays a wide variety of video games, including Halo, Call of Duty, Minecraft, Dance Central 3 and Battlefield. Sean loves the mountains, recently climbed Ha Ling, and has decided to pick up his electric guitar again.

Комментарии • 140

  • @fireminecart236
    @fireminecart236 8 лет назад +58

    I play all those games and i love them so much

    • @naulathecat991
      @naulathecat991 4 года назад

      Wow. You play all those THREE games!?!?!?

    • @urbrownies5084
      @urbrownies5084 3 года назад

      @@naulathecat991 m8 anyone can play all those 3 why are you so suprised?

    • @ototurmanidze5578
      @ototurmanidze5578 3 года назад

      i dont play horror type games but other way dont care blood and violence

  • @inspirationalquotes1688
    @inspirationalquotes1688 5 лет назад +24

    I'm so happy there is people like this

  • @skylar8277
    @skylar8277 7 лет назад +68

    Sean was in my class when he did this lmao I just remembered he did this

    • @ujjvalw2684
      @ujjvalw2684 6 лет назад +2

      Alex Karpoff lmao 😂 ask him if really wanted to do this ROFL

    • @soupboy-yn8oz
      @soupboy-yn8oz 4 года назад

      Call of Duty? seriously? dude

  • @blinkerbarbarian132
    @blinkerbarbarian132 5 лет назад +46

    Told my parents this and they said “well it’s bad if your first priority when you get home to game” and I said “if we finish home work and studies can we play?” They “it’s bad how much you want to play” i said “ if it’s pressuring game us to do our home work and make better grades how is it bad”? They said “because you don’t need to be in front of that screen“ as they sit and watch TV.

    • @necrago
      @necrago 4 года назад +6

      I know the feeling. They juat don't understand videogames, so they come up with excuses

    • @keemoo_7
      @keemoo_7 4 года назад +3

      @Max Sobel your one of them

    • @hxshan2560
      @hxshan2560 3 года назад

      @@necrago ikr=(

  • @vivares765
    @vivares765 5 лет назад +8

    Bless this kid for taking the effort and having the balls to be in public to try to convice atleast a few of those old people out of all those ignoring

  • @sfloosh2418
    @sfloosh2418 4 года назад +7

    This kid is a god we need more people like you in this society... Just hope my parents would understand😢

  • @vlad-berzan
    @vlad-berzan 4 года назад +8

    If only I wasn't scared to show my parents this. They probably beat me up again

    • @zynthrix
      @zynthrix 4 года назад +3

      Yo bruhh I'm in the same situation

    • @hxshan2560
      @hxshan2560 3 года назад

      me too

    • @davidperry4013
      @davidperry4013 Год назад +1

      Do a lot of push-ups and sit-ups and defend yourself whenever your parents beat you. Block the leather belt, pull it off their hands, and a punch in the solar plexus.

  • @Kengab
    @Kengab 4 года назад +23

    Who else is here because their parents dont let them play for so long even tho there is Covid-19.

    • @ivanizthere3122
      @ivanizthere3122 4 года назад +1

      Kengab Bryle For real bro. I’m not allowed to touch my PS4 even though I’m quarantined.

    • @sfloosh2418
      @sfloosh2418 4 года назад

      Yup😞

    • @jdgarci9364
      @jdgarci9364 4 года назад +1

      @@sfloosh2418 just got my xbox taken away because I played for 1 hour instead of 30 minutes and my dad said I was addicted to technology as he sits in front of the tv that he has been watching for over 2 hours

    • @Dolore_band
      @Dolore_band 4 года назад

      Yep

    • @NotOllie583
      @NotOllie583 3 года назад

      YESSIR

  • @simplediameter1144
    @simplediameter1144 3 года назад +3

    Imma send this to my mom wish me luck

  • @Itz_Gazz
    @Itz_Gazz 9 месяцев назад +1

    This kid is now 32 years old and is still currently helping me write my speech for end of term. 😭

  • @shirleymyers1512
    @shirleymyers1512 10 лет назад +7

    Very impressive and so clear in getting his point across. Fantastic job of presentation especially for a 12 yr old. I'm sure his parents must be so proud of him! I would never have considered that video games could possible be good for children but Sean's talk has made me see these games in a different light.

  • @patrikmalm4126
    @patrikmalm4126 5 лет назад +14

    2:30 but what if they dont let you play AT ALL... like, nothing

    • @naulathecat991
      @naulathecat991 4 года назад +2

      Say "Ok Boomer" and they will explode

    • @yngxchr1s
      @yngxchr1s 4 года назад

      Naula The Cat 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Calinush
    @Calinush 4 года назад +10

    This guy is insane🔥

  • @pearlthecatgirl821
    @pearlthecatgirl821 5 лет назад +12

    My parents don't let me play games even though I think that I should play games. How sad :(

    • @sapolefrog1736
      @sapolefrog1736 5 лет назад +2

      Negotiate! Tell your parents that playing games is something that everyone is doing, and that it would really help with you social life.

    • @spaghettiwithshades6044
      @spaghettiwithshades6044 5 лет назад

      Sapolefrog this tip should help me out

    • @Hawky1
      @Hawky1 4 года назад

      Same

    • @itsjasbir
      @itsjasbir 4 года назад

      Same

  • @jeckaspinkcollar
    @jeckaspinkcollar 4 года назад +3

    I love video games

  • @nunobernardoqc
    @nunobernardoqc 5 лет назад +7

    I think u guys are forgetting that this kid is twelve .... dont compare your reports with his video.

    • @necrago
      @necrago 4 года назад +1

      So what? Does age matter? Does he not have a brain?

    • @Smeeeeegs7623
      @Smeeeeegs7623 3 года назад

      Necrago it’s not that he’s doesn’t have a brain. It’s just he’s only like 12.. that is pretty young for playing games like COD

    • @Smeeeeegs7623
      @Smeeeeegs7623 3 года назад

      Necrago but it’s another thing for younger kids like him to play games like Minecraft and roblox

  • @BlockStreamGaming
    @BlockStreamGaming 10 лет назад +28

    Thb if he wanted to say that shooting games isnt just bad, he shoulda used counter strike, the newer versions actualy has some tactics an strategy involved

    • @grantfalcone
      @grantfalcone 6 лет назад +2

      EgyptianSheikh yes but people rage to much

  • @crisp667
    @crisp667 6 лет назад +8

    YES PREACH

  • @quickspeck8817
    @quickspeck8817 3 года назад +2

    This kid is so smart I 100% agree

  • @psyberpunk777
    @psyberpunk777 10 лет назад +4

    i know quite a bit on this subject. call of duty is only a learning tool for teamwork, not much else..Its a Pretty simple and easy game, unless in a competitive team.

  • @karsonmabou8448
    @karsonmabou8448 6 лет назад +9

    1:43
    It’s ESRB not ERSB

  • @mightymartin4854
    @mightymartin4854 5 лет назад +8

    I don't think minecraft is a game i think its an art form.

    • @naulathecat991
      @naulathecat991 4 года назад

      That you bought from GameStop and injected 💉 into your console

  • @vijy1113
    @vijy1113 5 лет назад +2

    My parents are so strict on tech I'm only allowed to play and use any tech on weekends like my phone and Ps4

    • @munch_2004
      @munch_2004 5 лет назад

      Ha ha your life sucks

    • @husa0612
      @husa0612 4 года назад

      @@TurkeyRoo yeah I bet ur like 9 yrs old

    • @teagueoneill7216
      @teagueoneill7216 4 года назад

      Same except I’m on my phone on weekdays

  • @dandan1455
    @dandan1455 6 лет назад +3

    very good thank you for the

  • @dandan1455
    @dandan1455 6 лет назад +5

    i am not really going to copy every word you said

  • @damian6432
    @damian6432 5 лет назад +3

    I luv u man

  • @SondySzymanis
    @SondySzymanis 10 лет назад +3

    Firstly well done Sean great talk, great confidence. Using virtual tools a study was done for simulated surgery. Gamers had an easier time manipulating the tools than the doctors did.
    I have seen the following skills being developed first through Roblox and then through Minecraft and Garrys Mod. Economics: on the games they trade and barter for items. Architecture: Building a huge building from the ground up. Strategy: How to think ahead. Engineering: Creating a working component from scratch. Teamwork: How to work with others to accomplish a common goal. Leadership: Directing others.
    And best of all, blowing stuff up. You can not get better than that!

  • @regulardudegam1ng
    @regulardudegam1ng 4 года назад +1

    Kids also play games, because there is very little for us, kids to do. Like driving=racing game, airsoft=cod and sometimes parents dont let their kids do things.

  • @svenjameister8271
    @svenjameister8271 3 года назад +1

    Yes, parents have to admit that gaming isn't just bad for you.
    But kids have it admit that running around with big guns and feeling powerful because you own people is a big part of the fun, too. It's not all about saving the planet.
    Another thing: you can only be part of the competitive gaming community if you're a viable contributor. If you don't earn points for your team, you're out. One could argue that that's the exact opposite of a social society.

  • @leahthompson7124
    @leahthompson7124 4 года назад

    I happened to stumble upon this video I remember Sean talking infant of us he was also on my bus lol

  • @aarituchiha189
    @aarituchiha189 4 года назад +1

    My mom still doesn't support me in gaming :(

  • @Alphad115
    @Alphad115 10 лет назад +15

    He has a point, but we all know 90% of the time it's BS and you end up with a bunch of headless kids screaming into the microphone and there are no tactics involved. I guess he plays in a clan of some sort...

    • @Alphad115
      @Alphad115 10 лет назад

      jd2020

    • @mutate9248
      @mutate9248 7 лет назад +1

      that was exactly what i was thinking

  • @dandan1455
    @dandan1455 6 лет назад +3

    I am going to use them in Japanese school

  • @itslukasgaming4286
    @itslukasgaming4286 6 лет назад +1

    Nice

  • @highturbulencetv9584
    @highturbulencetv9584 4 года назад +2

    Literally no one makes strategy’s in cod lol

  • @depressedggiraff9879
    @depressedggiraff9879 5 лет назад

    I agree

  • @mixtapeWA
    @mixtapeWA 10 лет назад +5

    as much as i agree with you CALL OF DUTY has nohing to do with statigy in my opinon games suchas arma 2 and arma 3 or maybe even battlefeild 3 and 4 will have more of that aspect or even startigy games not shooters

    • @odness3365
      @odness3365 6 лет назад

      War Aesthetics- there is strategy in COD, for example, if the whole enemy team is on the right side of the map where do u go to kill them, don’t go right side u go middle and go behind them.

    • @mixtapeWA
      @mixtapeWA 4 года назад

      bruh this comment is 6 years old. i made it in like the 9th grade lmao

  • @charlipez
    @charlipez 5 лет назад +1

    Lol it’s ESRB not ERSB

  • @jacklawhorne2000
    @jacklawhorne2000 6 лет назад +34

    gotta show my mom this so i can play some more fortnite

  • @ototurmanidze5578
    @ototurmanidze5578 3 года назад

    so anyway before i really asked my mom to buy a laptop happly she doesnt know what kind of laptop well at least i said already what the price was so anyway i hope they would change mind to buy it anyway cause damn man i am a student so after a work at least i need to play good games

  • @xxlunarxdxx1062
    @xxlunarxdxx1062 2 года назад

    I LOVE MINECRAFT SO FRIKIN MUCH

  • @seanhenderson180
    @seanhenderson180 10 лет назад +1

    I'm responding to a comment about code. I do code, and I'm thinking of buying a raspberry pi. In fact, video games inspired me to start coding in the first place, and although not all kids will do this, I hope that some or most do.

  • @wizinho_
    @wizinho_ 5 лет назад +3

    My mom doesn't let me play Fortnite on the weekdays, whyyyyy. I'm getting good grades. Gotta show this to my parents

  • @Smeeeeegs7623
    @Smeeeeegs7623 3 года назад

    Well it’s one thing parents not letting a ten year old play games like COD. But it’s another thing for parents to not let 15 and 16 year olds not to play them

  • @rajeev_kumar
    @rajeev_kumar Год назад +1

    Lovely looking kid

  • @akshitmakkar5344
    @akshitmakkar5344 6 лет назад +5

    So... fortnite?

    • @alexjohnson9361
      @alexjohnson9361 5 лет назад

      Akshit Makkar no strategies just shooting/building

    • @necrago
      @necrago 4 года назад +1

      @@alexjohnson9361 Then again, they do think fast...

  • @asomeoneperson4608
    @asomeoneperson4608 5 лет назад +5

    Those 300 likes are all gamers/gaming parents

  • @MsEeveeMaster
    @MsEeveeMaster 10 лет назад +10

    if you wanted to make the point of video games teaching strategy then COD should have been the last game to mention if at all. my report on this had more examples and far more facts than this kids.

    • @scarfacejvd
      @scarfacejvd 10 лет назад

      Agreed. For me, Battlefield fits the description perfectly on the teamwork aspect. :)

    • @Peace4everybody1
      @Peace4everybody1 10 лет назад +1

      You said report? I am in 11th grade now and I have to write an extended essay (4000 words) on Videogames in regards to childhood development of agression. I am collecting sources and maybe you have something interesting for me. If you (or anyone seeing this) is willing to help me in this, I happily accept contacts :) Thank you very much, have a great day.

    • @seanhenderson180
      @seanhenderson180 10 лет назад

      well i only had 6 minuets to do this

    • @MsEeveeMaster
      @MsEeveeMaster 10 лет назад

      ***** seriously?! why did they bother giving such a small amount of time, they should give everyone AT LEAST 20 minutes.

  • @bs.music.kyi9
    @bs.music.kyi9 3 года назад

    He looks like a chad

  • @pascalv2794
    @pascalv2794 8 месяцев назад

    too reasonable

  • @NikosKatsikanis
    @NikosKatsikanis 3 года назад

    Kids prefer to game rather than learn to code.

  • @rizcajackperkins808
    @rizcajackperkins808 5 лет назад

    Video Shared for Ferizca Perkins

  • @MTvounomayoraph9624
    @MTvounomayoraph9624 4 года назад

    And also kids also needs to play call of duty because if a war has started and a lot of soldiers died then kids who play call of duty or any other shooting games they can join the army 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😏😏😏😏😏🙂🙂🙂

  • @jacksongatens2419
    @jacksongatens2419 6 лет назад +1

    Did this list just say that COD involved strat?

  • @ThePattersonbr99
    @ThePattersonbr99 Год назад

    You can't honestly think that video games help you perform better socially in real life?

  • @thogan16
    @thogan16 Год назад

    Hopefully the online games are played on wired devices with wired headphones too, otherwise you’ll expect all kinds of brain damage including tinnutus, headaches, heart palpitations, anxiety, ANGER(when you get killed digitally), bleeding noses and brain tumours. Also, being sociable doesn’t mean sitting alone in your bedroom in your pj’s with no contact with your parents for weeks(says Sean), whilst speaking to a 2D image on a TV. If you can’t leave home without a mobile phone in your pocket you have become a brainwashed cyborg who would trick their parents into paying £15* for a small bottle of juice or pop. *Research “Prime” and Logan Paul.

  • @josephstalin7668
    @josephstalin7668 4 года назад +2

    he shoulda used arma 3 or any milsim so ye

  • @zavus540
    @zavus540 4 года назад

    R6S is a good strategic game

  • @atopthehilltop
    @atopthehilltop 10 лет назад +11

    no no no no CoD is such a bad example holy shittttt

  • @dandan1455
    @dandan1455 6 лет назад +3

    bye------------!!!!!!!!

  • @helenkaralia9299
    @helenkaralia9299 3 года назад

    This kid is wrong some games are ok for kids not all of em are .Cod is not a kids game!

  • @omaryohan7694
    @omaryohan7694 10 лет назад +3

    Before I share my opinions hats off to you Sean Henderson for a great talk and convincing talk... I just don't agree that video games play a role in technology AT ALL for the present or the future in that case. If you want children to affect the future of technology and learn skills of decision making get them a raspberry pie and teach them how to code. Get them an arduino to get started on basic electronical engineering its simple real technology is that not playing COD its actually learning technology for what it actually is.

  • @seanhenderson8870
    @seanhenderson8870 8 лет назад +9

    Teaching your kids strategy through 1st person shooter games will teach your kids to be 1st person shooters.

    • @jimmyjim1217
      @jimmyjim1217 6 лет назад +2

      Uhhhhhhh, alright, can't say how wrong you are, but alright

    • @tf.00
      @tf.00 5 лет назад

      Are you the real Sean ?

    • @zacharyward171
      @zacharyward171 5 лет назад

      You realize real life shooters are usually messed up in the head not cuz of video games they’re born like that and usually there parents don’t help

    • @texturel3s399
      @texturel3s399 5 лет назад

      Yeah ok sure like ww1 and 2 never happened

    • @husa0612
      @husa0612 4 года назад

      Ok boomer

  • @caden3ds
    @caden3ds 6 лет назад

    W0w another kid who wants more m!necr@ft!!!!

  • @gamerprince1537
    @gamerprince1537 6 лет назад

    Cs go

  • @helenkaralia9299
    @helenkaralia9299 3 года назад

    Lol 666 thumbs up

  • @leonhenning8370
    @leonhenning8370 5 лет назад

    lets go waist some time

  • @ayoutubeaccount2003
    @ayoutubeaccount2003 6 лет назад +1

    Video games RUINED my life. i cant stop playing sure i might be able to make quick decisions but when will i use them if all i do is play video games? video games is like drugs!

    • @eesus55
      @eesus55 6 лет назад +2

      a youtube account well that is your own fault. There have been tons of studies that have said people with addiction issues shouldn’t play video games. It’s also just kind of a general rule of life that if you feel like you’re getting addicted to something, try to shorten your usage.

    • @ayoutubeaccount2003
      @ayoutubeaccount2003 6 лет назад

      I’m a Tool I can't

    • @ericnick4498
      @ericnick4498 6 лет назад

      a youtube account That's your own fault. Vifeo games are not like drugs stop misleading people. Its cleae that you have had some other issue that led you to play video games and disregarded everything else.

    • @husa0612
      @husa0612 4 года назад

      @@ericnick4498 lol ikr, like let's say ur at school, u come back, done all ur homework and maybe a bit extra, then it's fine to play as long as you want without ruining your sleep and sleep patterns

  • @kingdeedeedee1450
    @kingdeedeedee1450 5 лет назад +1

    Kids shouldn't play games.

    • @zavarxd6866
      @zavarxd6866 5 лет назад

      King DeeDeeDee f off

    • @alexjohnson9361
      @alexjohnson9361 5 лет назад

      Anybody but you should play because why not limit you like you did kids

    • @husa0612
      @husa0612 4 года назад

      Well everyone but you should be allowed as many games as they want