1980s Gamers less likely to go to college

[airlair]

Interesting article but I agree that it has to be a flawed study. Granted I spent time in the arcades as a kid in the 80s, but then again usually I had no more than $3 in quarters on me which usually never lasted long. Once I was in high school I stopped going to the arcades because the games were all fighting type, only the younger kids hung out there, plus I found my special purpose (The Jerk reference) was way more fun.

 

[avidgeek]

plus I found my special purpose (The Jerk reference) was way more fun.

+1. Gives new meaning to the term "Opti-grabbing" it.

 

[kcfreeloader]

Just keep saying to yourself, "correlation is not causation". True with this article as well as a lot of studies.

 

[Tripredacus]

I'm more of a 90s arcade gamer myself, but I don't recall it having any impact on my going to college.

I seem to remember the gaming impact during college for me involved skipping classes with my buddies to go play Starcraft in the computer lab.

 

[vintagegamer]

It may have had an impact on making me take a little longer than the average student to finish college, but I pulled it off.

My parents still think my transcript is as fake as Obama's birth certificate though.