My mom is a public school teacher and works with third grade students.

Compared with games, reality is disconnected.

Every game we play activates our brain, and it's the same brain we have in real life as we have in the game.

It seems like what happens when we play games is that we go into a psychological state called eustress, or positive stress. It's basically the same as negative stress in the sense that we get our adrenaline up, you know, our breathing rate quickens, our pulse quickens.

I don't want to be a saint; I just want to help people.

When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions.

Over time, the games we play can change how we think and what we're capable of. And it's easy to maximize the benefits so the changes are positive.