The article http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2011/12/the-benefits-of-video-games/ shows people how there are multiple benefits to videogames. The author author’s purpose is to make an interesting article that people will read. ABC News’ goal is to get viewers so they have to come up with interesting topics to inform the people on. To get more viewers the information they present has to be true or else no one will watch a channel full of fake facts.
The author’s viewpoint on this topic is that videogames are a helpful tool that can help people learn, bond, and improve skill such as hand-eye coordination. In the beginning of the article the author even has a section “Opinion by Scott Steinberg”. The topic of the article is the same as his viewpoint.
Although the article is mainly about the author’s viewpoint the information is accurate and the site is a reliable source. Since ABC is a news channel the information has to be accurate so viewers will want to watch it. The author is very familiar with modern technology and is going to release a book series on parents guide on kids with games. The article was published just a month ago so the information is very new. Also the information presented about the games is extremely accurate and can be confirmed with any gamer such as myself.
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