Just when you were starting to think that nothing good, besides some serious carpal tunnel, would come of video games, The Federation of American Scientists has announced that video games can redefine education.

This must be a big deal, considering the Federation usually discusses issues such as nuclear weaponry and government secrecy.

After a year-long study, the group called for federal research to figure out how to use the addictive qualities of video games and incorporate them into schools.

The games, which are "second nature" to many children, help teach skills that are valuable to employers, such as team building and problem solving under duress.

(Of course, as the wife of a "gamer," I'm rolling my eyes at the thought of my husband problem solving while playing all his zombie games.)

I know they have some "educational" games for the younger set, a game called "Vtech" comes to mind. So what do you think? Should schools use video games as a teaching tool? Or are games something that should be kept to spare time only?