The educational potential is virtually untapped, especially since gamers tend to test very high in math and language, and can even be used to overcome certain learning disabilities.

Seen it, done it. They teach problem solving and a variety of other skills.

Emotional context is only one part of the whole equation.

In a word, he's absolutely right.

This is truly absurd. The authors of these books, MANY of them women, love the covers. As do many of the fans. And this is no more ludicrous than some of the ones featuring bare chested males in various poses. Do some of these covers irritate me? Some. Not all. What bothers me is the ones that feature a an allegedly kickass heroine with arms like supermodels. They look like they'd get whooped by Dorothy's scarecrow. THAT bothers me. This? Not so much.