South Africa: Gaming’s a lot more than fun and games

A quick disclaimer: I don’t play games. Well, not any longer. 

I wish I could say I gave them up for a nobler reason than I was about to flunk French and philosophy at varsity because Wolfenstein, Warcraft and Sim City — and not sex, drugs and clubbing — were keeping me up all night (and out of lectures). 

Turns out, not perpetually playing games paid off. I not only pulled up my marks but passed that year, had some fun, and the university refunded my academic fees. The…