Photo by Will Foster (cc) http://flic.kr/p/4nYqLMI happened upon the account of a soldier who shares the story of how his favorite old video games helped him through the hard times he fell on when he returned from deployment.  As he mentions in his piece, he is not alone in finding life saving comfort in video games.  Gamessavedmylife.com chronicles instances of the positive developmental and emotional effects of videogames in the lives of game players.