People skills with video games

So I read this article that says video games are used to help people skills. To be perfectly honest I had trouble believing this at first. When I was younger a kid would play video games when they were alone and bored. It used to be something that very few people would take part in and even less would do socially. The place to develop people skills was either outside with the rest of the kids or at school. Never video games or anything like that. It really makes sense now though. When you think about it most games are multiplayer now so more than one person can play at once, unlike popular games of the past. Games are also now found online where you can communicate with other people via forums or a headset. It is quite interesting how video games evolved from a solitary pastime to a social activity. Personally I do not play many video games, because I am involved with many different organizations and have trouble finding the time, but when I do play video games I enjoy playing ones that I can play with other people. I do like to play Halo when I can. I am not very good but it is fun being able to play a social game. I think that is how video games have become a social activity. It is much more enjoyable being able to work together to accomplish a goal than to work alone to do it. I do not enjoy playing Halo by myself but in a small group I find it beyond enjoyable and quite relaxing.