Now aside from the role of video games in socialzing our children and the fear that their racey content may infuelnce their development there are other concerns. Since video games are geared mostly towards boys, do then boys reap the benefits of this by being socialized towards computer literacy. That is at least the assertion made by this article:

http://fubini.swarthmore.edu/~WS30/WS30F2000/compvideo.html

This source is a little older and cites information mostly from the 90's but t brings up an interesting point of both economic significance and important social significance; targeting the female market in video games. Doing so can not only be profitable but also it is argued that it can help bridge the technology gap between the genders.