Why Video Games Are My Greatest Economic Mentors | Ric Tolentino | TEDxWhitneyHigh

Video games can simply be played for fun as mindless time-consumers. However, the virtual economy of video games, though often overlooked, may be one of the most effective teachers of the basic economic principles of supply and demand. Ric Tolentino attends Whitney High School in Cerritos, California. He spends most of his time playing video games with his friends. However, when he’s not playing games, he spends half the school-year with his school’s MUN program, and the other half as a member of the Volleyball Team, all the while being an active volunteer with Key Club. Ric believes these extracurriculars have granted him with speaking skills, compassion for others, and proper team-work mentality. Ric also enjoys tutoring kids who are having trouble in school, hanging out with his friends, and playing pick-up games of basketball. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx