President Obama says games can fuel tech innovations  President
Obama's State of the Union took place this week, but a far less
publicized address was his first "Fireside Hangout" using Google
Plus. He fielded questions from the more tech-savvy crowd, and
at one point suggested that video games can help spur on
technical innovations by getting kids interested in the subject.
"Look at Mark Zuckerberg," Obama said (via VentureBeat). "I was
sitting next to him at dinner a couple of years ago, and he said
he taught himself programming primarily because he was
interested in games. If we set programs in high schools that
engage kids because they get it, they won’t be just sitting
there slouching in back of rooms while someone is lecturing.
"Given how pervasive computers and the internet is now, how
integral it is in our economy, and how fascinated kids are with
it, I want to make sure they actually know how to produce stuff
and not simply consume stuff," he continued.  The President
didn't outline any specific pl