Learning and Motivation
Video games engage individuals in story lines and require their player to become proficient in complex and dynamic problem solving. They often require you to think outside the box and train individuals to seek multiple paths and exploring them fully. I question why we do not use HIGH QUALITY video games to teach every concept imaginable when they can serve as far superior means of teaching concepts--Indeed in a way that not only attaches greater personal meaning (stronger neural activity and more resilient memory) to the subject material but also provides internal motivation and learning both at the unique pace and will of the student. They also would serve excellently as alternatives (and again superior in form) to current standardized academic testing..
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A comment on Conversation: Too many ideas lead us to lack of focus and too many successful examples leave us rather frustrated (and/or envious!)
Though I understand your point, I think it is seriously flawed. The Renaissance was a time of many ideas too, and it seemed humanity gained a great deal from that period of time. Now we are in a state of constant renaissance and with the digitization and virtualization of literally anything growing more and more possible, we are seeing more people living their lives in virtual environments wherein all ego needs are satisfied.
This is not an excuse and should not be considered a viable complaint against TED. I actually find myself wondering if you are part of an obtrusive regime somewhere. Ideas make the world grow and its inhabitants evolve. Little children who grow up playing with digital devices are going to represent a new paradigm in consciousness as they learn the language of computers as quickly as they do human languages...they will build a world unlike any we have seen before it. But powerful, pathological people will do everything they can to fight it. The world is changing though...you will see...ideas are required to save us from the frightful oppression of out-dated economic mechanisms and governments, and brilliant people will not stop creating and inspiring others to create.