Who said video games aren't worthwhile??

I just read a news release about the world's newest fastest computer that took 6 years to design by IBM and Los Alamos Engineers. I love this quote in the article:

"Some elements of the Roadrunner can be traced back to popular video games, said David Turek, vice president of IBM's supercomputing programs. In some ways, he said, it's "a very souped-up Sony PlayStation 3." "We took the basic chip design (of a PlayStation) and advanced its capability," said Turek.

Read the article here