The UK's Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, believes that video games are good for school kids as they can help in the study of science and mathematics.

Speaking at the Royal Society, Mr. Gove said that computer games could make education system more appealing to kids.

Mr. Gove cited mathematics professor Marcus Du Sautoy’s example to point up how computer games can be game changer.

Speaking on the topic, he said, "I am sure that this field of educational games has huge potential for maths and science teaching and I know that Marcus himself has been thinking about how he might be able to create games to introduce advanced concepts- such as non-Euclidean geometry.”

The education minister explained that when kids need to crack equations to obtain more bullets to kill the aliens in the games, it was amazing how promptly they learn.

The UK government is carrying out a National Curriculum Review and has already implemented some changes, like the English Baccalaureate that measures state schools’ kids’ performance across core academic subjects.

Mr. Gove has repeatedly stressed that education standards in the UK must rise to meet the mounting standards of educational achievement of the East Asian nations.