In our society, video games and video game players have been stigmatized in a way that, in my experience as a high school gamer, is almost entirely false.
Certainly, video games aren’t perfect. Franchises such as Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty create a bad name for the industry due to their explicit content. Other games such as League of Legends are notorious for their hostile communities. If that is your sole frame of reference, I can understand why, as a parent or a non-gamer, it might be hard to find value in video games.
Perhaps you’ve never interacted with today’s video game technology.