Benefits of Video Games
Benefits of video games
Video games are widely overlooked or underestimated around the world world mainly because they are called games, but unfortunately people do not realize that it is similar to other games that people say are useful. For example, soccer started as a game so that people may enjoy playing together and improve their relationship with each other in addition to improve their teamwork. If we are to look at video games they have achieved the same purpose if not more. Video games is essentially sports for the brains where it continually stimulates the various areas of it, yet people still say that video games are bad influence or are harmful to a child 's growth. On the other hand the same people allow their children to stay glued in front of the television to watch different kinds of cartoons all day long. This causes a problem because unlike video games that are stimulating and engaging television shows are do not encourage any type of processing power in the children. While it is still possible that some video games share some of those characteristics , The majority of video games are not like that. Video games like most things that we know can be misused in various ways despite having many benefits. In addition, Is it possible to have video games contribute in the field of education.
Misuse of video games can come in various ways. First, playing for extended periods of times without breaks. This leads to many negative effects including reduced brain activity. Moreover, it also disturbs a person’s ability to concentrate properly. Insomnia is also a prime issue that can be caused by overplaying of video games. Sometimes this excessive playing becomes so bad it starts to take over a person’s own life. This can lead to some kind of addiction and like all other addiction it is neither helpful nor useful to the person instead it is like a time bomb waiting to go off.Another concern people are voicing concerning video games is that it is
Video games are widely overlooked or underestimated around the world world mainly because they are called games, but unfortunately people do not realize that it is similar to other games that people say are useful. For example, soccer started as a game so that people may enjoy playing together and improve their relationship with each other in addition to improve their teamwork. If we are to look at video games they have achieved the same purpose if not more. Video games is essentially sports for the brains where it continually stimulates the various areas of it, yet people still say that video games are bad influence or are harmful to a child 's growth. On the other hand the same people allow their children to stay glued in front of the television to watch different kinds of cartoons all day long. This causes a problem because unlike video games that are stimulating and engaging television shows are do not encourage any type of processing power in the children. While it is still possible that some video games share some of those characteristics , The majority of video games are not like that. Video games like most things that we know can be misused in various ways despite having many benefits. In addition, Is it possible to have video games contribute in the field of education.
Misuse of video games can come in various ways. First, playing for extended periods of times without breaks. This leads to many negative effects including reduced brain activity. Moreover, it also disturbs a person’s ability to concentrate properly. Insomnia is also a prime issue that can be caused by overplaying of video games. Sometimes this excessive playing becomes so bad it starts to take over a person’s own life. This can lead to some kind of addiction and like all other addiction it is neither helpful nor useful to the person instead it is like a time bomb waiting to go off.Another concern people are voicing concerning video games is that it is
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