Whether Students Should Play Computer Games

In contemporary society, computer games are now becoming increasingly popular. But in the meantime, public debate has been going on in my country over whether students should play computer games or not. The term “computer games” refers to video games played on personal computers, which now have a variety of genres, such as online games, local area net work games and emulation games. This essay will argue that students should not play computer games. The reasons for this include the threat to students’ health from computer games, the waste of time and the alienation between people.

In the first place, playing computer games may pose a threat to students’ physical soundness as well as psychological well-being. Specifically, Common complaints found among children obsessed with games are eye strains, wrist, neck and back pains, etc. Specialists have confirmed that children who spend too much time playing computer games not only are easily susceptible to long terms problems like bad posture and RSI (repetitive strain injury), but it also causes a disequilibrium in their daily routine. Spending many hours in front of the monitor and not going out enough could also cause social problems thus resulting in them becoming shy and introvert. While it may be argued that it will not have much effect on their health if students do not spend excessive time on playing computer games, the proportion of those long terms problems mentioned above is undergo considerably higher.

Another argument that can be used to support the belief is that excessive time spent gaming could negatively impact on schoolwork. To start with, the aim of these computer games is to attract adolescence and they will do their utmost to add stimulating elements to fascinate young people. Thus, students tend to be obsessed with computer games, which will exhaust their energy, cost them a lot of time and distract them from studying. Although it could be argued that computer games can stimulate creativity of