Video Games: Do the Advantages of Video Gaming Outweigh the Drawbacks?

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video games helps people reduce stress. Video games are rated, so everyone is able to select the one that is suitable for themselves. Spending a few hours playing game could be perfect for the relaxation.

Secondly, players can get a better way to study and the ability to coordinate hands and eyes. Unlike studying passively through media such as literature and television, video games have required interaction, which means they completely help players acquire knowledge. During the game, gamers have to solve many problems. They need to use the thinking skills to analyze and react to virtual rapidly. Therefore, educational games can change into the visual simulation, so that players could receive more in-depth information. According to CQ Researcher, playing fast action games will improve not only thinking skills but also the eye-hand coordination. Furthermore, doctor Kourosh Dini argues that one of the important parts in many games, especially online games that support many gamers interacting with others, is that gamers must be active at the same time and think about how to cooperate or compete. It may be a great way to help or to learn about people around.

Thirdly, video games are also known as the secondary education about history. According to Wainwright, A. Martin, who wrote “Teaching Historical Theory through Video Games” article, the potential of video games for teaching history is receiving increasing recognition. History in video games also introduces students to concepts and literature normally explored at the undergraduate honors and graduate levels. History professors often base their undergraduate content on theoretical frameworks, which they reserve for discussion in graduate seminars because they assume that undergraduate students will be unable or unwilling to comprehend and appreciate such complex ideas. There are a lot of historical game. According to Listogre newspaper and my personal experience, there is a historical game we should try at least one in our life. It is Age of Empires Series, which are a real time strategy games that focus on building our empire and advancing technologically. The main goal of this game is to gather resources to be able to build an army and advancing your technology to build a stronger army and then defeat your enemies.

Finally, gamers can active their imagination. Normally gamers are able to transform into an imaginary character. That might be a military general leading the soldiers on the battlefield, or a hero killing zombies to save the world. The ability to imagine that the game’s

stories bring is infinite. Players will have to put themselves in the situation that they could never imagine. and force themselves to find an appropriate strategy. While playing video games, human’s brain is forced to become more flexible in order to handle any situation. It somehow turns out to be a good sign because people can use every aspect of their brain in a relax and more enjoyable way.

In conclusion, although video games have downsides, the advantages of video gaming still outweigh the drawbacks. In my opinion, everyone needs to know clearly about advantages and disadvantages of video games in order to keep self-regulation, self-training and self-consciousness. Likewise, everyone could enjoy the fun of video games in a healthy way.

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