Be A Gamer Save The World Summary

The increasing popularity of video games has raised some concern in society. The question as to whether or not this concern is justified has been raised a multitude of times. However, it is reasonable to believe that video games’ impact on society is not a negative one as there are many beneficial aspects to gaming, there is no solid proof of issue with video games, and they are enjoyable.

“Be a Gamer, Save the World,” written by Jane McGonigal, is an article found in the Norton Reader 14th Edition. Video game critics are often quick to dismiss playing video games as brain numbing and a waste of time. McGonigal challenges critics of video games by discussing the benefits of playing video games. She makes a valid point by stating that video games make players more optimistic and help create better social bonds. These emotions can encourage people to desire working for the betterment of the world. McGonigal believes we can solve some of the world’s most difficult issues with the use of video games. The author makes a valid point, especially considering the advancements in technology and the

According to the article “Be a Gamer, save the world” by Jane McGonigal, in the world, we are living in, games are able to be the main element in answering to the challenges of the real world. Although, there are some people who think that playing a game is the waste of time and make mind to not work normally. There are quite a lot of people in the world that they are spending a lot of money and time for playing video games. It doesn’t mean those people who are playing games don’t care about real life and they don’t have any work to do, but they have jobs, children, parents and they are students in schools. Also, they have other life responsibilities to care about. There are some great points in the games that are beneficial for players.

They also enhance abilities such as driving at night in addition to hand eye coordination ability. Obvious benefits are creativity, faster decision making skills and sensitivity to details. Faster reflexes are the cause of first person shooting games while puzzle games help with memory, concentration and pattern recognition. Gamers playing real playing shooting games have been proven to make choices six times a second which is four times faster than most people and also, Hotz mentions that gamers that play games more frequently can can may attention to two more things at a time than normal people. On the contrary, violent games tend to make people feel more comfortable about violence and aggressiveness thus increasing aggressive behavior. Also, playing too much can socially isolate a player as well as keep then in their own little world where the fantasy is more important than reality. Health disorders can occur as well such as bad posture, obesity or even video induces seizures.

From the past till now, video game never loses its popularity, from Gameboy to Wii, and from NDS to LOL, millions and billions of people are obsessed with this imaginary world. Some of the video games are created for educational purpose, however, most are created for the people who wants to escape from reality. “In a national Harris Poll survey of 1,178 American youths (ages 8-18), ISU Assistant Professor of Psychology Douglas Gentile found nearly one in 10 of the gamers (8.5 percent) to be pathological players.” ("Figure 2f from: Irimia R, Gottschling M (2016) ") Not only the statistic shows the high rate of addiction towards video games, terrible consequences of the addictions are more than enough to be served. For example, an extreme case of an Chinese kid called Xioyi suicide because he lose in one of his game on December 27, 2004; where he left a note that said he wanted “to join the heroes of the game he worshiped.” Video game has the potential to ruin a person’s life, as well as their family, or even the

“Just One More Game” by Sam Anderson is an article about the history of gaming and how it relates to reality. Throughout the text, Anderson argues how destructive, yet self-improving gaming can be to us. He supports his analysis on games by going to show how heavy video game usage can lead to obesity and shorter attention spans in children because they get so distracted by the games. Anderson is trying to make us aware of what videogames can do to our brains. He also wants us to understand that while video games can be a great experience for the brain, we need to learn how to play video games at a reasonable time and not just to distract us from our everyday life.

The unusual hidden away nature of video gamers does have a severe emotional impact on their ability to function as productive humans. According to Document A, the teenager Steve has morphed into a lazy and alienated individual. He often avoids communication and has no real friends (Document A). “Steve plays at least 60 to 70 hours every week…”(Document A). This is all caused by his fascination with a virtual world in which he can be the best and respected by other players. Steve seeks his validation from invisible people, rather than forming healthy relationships with family and peers (Document A). His blurred sense of reality displays just how dangerous this, at first, casual pastime can become. The internet is also a quick way to communicate with people all over the world. While this can be confused as a positive way to connect with people it may actually isolate the person more. Looking back on a previous example of alienation, the person chatting may be hurting themselves by becoming consumed by a fictional world. With an increase in cyberbullying (Document B) it may also be a serious concern to parents and school districts. Constant connection with people has never seemed so lonely, until

possibilities for movement in this space?" Video games contribute to the stimulation of the mind

Side effects of video games number just about as many types of video games that people play. In Lisa Weber’s article “Positive Effects of Video Games on Children,” she states several benefits that children obtain when they play video games. Some of these advantages include the areas of social development, education, and an emotional outlet. As a result, Lisa clearly displays her stance on the positive side of the opinions of video games. However, electronic gaming contains a voluminous amount of pernicious effects. When young adults and children partake in video games, they come across numerous experiences that could have a negative influence on their lives.

As a starter, playing video games for a long time causes tension in the neck, hands and elbow. This happens from sitting all the time and in the same position for many hours, using only hands, wrists, fingers, and elbows to work the control. According to Joseph Green in Video Games and Physical Health, “Some people play video games for too long. This tension and repetition can strain body parts such as the neck, wrist, or elbow. The strain can cause pain.” This argument is relevant because when people, and especially children, don’t know about the damage caused by being so long in the same position,

Have you ever wondered why people enjoy playing video games? Players often find video games to be fun and exciting. But there’s a downside. Many adults assume that video games are harmful to the player, but that’s not necessarily true. Most people don’t understand that playing video games also comes with many benefits. We need to change how the world targets video games as always being “harmful”. Although, many people think video games are harmful, video games have positive effects on people in terms of perceptual tasks, having great educational potential, and improving problem-solving skills.

In this research paper, I will be talking about video games and how they are affecting people. 97% of teens in the U.S play video games and studies have shown that children tend to show more empathy and helpfulness in their daily lives when they play video games. This paper will not only talk about random things, but it will talk about the positive and negative affects of video games. Video games are changing the people in this world today, but their changing them in positive and negative ways and video games are helping with many different things.

Many young children and teenagers have heard their mother’s incessant plead to get away from the screen and to go outside or pick up a book for once instead. The urge to play “just one more level” before starting that homework or doing those chores can be quite distracting. But are video games really as awful as Mom exclaims or as brutal as those TV ads depict? It turns out that video games can have a strong impact on participants’ lives in both positive as well as negative ways.

All that is required is just skillfully managing the keyboard. Computer life is so exciting, that sometimes people are not concerned so much on events that occur in reality, as on what is happening in the virtual world. Where, by passing different levels and achieving any success, player feels how great and powerful he is. With each passing day, the video game industry progresses, giving us the better opportunity to fully enjoy the scene. The purpose of this essay is to prove that video games bring more harm than benefits to children. Firstly in this essay, negative effects will be considered, after that it will review benefits of video games, and finally give recommendations to parents, how not to allow games to negatively influence their children.

Nowadays, video games have become a huge part of our society, many people especially kids play video games for hours, in fact, according to Rachel Barclay the percentage of kids who play video games in the United State is approximately 90% (7/16/2017). Surprisingly, not only kids, but also many adults play video games. However, many people say that video games can be beneficial for kids because it can teach them some valuable skills such as thinking critically, making great strategies and cooperating with others, for instance, a game called “League Of Legends” players work together and set strategies in order to dominate their opponent and take down the enemy team’s objects and win the game. Some schools also use another kind of video games in classes to enhance students’ enthusiasm and coopration by making a competitive game for example “Kahoot” a teacher can make a quiz full of multiple choice questions that contain the content he taught then the students challenge each other by exhibiting their understanding about a specific subject. Video games are sometimes beneficial for kids, but it also has many negative effects. Indeed, many people believe that video games can be dangerous for several reasons such as make people have weak relationship, health problems, and increase violence.