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Video games can have positive, therapeutic effects on players of all ages, especially those with mental or emotional problems. Games provide a chance to tune out the stresses of everyday life and decompress. Giving your mind time to rest is critical for emotional and mental well-being. Relaxation reduces the risk of heart problems and stroke, boosts memory, buffers against depression, and helps decision making. It even has physical health benefits, by suppressing

There's a lot of people in the world that think videogames are bad for your health. There might be some negative effects from playing video games but there is also some good effects from playing video games. Most people think videogames are just a waste of time or it'll harm your health. But then again most people are usually wrong and just say what they hear. Video games could actually help you get smarter or help you improve your eyesight. That is why I will be telling you about why videogames are good for health or help make your mind grow.

Understanding and action go together. We think more fluidly when an action is associated with a concept. Video games contain, joined together, both action and thought. This leads to a much better internalization and understanding of the game's subject matter. In a study done in Germany in 2008, participants were given a simple task to learn, such as Juggling. After about 12 weeks, these people showed a marked increase in the amount of grey matter in their brains. Further examination of these results revealed that it was, in fact, the act of learning coupled with the action that caused this increase, not simply the performance of the action itself. This suggests that games not only are excellent ways of teaching, they can have lasting beneficial effects on the health of the brain itself.

Video games are a elektronik just like Tv. Tv is different because you watch things instead of controlling. Video games like undertail, fnaf, and sister lactation can be inappropriate. My opinion is that videogames are bad for your brain. It's bad for your brain because of violence, inappropriate things,

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.

Everybody in this country plays video games almost every day. It does not matter what the age is, even though they are not young and have free time they would play video games and enjoy themselves. People and society says that through video games children’s and also some adults become more aggressive and violent. Video games are contributing the act of violence all over the world and they are thinking to stop video games for their benefit. The media makes false assumptions. They are not giving details of video games and missing the benefits of the video games. According to medical daily new research indicates that certain video games actually boost the brain power and improve strategic thinking. Unfortunately, our parents and society does not approve the use of video games and it has been decried by many parents and it creates destructive garbage. It also improves the cognitive flexibility which is the mental faculty of creative and lateral thinking. According to Ericson, “Our paper shows that cognitive flexibility, a cornerstone of human intelligence, is not a static trait can be trained and improved using fun learning tools alike gaming”.(Medical Daily) This is the necessary part of our human brain and it can be achieved by video games and other fun learning activities. There are many advantages just like these from playing video games. They should also look at the benefits and not just focus on the disadvantages. It also helps from

Action games like Halo 4 teach teenagers to react quickly in an attempt to beat the opponents, which in real life is a helpful tool because being able to act quickly when a real world problem occurs is seen as an asset by employers. In an article published online by Isabela Granic she states that: “The most robust effects on cognitive performance come from playing shooter video games… cognitive enhancements are likely a product of the visually rich three-dimensional navigational spaces and the fast-paced demands that require split-second decision making and acute attention to unpredictable changes in context”(Granic). Granic clearly describes that video games have been shown to improve cognitive skills which includes the ability to be able to make decisions very quickly and be able to respond to sudden changes. In

Ever since the first video game came out people have been inventing more and more realistic games and parents just keep on blaming games for the terrible decision their kids are making. In the book called From the Heart Land I found an interesting research finding published in Child Development “children seem to be able to process only one type of stimuli at a time.” This research finding just makes me think that games can be good because it helps their stimulus. First, we will talk about how games are not affecting the decisions the people are making. Second, we will talk about how playing games can benefit people. Finally, I will talk about serial killers that were affected by psychotic break down and not games.

Video games can train the human brain so it become strong and faster at thinking. Since video games have fast action paced content, they become a virtually gym for your brain. Also, because of the action in a game there are a lot of eye hand coordination and quick problem solving skills involved in playing a game. The article “Are video games bad for me?” says“... can improve eye-hand coordination, problem solving skills, and the mind’s ability to process information.” This quote shows the many quick skills one person can improve by playing video games such as eye hand coordination, problem solving skills and the mind’s ability to process information. The quick skills that are need to play video games can be practiced and learned by play video games. Considering this, the number of things video games can teach children are

Gamboa, Camille. "What Types Of Video Games Improve Brain Function?". EurekAlert!. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb.

The two most common negative aspects of video games are the physical and the psychological effects that it has on children. There are numerous bad effects of video games but it is the same with anything, too much of one thing is bad for you or so the saying goes. I will now look at both the physical and psychological negative effects of video games;

According to dana.org, “Well-designed video games are natural teachers.” (Gentile) They provide instant feedback and either punished or rewarded the player. In puzzle games, the player is to find a way to move past a certain level. If they fail, the game psych them up to try and get a better plan to past the level. This is not only an fundamental tool when it comes to playing games, but also very important in real world use when things are not working out. It's not only puzzle games that help the brain. Action games like the Battlefield franchise, can help the eye. A neuroscience study published by Nature shows that action video games improve the peripheral vision of the player. Games also encourages teamwork, helping players with collaboration skill essential to real life. There is more, but those are the most popular and well tested

In the article “Digital Game-Based Learning: It’s Not Just The Digital Natives Who Are Getting Restless” by Richard Van Eck he states “Games are effective not because of what they are, but because of what they embody and what learners are doing as they play a game”(4). That ties into what Zichermann discusses in his video How Games Make Kids Smarter because he explains the five different ways one can increase their fluid intelligence, which is the intelligence we use to problem solve. His list included, seek novelty, challenge yourself,

“Life is a video game. No matter how good you get, you are always zapped in the end” (“Video Game Quotes” 1). Over time researchers, psychiatrists, and parents have often wondered how damaging violent video games can be to the youth in society. This is an important matter to people with children in their personal lives or work environment. These games have become a large risk factor for aggressive behavior in children. Researchers have been saying that video games do affect adults as well; however, they have even more effect on younger brains in early development. Video games have negative effects on childrens’ behavior. Some effects that video games have are reduced academic performance, aggression, obesity, and emotional disorder.

Playing video games is among one of the favorite pastimes of many people around the world. Some play games to kill time with simple tasks found most commonly on the phone, while others play them to challenge their mind in the form of complex puzzles or to practice management skills, some play them to experience a sense of adventure that they just can’t find anywhere else, and many use them as a way to communicate or have fun with friends both near and far. Whatever the reason someone may have for playing video games, they may not think that games can have an effect on their brains. Some would say that playing video games can lead to negative effects such as harming the player’s cognitive skills or causing them to become much more violent than normal. Others would argue that playing video games quickens the minds of their players, leading to higher mental performance or an increased attention to detail. Thanks to this hotly debated controversy many studies have been conducted over the past years in order to settle the debate once and for all. So what effect can playing video games have on the cognitive skills of their players, and are these effects positive, negative, or somewhere in the middle?