How Do Video Games Affect Our Society

Video games have improved a lot since they were first introduced. They have also made a lot of impacts in our generation by making gamers more social, teaching children through educational video games, and how video games can improve our health. Furthermore, the articles show many different ways that proves that video games aren’t bad for you physically and emotionally. Since video games were introduced they have changed our society.

Video games have made an impact my generation by making gamers more social because in the article Elite Gaming, states that in past most the video games where single player now they’re mostly all multiplayer. Now they can play together. When they play together they can develop social skills with other people. They can also use the social skills in the real world. Now that they’re so social, they can partner up and compete in challenges. Now that electronics are more accessible

As stated in the text the author reveals,“Scientists have recently linked gaming with increased brain power, making better moral decisions and even physical fitness” (para 6) Therefore, with the research going on, the results say that video games may not be as bad as we may see it is. It increases brain power and helps people to choose the right decisions in life, games also increases memory power and the ability to stay focused. Additionally, “She found that the brain's prefrontal cortex actually grows thicker in people who play games.”(para 19) This explains that, prefrontal cortex is located in the front of your brain, it helps your brain develop emotional and behavioral functioning. So as we play video games it benefits our prefrontal cortex to grow thicker, which then develops emotional and behavioral functioning. In conclusion, we should understand that video games only gives us the benefits and that and we should not misjudge video