The Pros And Cons Of Video Games

Some people believe that video games are officially bad for the person who is playing. Likewise, some people think that video games are pointless and somehow useless. “Video games can rot your brain.”(Anonymous). This was said by someone who is against video games. However, people do not think deeply into what video games have of pros on the person who is playing. They are just blaming video games that contain violence and exaggerate about the bad consequences on the player regardless of the good side of the video games. And these argues are phenomenon in our society. However, Video games do develop teenagers and kids’ minds and give them some skills and also teach teens good values. They do not rot their brains.

One main reason for this argument is that people thing that video games are just waste of time and it cannot give mental development. “Video games can rot your brain” (Anonymous). This was said by one of the people who think that video games are useless for mental development. Video games have more advantages than you think. Video games can give the player many skills like multitasking and develop concentration. Likewise, hand eye coordination skill. For example, in action video games,the character will be running and shooting the enemy at the same time. So here, the player needs to concentrate at the character’s position and the target while the character is running. All these things need a lot of concentration and coordination with the brain to get a reaction with the fingers and eyes movements. This can help developing visual attention. However, studies show that adults who play these kinds of games are somewhat related to better surgical skills. Studies show that people who play video games can make their decisions m...

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...om a blink to a blink and this would cause him “dry eyes”. These are some examples that demonstrate that video games do not grant a good physical health to the gamer.

To conclude, Video games do develop teenagers and kids’ minds, give them skills and also teach teenagers some good values. Therefore, they do not rot brains. These are important reasons why video games are useful. Video games are very useful devices to be used in free time. It can entertain and educate whoever is playing at the same time. Also it grants mental developments which are really amusing. As a recommendation video games are really useful for children, teenagers and even adults. It is useful for adults because a study shows that video games can decrease depression and stress. However, Video games can grant bad physical health if someone plays for long terms, so moderation is really important.