The truth of video games
Convincing people that video games are not going to ruin the lives of the next generation may be a challenging task. People believe that anything new is probably evil, therefore video games are evil. Skeptics believe that video games ruin our children minds and bodies because children are physically inactive while playing them; however, people don't realize the mental activities that video games engage. In comparison, video games require much more activity then watching TV. At least children have to think about how to solve a problem or decide what to do next when they are playing video games. Watching TV provides no brain stimulation at all.Parents without knowledge of video games, blame video games for their children's obesity, and think video games corrupt the mind. It is true that children who play video games probably aren't as healthy that children who go out and play football are. However, I wouldn't say video games are making them obese. I think we can attribute overweight children to other factors, but parents would probably argue that junk food and soda have nothing to do with it. The more popular arguments are that video games corrupt the mind with violence and playing them ke
eps children away from studying. Children never studied long before video games were around. On the other hand, violence is a valid argument. I agree that all the violence probably doesn't do much for children's mental health, but violence can be found in TV, books, live theatre and even in the schoolyard. Children and adults both desire violence and that is why most video games have violence in them. People are already desensitized to violence and it's not video games' fault. Parents are the only people who can prevent children from viewing violence. Video games do have a rating system, which makes it easy for parents to control the amount of violence their children view. Video games exercise the mind with complex puzzles and detailed games, which can provide useful information about the real world. One popular game is Tetris, where the object is to fit pieces together before they fall to the floor. This game constantly tests how quick you can think and how smart you are. Another is Myst, where the player has to figure out who did what to move further into the game. In a game like this players have to use their problem solving skills and analyzing skills to beat the game. There are thousand of games like these that make the players smarter. How could people say video games corrupt the mind when these games make the mind more active than school, where half the class sits there brain dead while a teacher le
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