Games have become part of our daily lives, and admit it or not, your day won't be complete without playing your favorite diversion However, parents need to keep an eye on their children while playing games. Yes, game addiction may not be as harmful as alcohol or drug addiction but game addiction is still a type of addiction. Today, almost everyone has their own personal computer and video consoles. Children today are more attached to games compared to television. The Internet provides them with thousands of games to choose from and can vary from educational, to developing problem solving skills, and even becoming a criminal. Although this is just a play, our children still need proper guidance when it comes to violent recreations.
Aside from violence, another disadvantage of being addicted to games is that they are becoming very addicted to games up to the point that they will even skip school just to play their favorite match. Some people will even skip meals just to play, which we all know is not good for one's health. The recent world health survey shows that the number of obesity is increasing exponentially and the number one reason for this is gaming. People who are too attached with games forget about their health, they stop exercising and eat junk foods while playing. The worst part is, some people are too addicted with this recreation that they forget about the difference of real life and in-game life, and this is the result why there are children who are performing "out of this world" acts .
In yet another negative effect of video game is the involvement that comes with this entertainment joint. Most kids who take part in video games get their minds carried away by the games. Research shows that, too much concentration of the vide o games gets a better part of the children's mind and they cannot think of something else apart from the movies. This is to mean that, even when being talked to by the parents; children cannot concentrate on anything else. The concentration on the video games has resulted to some children even forgetting their responsibilities and other important activities such as singing, skating among others. What exists in their life is nothing else but video games. In some cases, children have even forgotten doing their assignments at the expense of video games.
In addition,although video games have certain advantages, studies have shown some negative effects too. Various research studies have shown a relation between aggressive behavior and playing video games that have violence in them. Indulging in games that have a lot of shooting and killing is said to increase the emotion of anger in children, leading to aggressive behavior in real life. Further, as their act of violence is rewarded in the world of gaming, they may become motivated to repeat it in real life. These games hook the children to their consoles as repetitive playing and winning boosts their morale. They start feeling that shooting and killing are normal and do not even feel guilty about beating or clobbering siblings or peers.There is also said to be a direct correlation between poor academic performance and playing video related games. Studies have shown that some children spend a lot of time playing games, thus ignoring their studies, resulting in poor scores at school.
As conclusion, I believed that playing video games brings negative impact to all of us playing video games will bring effects for us especially for those new generation . We should have self-control when using computer to avoid this habit and prevent from hooked to video gamesVideo games affect us mentally and also physically. However, if you can control yourself, video games can be beneficial to you as long as you do not excessively involve in the games.
Written by,
Angelia
Methodist Boys' School
Angelia
Methodist Boys' School
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