A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Video games typically use additional means of providing interactivity and information to the player. Many of the video games has been created as the technology has advanced gradually in our life. According to the statistics, video game was loved by the young people especially the man.

Most of the students willing to spend their time for playing video game over 8 hours per day even until the dawn. They will feel tired and sleepy in the class when teacher are teaching because they have sacrifice their sleep time to playing computer games. So, this is the reason why students will neglect their studies. Because of the video games, they lose interest in studies so their result will drop obviously. Besides that, the students may suffer from Insomnia as they have stay up all night in the long time.

On the other hand, video games can rob you of real life experiences. Instead of taking a trip, mountain hiking or hanging out with buddy at shopping mall, gamers spend their time in a virtual reality. The only pictures that come from video games are screenshots, and the memories that are created from playing those games. When a gamer who like to play a violence game, they will actually lose their real identity in the life! There are many case happening recently as the gamers loss of control and kill someone they do not like in their life.

Besides that, playing video games will cause many impact of health in our daily life. Our eyes may get damage if we play video games in a long period of time. The problem occurs by looking at a screen too long, especially if gamers are playing a hand-held game that they hold close to their face. The eyes need to look at more things than what are up close.  In addition to that, overuse injuries to the hand can be caused by repeatedly pressing buttons on a computer or video game controller especially the game that requires the player to press a button with their thumb risks injury to the thumb’s extensor tendon.

As a conclusion, playing video games bring many disadvantages to us.  As a teenagers, we can take part in the activities in our school for spending our time in a right things. Gamer, lets stop playing video game so we can enjoy in our real life experiences without it!

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THE PROS OF VIDEO GAMES

THE PROS OF VIDEO GAMES

Nowadays,video games have become more popular and become more common compare with computer games.Video games can be play by teenager or adult,but the computer games just have male teenager to play.Some parents that they scare their children play video games until forget to do homework or o revision so they will limit their children when their children play video games.But computers are the most important tools of modern society, why would they limit their children to play with them?I strongly agree that playing video games has pros more than cons if we know to control ourself.

   Firstly,video games can help children who are ill or have injuries. Absorption in a game distracts the mind from pain and discomfort. Many hospitals are encouraging children and others undergoing painful treatments to play games.Many medical departments are using computer games as a form of physiotherapy. Games help people who are recovery from physical injuries gain motor skills and coordination too.when public holiday or school holiday,the children can play video games at home to train their brain can be thinking fastly make their to more active.This can help them to have a good memory.

 

   Secondly,video and computer games can help children gain self confidence and many games are based on history, city building, and governance and so on. Such games indirectly teach children about aspects of life on earth.PBS supports video game learning, and has just launched 40 educational games for kids ages two to eight to improve language and math skills as players have to move at a great speed along with the heroes of the game. It’s not just “educational” games that are useful for instructing, either--teachers in both high school and colleges have turned to games to supplement their teaching plans, using games as diverse as Minecraft, Portal, and World of Warcraft. And both the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Army Intelligence Center have used video games for training personnel in critical thinking skills.Many games improve language and math skills as players have to move at a great speed along with the heroes of the game.Through playing video games,it can help children to know more extra knowledge that they cant learn from teacher or textbook.

   Beside that,Video games can even offer an avenue for physical fitness, as contradictory as that probably sounds. Not all games are couch potato fodder. All three of the major gaming consoles now have motion control options (the Wii, PlayStation Move for the PlayStation 3, and Kinect for Xbox 360) which encourage players to, well, get off their butts. Then there are games and accessories like Wii Fit and Dance Dance Revolution that also motivate players to burn some calories.

 

   As a conclusion, playing video games is a good activity for us to relax ourself when we are tired,but we must know how to control ourself and playing in a right way,if not,this will change to a bad habit in our life.

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                                                                                          Jesslyn Lee

The Cons of playing video games

  Nowadays videos game have become part of the common activities for child as well as adult.Often we  hear about issues related to the ill effects of this kind of technology, be it the excessive violence,gender stereotyping or the preference of staying indoors instead of playing outside.The negative effects may strongly harm their mind become violence.Soon,they will choose staying at home playing video games instead of going outside carry out activity with friends.Video games has bring disadvantages to the players that addicted to it.In my opinion,we will carry bad effects by playing video games.
  First and foremost, youngster addicted in video games and they do not want to go to school,do not eat properly and do not exercise enough.This could cause them body problem and health problem such as fever,headache and easy tired.Some of them play video games until midnight while the next morning,they have to go to school .Therefore,they feel sleepy and boring during lesson.In Addition,they would choose not going to school because they are powerless to study in school and that will make their result drop rapidly.
  Some people may think that video games are actually good especially among teenagers because some games need critical decision or requires the gamer to think out of the box. This encourages better decision making in a short period of time and a more functional or creative way of solving problems. However, these aspects are hidden nowadays by the distractive elements such as violence and sexual aspects. Violence is found in most of the video games like DotA (Defense of the Ancient) or Street Fighter which will ‘brain wash’ the mind of teenagers about the pros and cons of fighting. These teenagers will tend to have a mindset about fighting among friends is the best solution to all problems. This will eventually increase the cases regarding bullies in school and domestic violence. In addition, sexual aspects are also spreading like wild fire in the latest video games or online games. This will increase the intentions of the gamers towards sex especially among male gamers and thus it will increase sexual abuse or rape cases in the country.
  Video games are also known to be a serious distraction towards students. Students who are addicted to video games tend to forget or ignore their education and thus perform badly in their studies. These are caused by the various types of video games which provide excitement and satisfaction to students who faced stress in their studies. Younger generation prefers things that are fun and simple to learn compared to boring and complicated knowlegde which will only make them tensed up. The success in the game will make them proud and thus forgetting about the importance of education in their lives. This causes them to slack in their studies. 
  Therefore, video game is a threat to all generations without any limit. The older generations are supposed to be the role model to all younger generation because they do not get affected by video games in the past and thus making them successful in life. This will encourage more teenagers to stay away from the addictive video games which will only fail them in life. In conclusion, playing video games is not a good habit and should be less promoted to the authorities especially towards the teenagers to ensure a better and healthier lifestyle in the upcoming generation.  






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the pros and cons of playing computer games

For several years, computer debate has extended to computer games many of which include addiction, behavioral problems, school performance, and how parents are monitoring their children. Technology has improved from generation to generation and young children are into what we call computer games . There are advantages and disadvantages of playing computer games but the disadvantages of playing computer games seem to outweigh the advantages. This is why we must monitor what computer games and how long the young people are playing .

Most of all, people get hooked on to playing computer games so much that they tend to lose interest in other more important things like studies. It is shown that children play an average of seven or eight hours per week playing computer games. Computer games are one of the main factors why students neglect their studies. In addition to that, looking at the computer screens without resting the eyes for long periods of time, will spoil our eyesight.

Computer games are actually a waste of time as players do not look like they gain anything from the many hours spent by pressing the buttons on the keyboard. Another problem is that the market is flooded with new and more sophisticated games and players are never able to satisfy themselves as each victory fuels another urge for a new challenge.

The advantages that are evident in playing computer games are that you will eventually know more about the computer software and hardware as each game will have its individual problem and this will have to be solved through knowing the use of computer software and hardware. Playing computer games will also result in the understanding of computer slang  which would otherwise confuse the mind of a non-player. One more advantage would be that our fingers will grow accustomed to pressing buttons on the keyboard as we gradually become better in our skills at the computer games. Also stand a chance to play sports with professionals on their team that will improve hand eye coordination, stretch imagination or problem solving, think strategically, balance economy, and really just improve skills in a way that is entertaining.

Computers games tend to distract children from more important things like homework and social activities or sun light. Thats why disadvantages of playing computer games seem more than the advantages. But every coin has its two sides, we should make use of most of the advantages instead of its disadvantages.

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                                                                                                                   Kim Kee
                                                                                                        Methodist Boys' School

playing video games good or bad?

Nowadays video games have become a very common mode of recreation for children as well as adults. Often we hear about issues related to the ill effects of this kind of technology, be it the excessive violence, gender stereotyping or the preference of staying indoors instead of playing outside. Yes, there definitely exists some major ill effects of this invention but the other side of the story cannot be ignored completely. I partially agreed that playing video  games  has  pros and cons that we can considered .

I am sure that playing video games are fun and interesting  for children as well as adults. It is scientifically proven that playing these games actually improved the ability of problem solving and logic skills. They are training their thinking skills to build up strategies  and  analytical thinking abilities. In the fast growing technology , there are more games are invented . The adventure games, puzzles , riddles trigger the brain to think unusually and come up with out of the box ideas. They have the ability to react fast enough to a situation that they faced. By doing this , they trained their brain to adapt fast to collect any information.

Besides that, playing video games  enhanced  the level of  hand-eye coordination . For instance , surgeons who indulge in video games are less susceptible to commit errors than those who doesn’t. Sports have always been regarded as the best way to improve hand-eye coordination, but recently it has been proven that videogames may improve it just as much, if not more than sports. A recent study has shown that video game improved surgeon's hand-eye coordination enough that it was recommended that surgeons play a specially developed videogame before surgery in order to "warm up." The study found that surgeons who played video games for at least three hours a week made 37 percent fewer mistakes and performed the procedure 27 percent faster than those who did not play video games at all.They really have to move fast to overcome hurdles in these games. The zest to win the game will make them to strive for best   against their opponents. However , the point still remains that the time restriction has to be imposed on the video games.

On the other hand, video games also has it negative side as mention earlier .  Children tend to be more aggressive  behaviour in socialising with others.P laying video games that have violence  make them to imitate the characters that they played in the games. They seems  not bothering advice by others.  Games involving shooting and killing are the one rise  the emotion of anger in them. The anger actually will be shown to others even for small matters.They tend to behave like gangsters and start to fight for small matters.In today's world many people all around the globe are becoming video game addicts. They play everything of games starting from arcade games to 3D action games, PSP and Xbox 360 platform games. Some of them are very much violent in nature. And they depict lot of blood in the games. So the problem here is these violent video games really changing the younger generation's mind and affecting their overall behavior

Computer and video games are popular pastimes for many Australian children, but very little research has been done on how these games affect children’s health. It may be appropriate to look at research studies into the health effects of watching television because computer or video games, like television, involve no physical activity.Research shows that adults who work at computers for long periods of time are prone to a range of muscle and joint problems that can cause back pain, neck pain and headache. Eyes that are focused at the same distance point for lengthy periods of time become fatigued. Symptoms include blurry vision and headache.
The sedentary nature of playing electronic games could also increase the risk of developing muscle and joint problems such as back and neck pain and headaches. While computer or video games are fun and offer benefits such as improved spatial awareness, parents should keep in mind that moderation is the key to minimising any health risks.

 As  a conclusion , playing video games actually have positive and negative effects.  I t  depends how an individual get benefit from and don’t dig their own hole. The best to handle this is via parental guidance . parents should keep a close eye on their children on playing video games since  paying it definitely fun and entertaining and also relieving tension. However, too much indulgence can lead to addiction.

                                                                                                                               WRITTEN BY,

                                                                                                                           FARZANA ZAITON

Video Games Is Good

Video Games Is Good

Video games are a ubiquitous part of today's world, being the more preferred leisure activity for more people, including youths and adults. There is also a rising trend of movies being converted into video games to target a wider audience. For instance, the Matrix the video game, was released together with the film, Matrix Reloaded. Well, what does video games means? According to Oxford’s dictionary , video games is a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a monitor or other display. As far as I concern, I think that playing video games is a boon but not a bust to generation nowadays because invention of video games had offer the potential to foster creativity,  increase children' s self-confidence and also develop children’s  skills in problem-solving.

First and foremost, a creative atmosphere like video games is required in order to foster children’s creativity. For example, a video games which named The Sims Socials . A player is required  to design their own character; create their house and they are given an opportunity to develop their creativity at the same time. And another perfect examples is uDraw, a peripheral for Nintendo Wii  by video game company THQ ; uDraw connects to the game console and acts as a drawing tablet for kids. Besides, there are a handful of games for Wii that allow kids to use uDraw to interact with the games' characters and situations, as well as play with each other and will thus foster children’s creativity with the help of video games.

Moreover, one of the best ways to Build Self-confidence in kids and adults is through games that foster teamwork. This is because games and fun activities can act as ice-breakers, especially during parties or other social gatherings and get-together's. And let’s get an incident as an examples, children who tend to be timid could often use a good laugh during play times with other kids and family members. Get a word from Mark Twain , "To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence." Thus, self-confidence really play an important role among generation at this 21^st century and it should be foster and develop among children nowadays.
 

Furthermore , one’s can develop his or her ‘s skills in problem-solving by playing video games.For examples, puzzle. It's already been proven that puzzle games work wonders on developing problem-solving skills because they require logic, strategy, pattern recognition, sequence solving and word completion. In addition, while this genre of casual games challenges your skills in logic, these games also have the ability to add a time-pressure element which helps players think through situations while under duress. And, according to a report on MSNBC.com, the Federation of American Scientists believes that video games - that old nemesis to parents and educators - can actually help teach the skills that employers want, including analytical thinking, team building, multitasking and problem-solving under duress.

In a nutshell, playing online games  is like playing at your own risk. You need to know when to play and when to stop. Allowing kids to play for longer hours will not only affect their eyes but also deteriorates their career. Last but not least ,I would like to repeat my stand that is playing video games had brings many benefits to human beings besides it’s disadvantages and it’s depend on how you use it in the correct way!

     Written by

Loke See Yee

 

pros of video games

Pros of video games

                     Addiction to video games has become a nuisance among the society, especially the young generation. Youngsters nowadays are getting hooked to video games and tend to forget more important things in their life. However, we cannot deny that playing video games also has good effects on youngsters.

                    Video games can be good for the family. Oftentimes we feel that they are not because video games in the media are portrayed as violent and aggressive. A recent study found that a curriculum that involves digital media such as video games could improve early literacy skills. For example, young children who participated showed increases in letter recognition and sound association with letters. These also help them to understand the basic concept to learn something new.

                     Moreover, video games also help us to process information much faster. While we are playing video games, in order to win, our brain will think and react fast. This will indirectly improve our fundamental abilities to reason and solve problems in any matter. In fact, research showed that video game players perform 10 percent to 20 percent higher in terms of thinking and understanding ability than non-game player. Playing certain video games can also improve hand-eye coordination. This will also help us to enhance split-second decision making and even develop auditory ability.

                    In addition, video games can also be beneficial in our future career. Most of the career nowadays is influenced by the technology. Therefore, skills learnt while playing video games as well as mobile games will undoubtedly be very valuable to the young generations. The success of video games demonstrates that games can teach higher-order thinking skills such as strategic thinking, problem solving and execution.

                   Other than that, when we are stressed or tensed up with something, we usually exercise to reduce them. Similarly, video games can also reduce stress. For example, when we are facing examination pressure, we can play video games to relax our mind. This can also be a brain booster to us. After playing video games, our mind is usually fresh and relaxed.  As a result, we can be stress-free and study well.

                   Finally, playing video games is not a negative activity. Even though video games can be a disadvantage, it also benefits us in many ways. Therefore, youngsters should use video games in a right way to avoid negative issues.

-Sharnmuga Priya-

Video games is good

Video games is good

The future of entertainment revolves around technology. Video games are widely known as an excellent source of entertainment, are a ubiquitous part of today’s world. Playing video games is being become the more preferred leisure activity for more people, including youths and adults. In the modern century, the term  “ video games” actually includes video games, computer games and hand-held electronic games. What are you think about playing video games ? In my opinion, we will obtain many advantages by playing video games.

First and foremost, One of the most obvious health benefits of modern gaming is physical, thanks to the creation of Wii and its exergaming offerings. The International Sports Sciences Association confirmed that such games are effective at getting kids off the couch and increasing their heart rates, a far cry from the stereotype that all gamers are obese oafs. Seniors seeking gentler exercise can play Wii fit, for example, to maintain their health, which is why many senior residences contain the gaming system.

Besides, Children are more exposed to video games nowadays while they are still in school. There are several schools that make use of the medium of video games in order to help the children to have better knowledge and understanding of the subjects that they are being taught. In fact, it is being considered as one of the most popular methods of teaching nowadays simply because there are a few games that help the children to improve their creativity and imagination.

Video games can be used for the specific purpose of advancing learning. A study conducted at the University of Kansas found they can impart specific knowledge. Researchers administered tests to three different groups, one of which prepared using a PowerPoint lecture and two of which prepared using a video game. Of course, the latter two groups demonstrated better knowledge retention. The advantage of using video games in this case may have been the mere fact that it requires active engagement of the mind, as opposed to almost thoughtlessly looking over slides.

On top of that,comforting people with depression also one of the benefit we can obtain by playing the video games. As with any mind-consuming activity that you thoroughly enjoy, gaming can serve as some what of an antidepressant. In the case of Bejeweled, a puzzle game in which players move gems into rows based on their colors, a study indicated that participants experience improved mood and heart rhythm from a session of play. Essentially, it helps people unwind and relax as if they're working on a crossword puzzle — something that certainly isn't viewed as an unhealthy activity.

In a nutshell, video games are wonderful sources of entertainment that come in all kinds of forms. So,video games can be played by any generation because they will get benefits from it. So older generation shall act as role model to involve in playing video games so younger generation will become a successful person in the future.

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                                                                                                                               Wong Man Yau   

“Adam, finish up your homework first! Stop facing the computer the whole day! “

The dialogue is becoming very common among mothers nowadays and it has turned into a serious matter that worries the authorities as well. What is the subject that is becoming so crucial and needs to be taken action before it turns even worse?. The answer is video games. Video games are intially contributing to critical thinking and better vision among video gamers. However, video games in this 21st century are now full of violence and sexual aspects, it also distracts teenagers from education and causes obesity.

Some people may think that video games are actually good especially among teenagers because some games need critical decision or requires the gamer to think out of the box. This encourages better decision making in a short period of time and a more functional or creative way of solving problems. However, these aspects are hidden nowadays by the distractive elements such as violence and sexual aspects. Violence is found in most of the video games like DotA (Defense of the Action) or Street Fighter which will ‘brain wash’ the mind of teenagers about the pros and cons of fighting. These teenagers will tend to have a mindset about fighting among friends is the best solution to all problems. This will eventually increase the cases regarding bullies in school and domestic violence. In addition, sexual aspects are also spreading like wild fire in the latest video games or online games. This will increase the intentions of the gamers towards sex especially among male gamers and thus it will increase sexual abuse or rape cases in the country.

Regarding the earlier advantage of playing video games, video games are also known to encourage good vision and concentrating skill among gamers. According to a research from reserchers from the University of Rochester, people who spent 30 hours training on action games over a month spotted targets on a cluttered screen 80% of the time while non-gamers managed this only 30% of the time. This shows that video gamers have better vision and concentrating skill. However, video game causes addiction and obesity. Addicts are always seated on the same position without moving and exercising. The lack of physical movements causes a person to have numerous aches in their body which eventually leads to pains relating to the spinal cord and the pelvic girdle. Obesity will also occur due to the lack of exercise of a typical gamer. Thus, playing video games all the time leads to various health problems which will affect the future of a teenager.

Video games are also known to be a serious distraction towards students. Students who are addicted to video games tend to forget or ignore their education and thus perform badly in their studies. These are caused by the various types of video games which provide excitement and satisfaction to students who faced stress in their studies. Younger generation prefers things that are fun and simple to learn compared to boring and complicated knowlegde which will only make them tensed up. The success in the game will make them proud and thus forgetting about the importance of education in their lives. This causes them to slack in their studies. 

Therefore, video game is a threat to all generations without any limit. The older generations are supposed to be the role model to all younger generation because they do not get affected by video games in the past and thus making them successful in life. This will encourage more teenagers to stay away from the addictive video games which will only fail them in life. In conclusion, playing video games is not a good habit and should be less promoted to the authorities especially towards the teenagers to ensure a better and healthier lifestyle in the upcoming generation.

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                                                                                                                            Chua Soo Ying

Video Games is good

Have you heard about PSP or Wii? Video games have been popular since their introduction in the United States in the 1970s. In the early days, video games were basic, animated interactive games. More sophisticated graphics were introduced into the medium in the late 1980's. Nowadays, the term "video games" includes video games, computer games and hand-held electronic games. In my opinion, video games had bring disadvantage for us.

One of the disadvantages of playing video games is some people can become completely addicted to video games and they do not go to work or school, do not eat properly and do not exercise enough. For employee, completely addicted will affect their   performance. However, completely addicted will make students cannot concentrate in class and finally led to the score plummeted. Having a proper meal and exercise is very important for us. Just imaging that how about our health if we do not eat properly and do not exercise enough? We will be get sick easily and will affect our life. Instead of wasting time on video games, we should spend some time to exercise.

Besides that, some people can become desensitized to violence when they play a lot of violent video games. There have been reports of criminals copying violent video game crimes (such as those featured in the controversial Grand Theft Auto series). In school, many bully cases had happen among students even teachers. For example, older students kicked younger students due to receive protection money. Some students may also beat teacher just because of scolded by the teacher.

Moreover, video games can give people false expectations of real life, as real life cannot be perfectly simulated by video games. Some people may think that taking drugs, getting drunk and smoking are not harmful when they are presented in video games without the characters feeling any effects from their behavior.

Playing online games  is like playing at your own risk. You need to know when to play and when to stop. Parents should limit their children’s time on video games. Allowing kids to play for longer hours will not only affect their eyes but also deteriorates their career.

                                                                       Written by

                                                                      Kek Ai Ling
                                                                SMK(L) Methodist

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