There are also benefits for brain function as well. People who play action-based games make split second decisions 25% faster than people that don't play video games. People that play a lot of video games can multitask with twice as many things than the average person that doesn't play video games.
Video games can also help people with psychological problems. A study done at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, researchers asked 94 people (all young people) that had been diagnosed with clinical depression to play a 3D fantasy game called SPARX and many of the subjects that were part of the experiment showed reduced symptoms of their depression.
The biggest worry of parents is the violent video games. But Daphne Bavelier who is a very respected researcher in the field says that violent action games may actually have the strongest beneficial effect on the brain.
Here are two links that are credible sources:
http://www.today.com/health/video-games-are-good-you-little-bit-1D80005579
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading-skills-practice/video-games-are-good-you
I agree with the subject that video games do improve the students. I like the subject but this article have pathos or logos because I am not sure. I think you could have add more content to article. I think you could also point out some misconception that people have about video games and counter them.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting idea. I think that there are defiantly benefits to video games as you mentioned,but i think that there are some draw backs. One draw back I can think of through experience, which is how addicting some games can be. I used to be addicted to playing call of duty and other games during middle school and my grades suffered so they weren't very helpful for me. But as long kids aren't addicted to video games and getting all their work done then I can defiantly see playing video games as a benefit.
ReplyDeleteThis is really interesting. My mom had always been against me playing video games until she eventually relented and allowed me to play shooter games, such as Call of Duty. She was afraid that the violence would affect me somehow. I agree that video games help with making split second decisions and I also think that they can help with hand eye coordination. Many video games require exact movements and that all goes with hand eye coordination. I hope that in the future we can develop video games that will have the sole purpose of benefitting kids.
ReplyDeleteThis post reminds me of when I talked to a doctor who lived around where I grew up and how he mentioned that surgeons who play video games learn the techniques 25% faster than those who did not.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Michael that video games are good for you in small portions and probably not in excess. It is kind of like wine how a glass a day can benefit the heart, but anything more can be destructive.
Although I could see some positive benefits to playing video games, I still think that there are more negative outcomes. Video games can become addicting, distracting kids from doing their homework or just putting in a serious amount of effort on school work. It also keep kids from playing outside and keeps them away from social interactions. It also keeps kids from participating in any sort of physical acitivy. Sitting on a couch for extended periods of time is obviously bad for your health. I don't think that playing video games is necessarily a beneficial thing for kids to do.
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