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VIDEO GAMES: Advantages and Disadvantages
- 3. WHAT IS A VIDEO GAME ? A Video Game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on video device
- 4. Is a specialized computer system designed for interactive video gameplay and display.
- 5. ACCORDING TO Dr. GENTILE .A.DOUGLAS The amount of play; The content of play; The game context; The structure of the game; The mechanics of game play. Douglas Gentile, Ph.D. is an author, research scientist, university professor, and in- demand speaker.
- 7. Problem solving and logic Hand-eye coordination, fine motor and spatial skills
- 8. Multitasking, simultaneous tracking of many shifting variables and managing multiple objectives
- 9. Quick thinking, making fast analysis and decisions
- 10. Inductive reasoning and hypothesis testing
- 12. Too much video game playing makes us socially isolated Most of the bad effects of video games are blamed on the violence they contain
- 13. Video games may also have bad effects on some children’s health
- 14. video games are addictive
- 16. Gaming video or computers has positive as well as negative effects. Anything in moderation is not a problem. Parents and children need to be able to decide how much gaming is permissible and what kind of gaming. Parents must teach their children what is good and what is bad. Gaming is like any other activity in life, too much hamburger or pizza can be harmful too. CONCLUSION
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- A video game console is a specialized computer system designed for interactive video gameplay and display. A video game console functions like a PC and is built with the same essential components, including a central processing unit (CPU), graphics processing unit (GPU) and random access memory (RAM)
- ABSTRACT—Video games are at the center of a debate over what is helpful or harmful to children and adolescents, and there is research to substantiate both sides. The existing research suggests that there are at least 5 dimensions on which video games can affect players: the amount of play, the content of play, the game context, thestructure of the game, and the mechanics of game play. This article describes each of these 5 dimensions with support from the scientific literature, arguing that this approach can allow people to get beyond the typical ‘‘good–bad’’ dichotomous thinking to have a more nuanced understanding of video game effects and to provide testable hypotheses for future research.
- The disadvantages, however, tend to overshadow these advantages
- Also, he may spend less time in other activities such as doing homework, reading, sports, and interacting with the family and friends. Children who play more violent video games are more likely to have increased aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and decreased prosocial helping
- Video games may also have bad effects on some children’s health, including obesity, video-induced seizures. and postural, muscular and skeletal disorders, such as tendonitis, nerve compression, carpal tunnel syndrome.
- video games are addictive. All you care about is forging ahead to the next level. You sit and play for many hours and forget about everything else. All you care about is overcoming your obstacles in order to get to the next level. So, the moment you come home, you switch on your game and sit and play because you really cannot think of anything else
- Moderation is key, and a child who is able to control himself and properly manage his time and balance responsibility & necessity with leisure, will learn to uphold the necessary etiquette for living a balanced life.