Online games can have negative social, health, and academic effects according to the document. Problems include sleep deprivation, lack of hygiene, decreased interpersonal relationships, increased obesity and eyestrain. Students may neglect schoolwork and classes to play games excessively. Over time, gamers can become addicted and replicate violent behaviors from games in real life. Psychological research also links gaming addiction to physical issues like carpal tunnel as well as social isolation. However, some studies show online games may also provide cognitive benefits and improve academic performance for some students.

1. EFFECTS OF ONLINE GAMES
The social and healthproblemswith these games are many,forexample,
sleep-deprivation,and lackofhygiene and relationship failures.It is proven to
cause a decrease in interpersonalrelationships,familyrelationships, physical
activity,increase in eyestrain,obesity,andcan even cause you to change your
personalityand ethics andeven self-restraint Whencomputer games get in a
student's way,nothingmore will be left but tired eyes,emptypockets,and
piles ofschool and home works unattended.What makes it worse is that they
get to obsessed with these trendthat it evolves into a harmfulvice which
pushes them untiltheyreach the point ofneglectingschooland cutting
classes just to go to those stations andplay.Theseyouths are apparently
addicted Theyare destroyingtheirfuturewithout even noticingit.Worse is,
gamers are apingskills theylearned on videoconsoles.Theyare likelyto do
what is done duringthe game.Theyare replicatingthe scenarios as howit
appears in the game.Theybecome violent.To make things clear,here is an
excerpt from an article that Ihappen to browse in the internet.
Physical consequences of gaming addiction include carpal tunnel,

2. migraines, sleep disturbances, backaches, eating irregularities,
and poor personal hygiene. Some of the
physical consequences of video game addiction can lead to
social consequences as well. Computer games are the most popular
entertainments in modern societies and they target a variety of people
in different ages. The addiction to the rivalry and excitements of the
games make them the most common recreational programs for today's
teenagers, so that they do anything to reach a higher level of the game,
they immerse in the game so much that they completely separate from
their surroundings. Challenging with the obstacles and reaching a
higher level in the game, make the players excited and losing the game
make them anxious. Children's and adolescents attractions to the
computer games cause many mental, physical and social problems for
them. These effects are stimulating anger and violence, obesity,
epilepsy due to games, social isolation, and other physical and mental
damages. Many psychologists and mental health professionals have
paid attention to the effects of these games The increasing prevalence

3. of computer games among children and adolescents have made many
researchers to determine the effects of these games on players. In Iran,
there are few and limited studies on the effects of addiction to
computer games on players. Considering the increasing rate of
addiction to computer games among Iranian adolescents and youth,
the present study was conducted to investigate the effects of addiction
to computer games on physical and mental health including physical
health, anxiety, and depression and impaired social functioning. And
but some is have a good impact or effect Students Who Play Online
Games Actually Get better Academic Results. ... "Some
psychologists have argued that massive online player games can
be beneficial to cognitive development." But while gamers appear
to be reaping academic gains in their downtime, not
all internet use seems to be so beneficial.