Sumulong, Janine Joy S.

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VIDEO GAME
Video game is a game designed mainly for entertainment purposes it is

electronic games played on a screen normally with computer monitor, television and

also with cell phones and tablets. There are many genres of video games, there are role

playing games, shooters, first person shooters, side-scrollers and plat formers. This

video game contains cool and colorful graphics, exciting music, and plots of the game

which can attract or get the attention of players. Nowadays, children are already

exposed in gadgets wherein they use to play video games and sometimes they spent a

lot of time in playing games. A lot of parents remind us that video games are not good

for us because of its content, but for me it’s wrong because some video games can

release stress and others are using it as a form of entertainment. Video games are

either good or bad if it is not use properly.

This video game has advantages. First is that it is use as a new way of teaching

because there are many educational institutions that use video games as a teaching

methodology, this approach works best especially to children to improve their academic

skills. Second, it improves your problem solving skills these are the type of games that

requires problem solving wherein you are the heroine of your game so you should have

a good decision making skill. In this way it can also help to enhance our decision

making skills. Lastly, it improves social skills because online gaming enables many

players to engage in a particular game with this, there constant communication between

players which can result to friendship or casual relationship. Aside from these

advantages, it also has disadvantages. First is, behavioral and mental changes.

Children who spent hours on gaming may become violent, introvert lose interest in the
environment that surrounds them which can lead to an underdeveloped personality.

Second is lack of other hobbies. Video game is addictive and sometimes players might

sacrifice other things that are important than gaming like studying, doing some sports,

and socializing. Third, gaming addiction can slow down the brain growth. There are

games that help in brain development by critical thinking skills but at the same time

playing video games for hours every day can result in a slowdown in brain development.

It also affects our health. People who are too attached with games to the point that they

tend to skip meals just to play which is not good for our health, instead they will eat junk

foods while playing. The worst part is some people or children are too addicted with this

recreation that they forget about the difference of real life and in-game life.

Children can easily adapt things and imitate it especially those at a very young

age. While playing games, they might encounter fighting like kicking, punching and

some violent actions that they can imitate in real life situations. Parents can do things to

avoid video game addiction especially when the content is not good for children. They

should set limits in playing games, take it away, hide it or talk their children about it that

video game is not good when they spent most of their time playing. Parents must guide

their children while playing and should be responsible for the health and well being of

their children and they should choose appropriate game for them, choose those games

that will enhance their skills and give some knowledge or leanings and games that are

beneficial.