Video game has many positive effects on teenager nowadays.

Playing video games involves problem solving, planning, estimation and analysis of the moves or actions of both the player and his or her opponent. Therefore, players would develop problem-solving, analytical and estimation skills and also quick decisionmaking. According to Convention of the American Psychological Association (2008), gamers can improve their problem-solving skills and dexterity of player by playing certain types of video games. By gaining such skills, teenagers can use their skill during class project that requires such skills. They will have no problem in making decision, do jobs that require teamwork and manage groups. In medical field, video game has impact on career, human body and patients emotion. According to professor Mark Griffiths of Nottingham Trent University, video games can be a distraction for a patient who undergoing a painful cancer treatment. Some patient cannot accept the reality of having serious disease and they will give up their lives. Certain patients will also self suicide when they cannot take the pressure anymore. Video games is a good distraction, so the patient will not think too much of their disease. Some games that involves physical activity, like those with wireless remote or dancing games and this provides some exercise. Games that are fast paced can improve ones eyesight. Even surgeon who plays game is faster in action and made lesser mistake during work than those who did not played video games. There are two sides of everything in balancing in this world which are Dark and light, good and evil, and even Chineses Ying and Yang. When there are positive effects on teenager nowadays, there are also negative effects. Teenagers, who are also a student, will face many problems if they are too focused to video games. According to the Australian Journal of Educational Technology: Gaming Frequency and Academic Performance individuals who spend two or more hours playing games on daily basis score lower in every subject than their non-gaming counterparts. Teenagers will spend less time on doing revision and homework. Some teenagers did not even think about studying as video games are much interesting. When the exams are around the corner, some students who focused too much into the video games will have no emotional response to the exams. They will never feel scared of failing in exam as the joy of playing games overpowers their emotion. Some video games are offensive and show much violence in it such as Bully, Halo, Battlefield, Counterstrike and many more which mostly are war-themed game. This affects the teenagers where it leads to physical aggressive behavior. Studies that are published in the Journal of Adolescence (2004), found that adolescents who play more violent video games were more likely to get into physical fights and arguments with teacher. When this happens, these teenagers will not stop doing so until someone stops them. Such games also lead to racist, sexual violence and gang violence. This situations will be dragged until they becomes adult whereby, the will be many news of rape, drug, and murder. In conclusion, video games have major impact on teenagers nowadays both in positive and negative. By playing video games, teenagers can relief their stress and escape boredom in their life. Besides that, students can instill more usable skills for their future in finding jobs. Even though there are internet and television that can entertain a teenagers life, they cannot produce same impact as video games does.

OUTLINE BEL 311: ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Thesis Statement: Video games has major impact on teenagers nowadays

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Video games is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback via a video device

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BODY PARAGRAPH 2.1 Main Point: Video game has many positive effects on teenager nowadays. 2.1.1 Players would develop problem-solving, analytical and estimation skills and also quick decisionmaking. 2.1.2 In medical field, video game has impact on career, human body and patients emotion.

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Main Point: Video game has many negative effects on teenagers nowadays 2.2.1 Individuals who spend two or more hours playing games on daily basis score lower in every subject than their non-gaming counterparts. 2.2.2 Some video games are offensive and show much violence in it

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Main Point: Ways to overcome video game addiction

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CONCLUSION 3.1 In conclusion, video games have major impact on teenagers nowadays both in positive and negative. By playing video games, teenagers can relief their stress and escape boredom in their life. Besides that, students can instill more usable skills for their future in finding jobs. Even though there are internet and television that can entertain a teenagers life, they cannot produce same impact as video games does.