Why Video Games Are Good For You
Why are video games good for you? Parents and adults say that video
games are bad for you. I personally think that video games are not only
good for you but spectacular for you, your mentality and your health,
maybe also for your IQ.
Firstly, Video games can improve manual dexterity,Controller-based
games can be great for your hands. In a study involving a group of
surgeons, researchers found that those who played video games were
faster at performing advanced procedures and made 37 percent fewer
mistakes than those who didn’t. Special video games have also been
used as physical therapy to help stroke victims regain control of their
hands and wrists.
Secondly, Video games can increase your brain’s gray matter.Gaming
is really a workout for your mind disguised as fun. Studies have shown
that playing video games regularly may increase gray matter in the
brain and boost brain connectivity. (Gray matter is associated with
muscle control, memories, perception, and spatial navigation.)
To add to that, Gamers may have better social skills.The stereotype of
a shy person who uses video games as a way to escape is not what the
average gamer looks like. Past research involving children found that
those who played more video games were more likely to have good
social skills, perform better academically, and to have built better
relationships with other students because of the social and
collaborative component to some types of games.
There is more, Games can teach you to be a better problem solver.
Open-world, mission-based, and multi-level games are designed like
complex puzzles that take several hours to solve. Occasionally, the
solution varies based on your actions in the game. Learning to think
on your feet and strategize in a fast-paced fantasy environment is a
skill that can translate to the real world. One long-
term study published in 2013 showed that children who played
strategy-based games showed an improvement in problem-solving
skills—and thus, tended to get better grades—the next school year.
More reasons coming, You can become more physically active as a
gamer.Most major consoles now have the technology to get gamers
off of the couch and onto their feet. The future of VR gaming will take
things to a whole new level. Mobile game programmers have also
started to create games that are played across physical space, building
them around real-world location data and inspiring gamers to
relocate in order to advance in the virtual world.
Following that, Video games can improve your vision. As long as
you’re not staring at the screen for 10 hours straight (or sitting two
feet away), playing video games can actually make for better vision. In
one study, 10 male students who were not gamers were trained for 30
hours in first-person action games and then tested against 10 non-
gamers. The students who played were able to see objects more
clearly in cluttered spaces because of improved spatial resolution.
They were able to train their brains to see smaller details, because in
each game, those details turned out to be important.
Another reason, Video games can have mental health
benefits.Studies have shown that some video games can boost mood
and make for better heart rhythms—a sign that they may also help
relieve stress. The correlation (not causality) between video games
and stress has been reflected in numerous unrelated studies, which is
why video games have been used in therapy for over a decade.
Also, They’re a fun way to get tricked into learning.There are video
games on just about everything. Early on, developers realized that
video games could be used to improve reading and math skills. Today,
there are games that incorporate world history, cooking, politics,
chemistry, architecture, and other topics you may not have been
exposed to in school.
Lastly, Video games can inspire you to be more persistent.With video
games you either win or you keep trying, learning from your mistakes
as you progress until you reach the goal. Because of this, some
researchers and educators argue that video games can teach people
to be more confident and to work towards their goals, treating each
misstep as just another learning opportunity.
Therefore, video games are proven to be extremely good for you.
Your sincerely,
Zain
