Today I have been asked to discuss and think about my
feelings and opinions towards online gaming. When I was little me and my
brother loved playing on our Sega Mega and I remember us being addicted to this
one game, that my mum could never get us off! It was a multi-player game where
you competed against each-other to complete levels in the fastest times. This
game was in no way educational and think maybe if it was in some ways my mum
wouldn't have minded us playing it so much. I think this maybe how a lot of
parents may also think. Some of the online games children can play today are so
intense, with fighting, drugs and contain bad influential material I can
understand how some people can think that online gaming can be bad.
Online gaming can really be an amazing and enjoyable thing
but at the same time it can be extremely addictive and dangerous. Some
addictive games could include online gambling where some people will play for
real money, and get so draw in and addicted to the game can end up loosing at
lot if money! However it is so convenient for them to just log on with their
laptop or phone even that I can understand how people do it, even if it's just
for the mere fact of boredom. Every single day I see more and more people of
all ages on their phone's or tablets playing some kind of game like angry
birds, fruit ninja or candy crush. All of these games can be enjoyable and
innocent if played in moderation. So many people become addicted to these games
and will play them for hours on end trying to complete them. Surely this cannot
be good for their health, I know kids that will purely just stay at home as
soon as they get home from school and play online games for hours! This kind of
approach to gaming I think is so unhealthy as the children or even adults in
some cases are shutting themselves off from the real world, and are unable to
socialise with other people by actually meeting them not talking over the
internet. Also some of the intense games that are being played are horrifically
violent and may include graphic sexuality and allow you to kill others take
drugs and steal. I know it sounds stupid but there is a possibility that
playing these games could initially make some people think that it's okay for
these types of things to actually happen in real life, or if they are getting
away with these crimes on the game may feel like they could in real life as
well. I know it seems mad to think it but you don't really know how some people
think!! Online gaming is also linked to obesity, increasing depression, poor
grades, addictive behavior and increased aggression or violence.
So although as you can probably tell I do have some strong
disagreements with these types of games to a certain extent, I also feel that
there are games which can be beneficial and make your brain work and think
faster. For example there are so many different apps you can download now to
help your memory and brain E.g. Brain trainer or sudoku. Brain trainer lets you
answer all different questions, complete puzzles and even tell you your brain
age after completing a level these types of games all help your cognitive
ability.
Using online games within schools that are educational to
the subject being taught can be very beneficial.
What is the purpose of games in education?
• Motivating
• Thinking skills
• Challenging
• Problem solving
• Mathematical Skills
• Language Skills
In addition to the above I have also found out that apart
from just being fun, playing video games can reduce stress, lighten depression,
increase vision, improve the ability to multi-task and improve decision-making
skills.
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