As computer games become increasingly popular, many people believe that children should be prohibited from wasting their time on them. I disagree and argue that, in moderation, children can benefit from playing these games. Firstly, today's games require a high level of creativity and imagination. Shooting, strategy development, role-playing games and others present players with a variety of tasks, such as simply going from point A to point B, discovering hidden things, or following clues to complete a mission. Moreover, players encounter high quality graphics and scripts, and other artistic features. The popular game Farming Village is a great example of this. As most children who play this game have never been to an actual farm, this virtual exercise allows them to imagine the situation and be a part of it. On a practical level, educators can utilize this technology to creatively teach history, geography, and other subjects with a hands-on approach, which makes video games a tool rather than a waste of time. Another advantage of computer games is that they enable players to view problems from different perspectives. Indeed, children can learn to face a variety of challenges in real time, and often to do this against competitors. Thus, not only do they develop problem-solving skills, they also learn to be proactive, think independently, and interact with others online, all of which are also useful adult skills. My own experience playing these games allowed me to see why one solution might work for one specific problem but not others. Eventually, I was able to work through difficult questions at school and come up with an array of solutions in classes such as math or physics. Again, the applications of games in education are endless. In conclusion, to assume that computer games are a waste of time is shortsighted and ignores potential benefits. Children should thus be encouraged to play these games to stimulate their creativity and to learn to see manage problems in a variety of ways.
As computer
games
become
increasingly
popular,
many
people
believe that
children
should
be prohibited
from wasting their
time
on them. I disagree and argue that, in moderation,
children
can benefit from playing these
games
.
Firstly
,
today
's
games
require a high level of creativity and imagination. Shooting, strategy development, role-playing
games
and others
present players with a variety of tasks, such as
simply
going from point A to point B, discovering hidden things, or following clues to complete a mission.
Moreover
, players encounter high quality graphics and scripts, and
other
artistic features. The popular game Farming Village is a great example of this. As most
children
who play this game have never been to an actual farm, this virtual exercise
allows
them to imagine the situation and be a part of it. On a practical level, educators can utilize this technology to
creatively
teach history, geography, and
other
subjects with a hands-on approach, which
makes
video
games
a tool
rather
than a waste of
time
. Another advantage of computer
games
is that they enable players to view problems from
different
perspectives.
Indeed
,
children
can learn to face a variety of challenges in real
time
, and
often
to do this against competitors.
Thus
, not
only
do they develop problem-solving
skills
, they
also
learn to be proactive,
think
independently
, and interact with others online, all of which are
also
useful adult
skills
. My
own
experience playing these
games
allowed
me to
see
why one solution might work for one specific problem
but
not others.
Eventually
, I was able to work through difficult questions at school and
come
up with an array of solutions in classes such as math or physics. Again, the applications of
games
in education are endless.
In conclusion
, to assume that computer
games
are a waste of
time
is shortsighted
and
ignores
potential benefits.
Children
should
thus
be encouraged
to play these
games
to stimulate their creativity and to learn to
see
manage problems in a variety of ways.