Electronic and computer games are a rage, especially among young people. Some people argue that playing such games is beneficial for youngsters in learning useful skills, while others think it is leads to wastage of time. In this write up, I will discuss both views and opine why I feel one should give these games a chance.
The gaming universe has evolved a lot in past 15-20 years. There is an array of different games on various platforms to choose from. Nowadays, a lot of attention is paid to their storylines, characters, music and gameplay. Perhaps gaming experience now is as involved as cinema. Therefore, it can not only stimulate the imagination of a teenage mind, but also acts as a stress buster. Kids easily handle a plethora of apps on mobiles or computers because they have become tech savvy thanks to the exposure to gaming. The industry also provides plenty of employment opportunities to players, developers, technicians among others. With the emergence of technologies like Virtual Reality the numbers are only going to go up so there is an added incentive for gamers.
That being said, there is a flip side of this discussion, which involves mainly around the negative effects of excessive gaming and malpractices in the gaming industry. It is observed that social skills are lacking among children who are on mobiles or computers all the time. Many have a weak eye sight due to prolonged exposure to bright screens. Many researchers have propounded that violent games have a debilitating effect on a child's mind. The kids have also been known to lose focus in studies and become lazy. The depiction of female characters in some of the games is very questionable and hence it affects a perception of an impressionable tender mind.
In my opinion, parents have to keep a close watch on the kind of content their kids are consuming and allow them to enjoy games for a limited time. To conclude, as long as we can control it from becoming an addiction, gaming is alright.
Electronic and computer
games
are a rage,
especially
among young
people
.
Some
people
argue that playing such
games
is beneficial for youngsters in learning useful
skills
, while others
think
it is leads to wastage of time. In this
write up
, I will discuss both views and opine why I feel one should give these
games
a chance.
The
gaming
universe has evolved a lot in past 15-20 years. There is an array of
different
games
on various platforms to choose from. Nowadays,
a lot of
attention
is paid
to their storylines, characters, music and gameplay. Perhaps
gaming
experience
now
is as involved as cinema.
Therefore
, it can not
only
stimulate the imagination of a teenage mind,
but
also
acts as a
stress
buster. Kids
easily
handle a plethora of apps on mobiles or computers
because
they have become
tech savvy
thanks to the exposure to
gaming
. The industry
also
provides
plenty
of employment opportunities to players, developers, technicians among others. With the emergence of technologies like Virtual Reality the numbers are
only
going to go up
so
there is an
added
incentive for gamers.
That
being said
, there is a flip side of this discussion, which involves
mainly
around the
negative
effects of excessive
gaming
and malpractices in the
gaming
industry. It
is observed
that social
skills
are lacking among children who are on mobiles or computers all the time.
Many
have a weak
eye sight
due to prolonged exposure to bright screens.
Many
researchers have propounded that violent
games
have a debilitating effect on a child's mind. The kids have
also
been known
to lose
focus in
studies and become lazy. The depiction of female characters in
some of the
games
is
very
questionable and
hence
it affects a perception of an impressionable tender mind.
In my opinion, parents
have to
keep
a close
watch
on the kind of content their kids are consuming and
allow
them to enjoy
games
for a limited time.
To conclude
, as long as we can control it from becoming an addiction,
gaming
is alright.