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Some people regard video games as harmless fun, or even as a useful educational tool. Others, however, believe that video games are having an adverse effect on the people who play them. In your opinion, do the drawbacks of video games outweigh the benefits?

Many people, and children in particular, enjoy playing computer games. While I accept that these games can sometimes have a positive effect on the user, I believe that they are more likely to have a harmful impact. On the one hand, video games can be both entertaining and educational. Users, or gamers, are transported into virtual worlds which are often more exciting and engaging than real-life pastimes. From an educational perspective, these games encourage imagination and creativity, as well as concentration, logical thinking and problem solving, all of which are useful skills outside the gaming context. Furthermore, it has been shown that computer simulation games can improve users’ motor skills and help to prepare them for real-world tasks, such as flying a plane. However, I would argue that these benefits are outweighed by the drawbacks. Gaming can be highly addictive because users are constantly given scores, new targets and frequent rewards to keep them playing. Many children now spend hours each day trying to progress through the levels of a game or to get a higher score than their friends. This type of addiction can have effects ranging from lack of sleep to problems at school, when homework is sacrificed for a few more hours on the computer or console. The rise in obesity in recent years has also been linked in part to the sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise that often accompany gaming addiction. In conclusion, it seems to me that the potential dangers of video games are more significant than the possible benefits.
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people,
and children
in particular
, enjoy playing computer
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games
. While I accept that these
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games
can
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sometimes
have a
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positive
effect on the
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user
, I believe that they are more likely to have a harmful impact.

On the one hand, video
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games
can be both entertaining and educational.
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Users
, or gamers,
are transported
into virtual worlds which are
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often
more exciting and engaging than real-life pastimes. From an educational perspective, these
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games
encourage imagination and creativity,
as well
as concentration, logical thinking and
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problem solving
, all of which are useful
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skills
outside the gaming context.
Furthermore
, it has
been shown
that computer simulation
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games
can
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improve
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users’
motor
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skills
and
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help
to prepare them for real-world tasks, such as flying a
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plane
.

However
, I would argue that these benefits
are outweighed
by the drawbacks. Gaming can be
highly
addictive
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because
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users
are
constantly
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given
scores, new targets and frequent rewards to
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keep
them playing.
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Many
children
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now
spend hours each day trying to progress through the levels of a game or to
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get
a higher score than their friends. This type of addiction can have effects ranging from lack of sleep to problems at school, when homework
is sacrificed
for a few more hours on the computer or console. The rise in obesity in recent years has
also
been linked
in part to the sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise that
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often
accompany gaming addiction.

In conclusion
, it seems to me that the potential
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dangers
of video
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games
are more significant than the possible benefits.

IELTS essay Some people regard video games as harmless fun, or even as a useful educational tool. Others, however, believe that video games are having an adverse effect on the people who play them. In your opinion, do the drawbacks of video games outweigh the benefits?

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