It is a common misconception that video games are an unhealthy habit for our children. People say that gamers are missing out on a social life, this is untrue as many games are multiplayer and require cooperative play. Sure its not necessarily face to face but they may in fact be more socially constructive than texting or social media. Another benefit of video games is cognitive. In controlled tests, people who played first person shooters showed “faster and more accurate attention allocation, higher spatial resolution in visual processing, and enhanced mental rotation abilities.” It also showed that their brains were more efficient. One of the biggest arguments against video games is that they cause children to be violent. Experts believe that violent video games in fact reflect our violent society rather than cause it, and that video games provide a space to work out emotions like anger, and generate positive feelings.
http://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/02/video-game.aspx
https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/amp-a0034857.pdf
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/04/study-finds-that-children-benefit-from-playing-video-games
Video games improve the players hand eye coordination.
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More than 1.2 billion people play video games.
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Playing video games may boost children's learning health and social skills, according to a review of research in American Psychologist.
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Violent video games reflect a violent society they do not cause it.
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Video games are proven to be a useful tool for bringing families together.
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