In this digitally connected and information driven world, the technology of Video Games Video Games has been around for almost a quarter of a century and it has become major and most importance of entertainment for children and adults. Playing Video Games favourite past time for kids and adults. What are the positive and negative impacts of Video Games?
Positive Impacts of Video Games:-
- Develops incredible hand, eye and brain co-ordination while playing video games.
- It increases children's self-confidence.
- Helps in decision-making ability.
- They might become even addicted and lazy as there is no physical movement.
- Video Games with Interactive Learning Feature is useful for children.
- Some video games require analytical thinking & good co-ordination, providing exercise to kids' eys and brain.
- Video games require skills remembering, memorizing, problem solving, recognizing patterns and mapping.
- Solving or breaking codes benefits children in real life (if not misused).
- Playing video games limited will decrease verbal and physical aggression.
- It improves logical and critical reasoning.
- Most video games improve spatial visulization and visual attention.
Negative Impacts of Video Games:-
- But playing violent games continuously will make any child aggressive and will lead to physical and emotional disorders.
- video games have caused most kids to lost interest in other aspects of life leading to eating irregularities & sleep disturbances.
- Violent computer games have negative impact on the development of children towards aggressive behavior.
- Violent games can make the children not sensitive and make them think that violence is an effective way of settling disputes.
- It causes them to be mistrustful later in life.
- Violent video games have negative impact on society's behavior. This even leads to fighting among children during free time at schools.
- Violent media leads to aggressive thoughts and feelings, especially in children.
- Play Video Games definitely leads to violent behavior, if addicted to.