Hi, Guys. Have you notice this picture?
I'm sure all of you know this. Yeah, this is MARIO BROS. A mascot of a video games.
Actually, what is game?
A
game
is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes
used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is
usually carried out for remuneration, and from art,
which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements.
However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also
considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator
sports/games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzle or games involving an
artistic layout such as Mahjong, solitaire, or some video games).
Key components of games are goals, rules, challenge, and interaction.
Games generally involve mental or physical stimulation, and often both.
Many games help develop practical skills, serve as a form of exercise, or otherwise perform an educational, stimulational, or psychological role. In playing video games, you need to manage your resources such as the
time, your armor or your people. This is a virtual activity but it
evolves abilities of resource management and testing. You learn to
recognize the types of situations and react to them with determination.
You learn to map the virtual world scenarios to those in the real world.
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However, games come with 2 "child", they are GOOD EFFECT and BAD EFFECT.
If
someone who plays the game respond it with positive mind and limits
him/herself from "too much playing", games will come with GOOD effect
more than BAD effect.
Playing video games involves problem solving, planning, estimation and
analysis of the moves or actions of both you and your opponent. This
affects the player positively by developing in him/her problem-solving
skills, analytical and estimation skills and quick decision-making.
Video games give the means to channelize one's emotions in a positive
way. Anger, hatred and such other negative feelings in a person's mind
get a platform to come forth by way of a game. Players get to enact
their frustrations in the virtual world. The player, in the virtual
world of gaming makes new friends. All playing the same game, without
having seen each other, become friends. This is an open relationship
that develops between two people; as biases created by cast, creed or
color, do not come into picture. Team spirit is another positive effect
of video games. Many games require a team of people or partners to play
together. This fosters teamwork and cooperation in children. It can
induce leadership skills in a child.
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But,
if someone responds the game with negative mind, closed him/herself
with real world, games will bring BAD effect more more than GOOD effect.
Check out this list:
- An increase in emotional disorder symptoms
- An increase in and behavioral disorder symptoms
- Declines in verbal memory performance
- Somatic complaints
- Attention problems such as hyperactivity, ADD or ADHD
- Detrimental school performance (as video game usage increases, GPA and SAT scores decrease)
- Family interaction problems such as less positive parental relations
- Significant reduced amounts of slow-wave (REM) sleep
- Modifications in visual selective attention
- Playing violent video games is a significant risk factor for later physically aggressive behavior
That's why many parents worry, no doubt, about the effect video games have on their children.
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BUT, HOW IF THE BAD EFFECTS OUTWEIGH THE GOOD EFFECT???
Children below age 3 should not be allowed to play video games, as
they are not appropriate for these children. The hands and arms of
these children will not develop properly during this age period and
there are chances of damage to the tendons in the hands and arms.
There are some pre-school games for children of age around 3. Allow
your children to play such games, as they will not be violent. Also,
make sure that the younger children are not playing the games of older
ones.
The parents need to maintain the strict timing limits on number of
hours for the children to play video games. Do not allow your children
play video games more than half an hour as playing for hours together
makes your children lose social skills necessary for triumph in school
and life.
Being a parent, you should control the amount of time playing and
content. Allow your children to play video games only after completing
their homework properly. Also, see if your children are behaving
politely with good manners.
You also need to observe your children from time to time for any
affect of these video games on your children. Keep an eye on your
children on what type of games they are playing.
So, who is GAME?? Friend or enemy?? It depends on yourself.
ciao for now,
Irena
