Jane McGonigal from the article “Why Playing Video Games Can Actually Be Good for Your Health” in Time magazine stated that when people play video games they, “... have a real sense of optimism in [their] abilities…” Although this statement might have some truth to it, it is not all genuine. Gamers might feel more “optimism in their abilities” but that feeling can be misleading. When they finally emerge from the virtual universe back to reality where they might be “...socially awkward [or]...aren’t doing well in school.” (Serena Gordon, Video Game Addiction). Serena Gordon says that kids who have these traits, “...get depressed and lose themselves into games…” These keds would come out of their gaming ‘coma’ just to be faced with the same problems that caused them to loses themselves in the first place. Accordingly, video games are not always fun and
Jane McGonigal from the article “Why Playing Video Games Can Actually Be Good for Your Health” in Time magazine stated that when people play video games they, “... have a real sense of optimism in [their] abilities…” Although this statement might have some truth to it, it is not all genuine. Gamers might feel more “optimism in their abilities” but that feeling can be misleading. When they finally emerge from the virtual universe back to reality where they might be “...socially awkward [or]...aren’t doing well in school.” (Serena Gordon, Video Game Addiction). Serena Gordon says that kids who have these traits, “...get depressed and lose themselves into games…” These keds would come out of their gaming ‘coma’ just to be faced with the same problems that caused them to loses themselves in the first place. Accordingly, video games are not always fun and