I sit on the carpet with my legs folded in front of me. I smile as I crane my neck up to be able to look at the TV. I glance back to look at my older brother and see a look of intense concentration on his face as he rapidly maneuvers his fingers over the N64 controller. I look back at the TV and continue to watch my brother play, with a sense of admiration and pride. Playing video games was and still is one of the best ways I have bonded with my brothers. I grew up striving to be as good as my older brother, swearing that one day I would. Once we got older and switched to gaming on a PC my parents started to put time constraints on our gaming, which I hated but it made sure I got my homework done. Now that my brothers and I are older and
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97% of U.S. adolescents play video games. Most young people play video games an average of 13-22 hours per week. (Roots of Action) That is like a part-time job! Gaming has been known to have numerous positive effects on gamers. A few of these positives include better online social skills, being more optimistic, improved hand-eye coordination, more relaxed while gaming, better memory, faster decision making, problem-solving skills, better multi-tasking and even better eyesight. A lot of the bigger games today are MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) games, which allow you and sometimes force you to interact with other people in the game, whether you need them to help you finish a quest or just to trade with them because they have an item you want, gaming helps you reach out and form bonds with the other players in the game, hence improving their online social skills. Playing video games provides a safe outlet for aggressive and angry feelings. A 2007 study reported that 45% of boys played video games because gaming helped them get their anger out and 62% played because it helped them to relax. (ProCon) According to a study at the Division of Psychology at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, action games were found to improve cognitive control after consistent play. Video games can also help build on the skills of spatial reasoning and navigation and improve hand-eye coordination. (GlobalPost) Action gamers have better vision than non-gamers because they are able to detect small detail in a bunch of clutter. Not only can they see in better detail but they can also see a greater scale of different gray colors, which is useful on a foggy day while driving to work. (Bavelier) Gaming also improves the ability to discern subtle changes in the brightness of an image. The ability to pick out bright patches is key to tasks like driving at night, this ability is considered one of first of the
97% of U.S. adolescents play video games. Most young people play video games an average of 13-22 hours per week. (Roots of Action) That is like a part-time job! Gaming has been known to have numerous positive effects on gamers. A few of these positives include better online social skills, being more optimistic, improved hand-eye coordination, more relaxed while gaming, better memory, faster decision making, problem-solving skills, better multi-tasking and even better eyesight. A lot of the bigger games today are MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) games, which allow you and sometimes force you to interact with other people in the game, whether you need them to help you finish a quest or just to trade with them because they have an item you want, gaming helps you reach out and form bonds with the other players in the game, hence improving their online social skills. Playing video games provides a safe outlet for aggressive and angry feelings. A 2007 study reported that 45% of boys played video games because gaming helped them get their anger out and 62% played because it helped them to relax. (ProCon) According to a study at the Division of Psychology at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, action games were found to improve cognitive control after consistent play. Video games can also help build on the skills of spatial reasoning and navigation and improve hand-eye coordination. (GlobalPost) Action gamers have better vision than non-gamers because they are able to detect small detail in a bunch of clutter. Not only can they see in better detail but they can also see a greater scale of different gray colors, which is useful on a foggy day while driving to work. (Bavelier) Gaming also improves the ability to discern subtle changes in the brightness of an image. The ability to pick out bright patches is key to tasks like driving at night, this ability is considered one of first of the