Cause Of Video Game Addiction

There are lots of reason which will lead to the addiction on the video game. For example, the working pressure, the lack of the self-control, or peer influence. No matter what reason cause the addiction, the effect brought by the addiction is harmful. The wasting of money, influencing people relationships and affecting health will be the three worst consequences of it.

To begin with, I would like to present the definition of the two keywords – video game and addiction. There is not an authoritative definition of video game but a consensus. Mostly, people consider it as electronic games which displayed on digital screens such as television, computer, or smartphone etc. Players send the command to the games’ system by using the gamepad or touching

For the metal health, since playing games need high-level concentration, it will cause long-term mental stress, which will cause mental pressure. Too many mental stress can affect the physical health, for example, lead to the heart attack. Besides, addiction may make people feel hard to escape from the games’ setting. In a news, a teacher said that some students suddenly screamed or fisted during class as they think themselves still in the games’ world. Some extreme result is that players want to try killing people in the real world. This is because they think killing or hurting people are parts of life. Some tragedies occurred because of their addiction.

Last but not the least, physical health will also be affected by the addiction. Addicts cannot control the time for playing, so they will keep looking at the screen. Firstly, focusing on the screen for a long time can lead to the short sight. Also, the blue light from the screen can cause eyes suffered from Macular degeneration. Addicts cannot realize they keep the same pose playing games too. It will cause discomfort on their waist, neck, shoulder, and wrists. In long term, it can even affect their daily