Playing Video Games

Playing video games enhances academic level

It is a widely held assumption that playing video games increases the violence and triggers aggressive behaviours in children. Many governments, such as the Greeks, have banned the appearance of video games in their countries due to a rise in teenage crime rates. No reliable evidence has been introduced to support this idea. “A study released by the Oxford Internet Institute last year suggested frustration at being unable to play a game was more likely to bring out aggressive behaviour than the content of the game itself” wrote Zoe Kleinman in a BBC technology article. (Source:http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33960075).

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Preparing and doing an exam, students are constantly snapped by adrenaline rushes. Thus, they may end up panicking and possibly failing the exam. The same group of researchers has also presented convincing evidence that playing video games can reduce the stress and nerves when entering an exam. Another point to remember, action games are always tense, meaning that your body continuously secretes adrenaline; a hormone that stimulates the function of cells and increases productivity. On the other hand, when your body receives a redundant amount of this chemical, it starts over-reacting, which prevents you to control your own body. To receive adrenaline rushes is inescapable for gamers! Overtime, the amount of adrenaline needed to stimulate a cell increases. Consequently, gamers can hardly lose control of their own body or in other words, in stressful situations, they would be more likely to calm themselves down and prevent themselves from panicking. As a result, when entering a stressful situation such as an exam hall, gamers have a higher control of their body and arousal. Therefore, their test results would usually be higher than expected due to the ability to control their arousal and the process of retrieving information is