Video Games Advantages

Video games have become a predominant source of entertainment over the past few decades. Today, there are a lot of options available in terms of genre and graphics. Moreover, it is one of the most consumed forms of media lately. Video games stopped being considered only for kids and young adults, in fact, the average age range of a person who plays video games is from ten up to thirty. There are many reasons for playing video games, but in the past it was more of entertainment method than anything else. Nowadays, video games present a critical issue due to some of its disadvantages. Contrary to common belief, video games can provide a great source of beneficial effects. Recent studies have shown that video games provide variety of beneficial

Results from the different studies show that gamers perform 10 percent to 20 percent higher in terms of perceptual and cognitive ability than non-gamers. Moreover, video games associate in developing the players reading and math skills. Nowadays, Video games are adjusted with story lines and instructions which make the players more enthusiastic to the game. For example, games such as Resident Evil and Call of Duty are designed in a story manner by the game designers. These games guide the players through the game by the story lines. Some video games, such as Clash of Clans and Boom Beach require the players to have math skills in order to manage the resources existing in the game. Therefore, video games can improve educational skills by contributing in the development of various skills such as reasoning, memory and

The character in the shooting games may be running and shooting in the meantime. While doing this, the real world player should be aware of the position of the character, the direction of the character, how fast he’s moving, where the gun is aiming, if the gunfire is attacking the enemy, and so on. After considering all of these factors, the player should correlate the brain’s analyzing and response with the movements of the player’s hands and fingertips. Hand-eye coordination skills enable the player to spontaneously expect the opponent’s move and responds accordingly. Averagely, it’s been found that people who spend at least 12 hours per week on playing video games develop enhanced areas of their brain. A study conducted by University of Toronto indicated that video games provide a successful method for evolving hand eye coordination and sensorimotor skills. Compared to control participants, those in the shooter video game condition show faster and more accurate attention allocation, higher spatial resolution and enhanced mental rotation abilities (C.S. Green & Bavelier,