The Negative Effects Of Video Games

Most parents do not let their kids touch video games because they think they are a waste of time and they rather let their children to spend more time on reading books, revising for exams or doing more exercises. Some people even think that they are as scary as drugs –－- unhealthy, costly and above all, addictive. Some people who think they are not good also think that the games include too many actions and bring bad behavior to the children. However, many scientists and psychologists find that video games can actually have many good points in learning. According to University of Wisconsin psychologist C., video games change the brain’s physical structure the same way as learning to read. It may make the children smarter!

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Many Hong Kong people play video games and are addicted in playing video games which make their
Although I always hear about video games having negative effects, it is not always the case. For example, games are better than the real world, in a game you can be who and what you want and no one can tell you differently. Children not only can build up some confidence when they win a game, but also can improve different skills like calculating and solving complex math questions and improving writing skills through learning grammar skills from playing educational games.

With most games, it explains what you have to do and achievements you could get, this saves so much confusion and it is easy to set your on a specific goal. Setting a goal is very important, no matter whether the goal is to get a high score in a game or even a every daily life aim like getting A* in GCSE Maths. Unlike the real world, we have so many choices on what to do with our lives; people just do not know where to start. Therefore, knowing the importance to set a goal and achieve it from playing video games is a benefit to