The main one is making kids smart. Video games may actually teach kids high-level thinking skills that they will need in the future (“University of Wisconsin psychologist”).
"Video games change your brain," according to University of Wisconsin psychologist C. Shawn Green. That’s mean playing video games change the brain’s physical structure the same way as do learning to read, playing the piano, or navigating using a map. So, it gives the brain a real workout. Some of the mental skills enhanced by video games. Moreover, when a child plays a game such as Angry Birds or Cut the Rope, he/she trains his/her brain to come up with creative way to solve the problem in a short time.
Other benefits are:
Video games make kids more aware about computer technology and the online world. Now, people are living in a high-tech, sophisticated world. So, video games make kids comfortable with the concepts of computing.
Video games make learning interesting and more fun. Kids like games because of the colours, the animation, as well as the interactivity and the challenge and the rewards of winning. The best way to learn is when the learner is having fun at the same time.
Video games can improve kids decision making speed. According to a study from the University of Rochester,” People who played action-based video and computer games made decisions 25% faster than others without sacrificing accuracy.” Other studies suggests,” That most expert gamers can make choices and act on them up to six times a second—four times faster than most people, and can pay attention to more than six things at once without getting confused, compared to only four by the average person.”
Games that include multiple players encourage children to work cooperatively to achieve their goals. Kids learn to listen to the ideas of others, put plans with other kids, and distribute tasks based on skills. Some online games