Are Video Games Bad?
Are video games bad for you? I would say no because video games can relief stress from your personal life. Critics say that video games are a waste of time, and you will amount to nothing playing them. There are some pros and cons went playing video games. Don’t expect a reset button of your life but if you headed in the wrong direction because of gaming. It’s game over, video games are hobby and a very popular one as well. It’s my favorite past time and very passionate about them. I turn my life around because video games. Remember my first video game console NES with Super Mario Bros, it was a wonderful experience. As I get older and growing up playing games like Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat and more.
My parents always say it led to me getting bad grades and becoming a problem with my education. I understand they are looking out for me and my well-being. My mother always says, “getting good grades leads to new games”, even I didn’t do well in Math. I started getting good grades in other subjects in school. At the end of it, I got rewarded with a new game or console. Remember people always stay in school and your grades matter always. After college, I am an adult and have a full-time job still buying video games. Well, I am an introvert who doesn’t go out a lot because I love being alone. Video games do help me relax, even if it’s problem among people because social anxiety. Some argue that playing video games can strand your eyes and cause obesity.
How Is Gaming Bad for You?
Such as staring at the screen all day and losing sleep in the process. Also, there is social isolation from real world which I dealt with on day-to-day basis. Some might experience violent behavior and other times aggressive towards others. I know there are violent video games like Mortal Kombat, Grand Theft Auto and Doom that cause people to commit crimes. Mainstream media is having a field day with these stories and social media as well. It’s based on the person’s mental health because I was raised not to break the law. I can tell between reality and fiction world, it depends on person who commits these acts. There was a news story of a man buying Fortnite and started yelling at the TV. His mother came to check on him but later on murdered his parents.
He is in jail now and that’s perfect example of someone displaying aggressive behavior while playing video games. This guy must have anger issues before playing video games, we don’t know what is going through his head. I have also seen a recent story of online gaming, went two men poses as FedEx works to murder a female streamer along with her boyfriend. If you’re a streamer or content creator, be careful online as well because these trolls hold no boundaries. I wouldn’t technically say that video games are bad but sometimes it’s individual. There are some positives that include playing video games such as hand/eye coordination, problem solving and team building.
Video Games are Good?
I got that hand/eye coordination from watching Total Drama series. Anyways, teamwork meetings like online shooter games like Marvel Rivals, The Finals and Overwatch. Sometimes gaming can treat mental health and communication skills like talking in voice chat. You can find a community on discord or with social media groups who love video games as well. Join a forum, reddit group or go to local meetups like local tournaments or anime conventions. Whether you are offline or online, there are like-minded individuals you can connect with. Be careful, there are some bad actors in the gaming space. I enjoy video games and very observant went it comes to connection with individuals. Puzzle games are good for cogitative mind like Puyo Puyo Tetris. Even though I am bad at all but still helps me think radically on the next move like chess.
Point and Click games like Toonstuck and Monkey Island help players solve the next scenario. By selecting items to give, take, pull and find out how this event will play out. Fighting games are different by learning how to perform combs and adapting what your opponent to do next. Horror games have puzzle segments as well to get into a secret room like Resident Evil and more. There are many video game genres that help players improve skills like action-adventure like AstroBots. Hack-n-slash like Devil May Cry and sandbox games such as Minecraft. I almost forgot about role-playing games like Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Fire Emblem. These types of games help you mentally and physically because people don’t know it. Boomers can’t understand that gaming is huge and became beneficial to someone.
Closing
The question is, are video games bad for you or not. You have to decide for yourself. I understand that parents say that you will waste your life playing video games. That was back in the 80s, nowadays gamers can have careers and make money creating content online. There are so many possibilities to get involved in gaming industry. I don’t know if gaming is bad for you but look at me. Without video games, I won’t be the person I am now. Yes, during COV-19 Pandemic, Animal Crossing New Horizon help a lot of people throughout that crisis because they had to stay home. Anyways, that’s all I have to say about it. People are just jealous because playing video games is number 1 hobby in the world.
I enjoy playing video games even when I turn old. Future of gaming is on the horizon and new things I have yet to learn from. What your thoughts about video games are bad for you in the comments. Thank you for reading this blog post and tune into the next one.
