Essay Video Games

HOW THE VIDEO GAMES AFFECT AND SUPPORT THE STUDIES

By Daniel Urrutia

Do you remember how many hours your kid play video games at home? Does your kid receive any benefits from playing videogames?

Since video games appeared, these have had a lot controversial results and differents appreciations; One of them is how video games affect the studies our kids: with failures of homeworks and distractions at classes. However, It is important to accept that video games support to develop to kids certain skills such as concentration and logics; Also, how the modern video games help to develop habits for practicing sports and physical activities; no control and no supervision from parents help to increase the problem.

Kids prefer to play video games before doing their homework, always they are procrastinating their obligation and learning; They spend many hours in front of the TV and this is a cause of distraction and not valid habit when they are studying. When the end of day comes, kids remember that they have homework for next day; In consequence kids do not do the homework and they get a 0 as score at school.

Another thing, it is the effect of distraction in the classrooms; Kids have the custom to carry their portable video games devices at school; In this case, they do no put attention in the class and the interest to learn is affected; Also, kids are exposed a punishment by authorities of school, because some situations video games are prohibited.

But, we do not assume always negative situations about the video games; Modern video games have been made with the purpose of practicing sports and physical activities and developing mental skills.

Modern video games currently have been developed to practice exercises, typical examples of these modern video games would be Nintendo Wii & Play Station; In this case video games allow kids to practice physical activities in front TV, which sounds good!!! Because, old video games did not have entertainment activities combined with physical activities. Now, the technology does a combination between the games and exercises avoiding the overweight problem.

The use of imagination in kids to find and resolving clues to win a video games, it is a good advantage for their brains; Experts say kids are developing mental skills as if they were adults, because kids always find a way to play them; The attention to details, clues, strategies and memory in the game played, It will help them to act fast and easily to face a situation that requires a quick response.

Finally, video games can affect negatively the studies our kids because they do not put attention at school and they do not the homework; nevertheless an appropriate supervision from their parents would help to control and avoiding the problem of distraction; Additionally to create a schedule to play video games and doing the homework it will educate our kids. Video games have

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