THE PROS AND CONS OF VIDEO GAMING
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| Better Vision People who spent 30 hours training on action games over a month spotted targets on a cluttered screen 80% of the time; non-gamers managed this only 30% of the time. |
Violence Violent games diminish players' brain responses to images of real-life violence. |
| Brain Booster No longer labelled simply as evil time-wasters, video games are now considered a fast-track to a sharper mind. |
Cyber-hooked Recent research on 7000 online gamers found 12% experienced 'addictive' signs of playing. |
| Friendly Competition Players can’t win all the time and obviously depending on the game being played and the number of players required, it can also teach friendly competition. |
Time-wasting Time spent on video games is time taken away from doing homework, being outside or playing sports. |