2006-07-11 14:41:55 · 20 answers · asked by Angel_Anton 6 in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
Pros: Like posted earlier, they can improve strategy-building skills, coordination, thinking skills and you can meet people with similar interests. It can keep you occupied when bored and even teach you.
Cons: If you live inside your house all day like a monk, you will end up with no social life and not know how to work with the outside world. If you play a foot away from the screen in a dark room for many hours straight, with a game that flashes a lot, and you feel your eyes getting tired but you continue to play anyways, you have a high risk of getting into a seizure which could cause a convulsion and severe brain damage if not caught early enough. People who have seizures can unconsciously 'bite' their own tongue off. That's why its good to place something in your mouth (if your playing) or in the person with the seizures' mouth.
2006-07-11 15:07:26 · answer #1 · answered by blank_words 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not, video games are healthy. A video game requires you to think, move your fingers quickly and accurately, and lets you visit a place you can't in reality.
2006-07-11 22:37:57 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Stupid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Video games build hand to eye coordination and enhance problem solving skills. And as HillierT said, they prevent STDs.
2006-07-11 21:47:38 · answer #3 · answered by bogusman82 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're pretty good at preventing STDs.
Because if you play a lot of video games you will never get laid
2006-07-11 21:44:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if they are good for you but they are certainly not bad either. I have been playing for 20 years now and I turned out quite alright. But then again, games were very different back then.
2006-07-11 21:44:02 · answer #5 · answered by nice_dog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! and any good parent will limit the amount of play time as well as monitor the type of game.
2006-07-11 21:45:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have been proven that they help improve your hand-eye coordination, and problem solving skills. In fact, experts suggest you play on a game for at least 20 minutes a week as exercise for your brain!
2006-07-12 08:46:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I play allot of FPS games so when I'm out I seem to quickly look at the slightest movement I see lol
2006-07-11 21:44:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that some can be - the ones that make you think a problem through to a logical conclusion or decipher a puzzle or code. The ones that are just shoot to kill are not particularly broadening, of course.
Peace!
2006-07-11 21:45:38 · answer #9 · answered by carole 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only the ones that involve strategy. like rainbow 6: it helps people's precision and technique.
it's been proven that surgeons that play video games involving strategy perform better under pressure.
2006-07-11 21:45:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋