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Admin. “The Hidden Benefits of Playing Video Games.” Art Hive Magazine, 21 Dec. 2019, arthivemagazine.com/2019-7-26-the-hidden-benefits-of-playing-video-games/.

This online magazine talks about how yes video games have been nuisance in families and distract kids when they take advantage of their privilege to play video games but also how there are hidden benefits to playing video games and they’re way better than you can imagine.

I agree with this magazine because it points out the fact video games detract kids who take advantage of the privilege but mainly focuses on the benefits that parents and adults might miss and not understand completely. For example, “there is considerable evidence that suggests gaming actually helps promote stress management skills and allows people to unwind and reduce their stress levels.” Kids and teens do have stressful lives too and parents and adults don’t seem to understand that. They are stressed out based on their own experiences and life, so what might seem stressful to them might be nothing compared to you because you’ve had more experience. This is important to know because some Kida and teens can suffer from social skills or anxiety or worse and gaming can be one of their only escapes from the stress they endure. Another example is “Playing to excess can lead to video game addiction, reduced school performance, and decreased real-life skills…With moderate gameplay, players may enjoy many of the benefits of digital gaming without suffering the negative effects” The author is obviously aware of the fact that excessive play can harm the user if he isn’t responsible with his play time. Playing video games is a privilege and kids and teens forget that. In order to have fun they must be responsible and moderate their play time.

quotes that stood out to me-“According to a study published in Gerontechnology, participants aged 50 and older who played digital action games for 10 hours or more experienced an improvement in cognitive function–a benefit that could last for several years.”

“There is evidence that the gamers who played the action games reacted 25 percent more quickly to study questions than non-players.”

“7 Psychological Benefits of Video Games.” YouTube, uploaded by Psych2Go, 11 May 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dWyIJEvus4.

In this video, Psych2Go speaks about how gaming has gotten more popular than ever with titles such as Call Of Duty or Fortnite going completely mainstream and more people are considering themselves to be gamers. She also mentions how the last few years that Video games had always been looked down upon for “causing” habits of addiction and violent behavior. These are all alleged and aren’t proven to be true so she goes over 7 psychological benefits to gaming.

Psych2Go makes it very clear that gaming isn’t as bad as people think of it to be. By diving deeper into the Psychological benefits of video games, can help prove that games can help kids and teens psychologically, which parents and adults cant see on the outside but can tell from observation. one example she stated was that, “video games are linked with emotional stability… a 2012 study suggested that immersive games in particular, appear to be the most beneficial, because they allowed gamers to try out different versions of themselves.” These games can help us get an idea of what we would like to do with our lives and do things we normally can’t. Red dead redemption is a game that allows the person to be a “cowboy” ride horses, go hunting and be unique. You have full control of what you do with your character and can really be a hunter in the game, and this can give the user an idea of how hunting is. Another example is “video games improve visuomotor coordination…a recent study found that video games improve all vasomotor coordination which is when vision and movement work together to produce actions.” In first person shooter games us gamers are required to be extremely focused, react fast, and aim and shoot at moving targets and make small adjustments to dominate the competition, this translates to driving where we are making small wheel adjustments to maintain the stability on the road at a constant high speed. By constantly boosting out visuomotor coordination we get better at all the things we normally do using hand eye coordination.

quotes that stuck out to me- “playing certain video games boost social skills… in 2014, a very interesting study was published on the subject, which proposed that immersive social video games help gamers develop pro-social skills. ”

“video games are linked with better vision… games can boost visual contrast sensitivity, which is basically the ability to distinguish between different shades of grey and one study found that video game treatments  can cure a lazy eye which is known as amblyopia.”

APA. Video Games Play May Provide Learning, Health, Social Benefits, Review Finds. 2013, www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2013/11/video-games.

in this article, the author who isn’t listed talks about how playing video games, including rough shooter games, may help children’s learning, wellbeing and social aptitudes, It also speaks about how there’s been studies that have been conducted to show the negative effects of gaming but there hasn’t been much highlights on the positives. The positives being that playing video games can actually strengthen a wide variety of cognitive skills and other things to do with memory, perception, and reasoning. Also, these skills can be applied in academic work swell and can help enhance the thinking in science, engineering, technology and mathematics.

I agree with this article I like how it doesn’t just hate on gaming and sees it from a different light, I feel like there should be more articles like this that get exposure and parents see it and understand that gaming is way more beneficial than they think. APA  states,” The more adolescents reported playing strategic video games, such as role-playing games, the more they improved in problem solving and school grades the following year.” Depending on the type of game being played there could be many positive effects to the children who play these games. Strategic games help with problem solving in school work and can positivity effect the student and can boost his or her grades. Another example is “Simple games that are easy to access and can be played quickly, such as “Angry Birds,” can improve players’ moods, promote relaxation and ward off anxiety.” Gaming has been proven to positivity effect the users mood and help with depression, anxiety, and provide relaxation from the stressful life that the user has and can be easy and quick to access. Wouldn’t you want your son or daughter to be  at ease and not have anxiety or stress on them?

quotes that stuck out to me- “While one widely held view maintains playing video games is intellectually lazy, such play actually may strengthen a range of cognitive skills such as spatial navigation, reasoning, memory and perception,”

“A 2013 meta-analysis found that playing shooter video games improved a player’s capacity to think about objects in three dimensions, just as well as academic courses to enhance these same skills, according to the study. “This has critical implications for education and career development, as previous research has established the power of spatial skills for achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” Granic said. This enhanced thinking was not found with playing other types of video games, such as puzzles or role-playing games.”

“The more adolescents reported playing strategic video games, such as role-playing games, the more they improved in problem solving and school grades the following year”