I do not have many discourse communities since I come from another country, and it’s not the same. I used to play baseball daily, soccer and basketball sometimes. I used to swim every day, play games, among other activities. However, moving to another country has prevented me from doing most of it. The only thing I have kept doing is gaming. Therefore, I based my research on that, and I’ll probably be the topic or discourse community for my unit 1 project. Gaming has benefits. According to Concordia university of texas, It can help improve everyday skills such as enhance hand-eye coordination, improve working memory, and rapid decision-making ability. It can help increase multitasking, increase mental flexibility, and may help ease anxiety and depression among others benefits. However, it also has some disadvantages such as you can get addicted to it, which leads to increased anxiety and depression if you play for an extended period. If you play for a long period it can destroy your friendships since those bonds need time. Also, some people say that gaming can make you violent, but I believe that is a myth. However, maybe that lies in the game and age of the person who’s playing. If a kid is playing a violent game and gets addicted to it with no control over the amount they play, then I believe maybe they will be violent. These problems of the gaming discourse community are the ones I’ll talk about. Other gamers and parents need to know about this.

Source:

https://online.concordia.edu/computer-science/pros-and-cons-of-video-gaming/