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Some people regard video games as harmless fun, or even as a useful educational tool. Others, however, believe that video games are having an adverse effect on the people who play them. In your opinion, do the drawbacks of video games outweigh the benefits?

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It is argued that
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 games play a vital role in educating and entertaining.
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, others consider that they exert detrimental impacts on players. Personally,
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 trend is not without advantages, the downsides will justify these. There are several reasons why playing
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merits
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 to players. From the educational perspective,
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 games are able to stimulate creativity and imagination, as well as logical thinking and computer skills. In fact, for gamers, flexibility of typing skill and creative thinking of fixing
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(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
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 are likely to be dominant than others who rarely use computers.
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, I believe that
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 games may jeopardize people who play them.
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, it is undeniable that people are prone to be addicted.
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, they are likely to spend hours a day on playing, so their studies or their jobs may be neglected.
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, health problems, including lack of sleep or obesity, are easy to happen.
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 is because gamers or players can stay up late to improve the level of gaming, and they can have a sedentary lifestyle;
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, they are able to easily get the health problems. In conclusion, while people can stand a higher chance to hone their skills by virtue of
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 games, I believe that
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 games are harmful to players.

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