These days, a great number of children prefer spending time on computer games rather than on sports. Why is it? Is it a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, many children spend the majority of their time playing

computer

games and hardly engage in any sport or exercise. Overall, I believe

this

is definitely a negative trend and will discuss the reasons in the following essay.

To begin

with, most

computer

games these days are highly interactive and allow players to immerse in a complex storyline and control characters at their own will.

For instance

, Mortal Kombat 11 allows players to easily change the outcomes of the story based on the character chosen, which can trigger the imagination and curiosity of children, and encourage them to spend the whole day playing to discover all the story endings. The

second

reason for the popularity of

computer

games over sports is the sedentary lifestyle favoured by a large number of children, especially those living in big cities. Compared to sports,

computer

games are less physically demanding, and

therefore

draw much more attention from these lazy, inactive children. From my perspective,

computer

games can have many detrimental effects on children.

Firstly

, spending too much time on

computer

games without doing any physical exercise will reduce children’s calorie expenditure as they only sit at home and play games.

This

can make children more prone to many health problems,

such

as obesity or cardiovascular diseases when they grow older.

Secondly

, playing games excessively

also

causes children to lose their communication skills.

As a result

, it can be very difficult for game-addicted children develop the ability to establish connections with others in real life which are normally developed through participation in team sports, like football or basketball. In conclusion, playing

computer

games is becoming more popular than sports due to the interesting and interactive content, together with the low demand for physical strength. I personally believe that

this

trend does more harm than good, and should be prevented to ensure the proper development of children.