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.Submitted by Nguyen05 on
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