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

It is commonly believed that playing video
games
can have a harmful effect on
people
, and children
in particular
, while others think that it can be used as an entertaining and educational tool. In my opinion, the disadvantages of a computer game outweigh its disadvantage. Advocates of the benefits of
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video
games
claim that they stimulate the development of
people
. To
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these
games
,
childern
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children
have to score more points or reach higher levels while they are competing with their friends.
This
would undoubtedly enhance their intellectual skills,
such
as logic thinking, creativity, as well as concentration and problem solving, all of which considered useful skills for them. It seems that computer
games
,
such
as Fortnite and Fifa teach
childerns
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children
to think strategically with their teammates by choosing the ultimate plan to obtain frequent rewards from other teams, and
therefore
they are enjoying their time while they are learning to effectively use their mind and imagination.
On the other hand
, it has significantly contributed to many health problems. There
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been many academic studies that bolstered the relationship between console and obesity. When
people
spend more hours in
palying
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playing
these
games
, they are more likely to eat unhealthy food,
such
as sweets and fast food because they do not have time to cook and they are addicted to competing and winning the game. Eye fatigue is
anthor
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another
health issue because of the harmful beams that come from the TV, thereby
this
problem becomes more dangerous when it is combined with
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headache. In
this
sense
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the drawbacks
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far worse than benefits. To sum up,
although
video
games
may help to improve mental abilities, they may have a dreadful impact on
people
's health
such
as obese and eye problems.
Hence
, it clear that
this
negative side of these
games
could wipe their positive side.
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