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Today children and adults from many countries play video games. Some people believe playing video games is harmful. To what extent do you agree with this opinion?

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Nowadays,
people
 from diverse cultural backgrounds spend some of their leisure time playing
video
games
. It has been suggested that these
games
 could inflict harm on individuals who play them. In my opinion, under careful guidance, playing
such
games
 has no adverse effects and is, in fact, highly beneficial. It is my view that
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 both adults and youngsters, could develop remarkable skills by playing
video
games
. Language learning,
for instance
, is a decided advantage of
this
 fun activity. I, personally, know of a few friends who learned to speak impeccable English by playing some dialogue-driven
games
. Improving reflex response is another skill that can be practised through
this
 pastime. Racing and role-playing are examples of
games
 that help individuals improve their eye-hand coordination. Through the tasks set in
such
games
, players learn to react to events in their virtual environment in a swift and timely manner.
In contrast
, some
people
 claim that
video
games
 promote violence. They firmly insist that gamers are likely to act out the aggressive behaviour
that is
 often displayed in
such
games
.
However
, I do not find
this
 argument convincing as fantasy can easily be distinguished from reality. If parents, teachers and the media reinforced the idea that
video
games
 are simply “a virtual playground” gamers would recognize the boundaries between reality and fantasy.
Consequently
, violent
games
 would be regarded as a medium for
people
 to express their negative emotions safely without physically harming a single person. In conclusion, I completely disagree with the idea that playing
video
games
 is detrimental because they could be used to acquire foreign languages and coordination skills. Indeed, these virtual
games
 have the potential to allow
people
 to release their emotions in a safe environment. That said, in order to maximize their benefits, proper supervision and counsel from parents and the media are warranted.
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