Nowadays many people have access to computers on a wide basis and a large number of children play computer games. What are the positive and negative impacts of playing computer games and what can be done to minimize the bad effects? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Since the introduction of

games

on the computer, its popularity has doubled year by year. Almost every

people

especially children enjoy playing computer

games

. The advantages of

this

activity are an increase in language

skills

and monetary opportunity, while the disadvantages like poor eyesight can be mitigated by finding certain activities to do. Staring at the

games

for long hours can cause poor vision to

players

. The brightness of the screen will dry individuals' eyes and damage their eyes. Considering one round of game wastes around half an hour and

people

normally play around 4-5 rounds. My cousin's myopia registered at more than 500 degrees because he has been playing

games

all day for many years.

However

,

this

deficit can be managed by finding non-electric-used extracurricular activities as

people

will have out-of-screen time allowing their eyes to relax and there are many benefits of playing

games

. Computer

games

enable non-native-English

people

to develop their literate

skills

. Since most of the

games

require the English language to play,

players

have to learn about reading and communicating in English to be able to enjoy the

games

.

In addition

, if

players

play

games

professionally, their

skills

can use to compete with other

players

to win the financial prize. My cousin develops his English

skills

to an advanced level by playing video

games

and he got 100,000 baht by wining just one e-sport competition. In conclusion,

Although

this

activity worsens humans' eyesight, it gains lots of

skills

and opportunities. It is definitely not bad to play

games

as long as

people

limit their screen time.