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

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often
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considered
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a
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stress
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for some people. Some
video
games
also
provide educational purposes to
the
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gamers. Despite the advantages
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given
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from
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playing
video
games
, some others
also
believe that
video
games
bring harmful effects to the users. In
this
essay, I will explain why
video
games
provide more benefits than
the
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drawbacks to
the
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gamers. First of all, the benefit of
video
games
is for leisure purposes. We know that not many people could afford luxury
entertainments
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or buy tickets to go on holiday. For these people,
games
are the easiest way to relieve their stress since
it
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can be accessed from their
phone
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or gadget.
Games
also
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useful not only for entertainment but
also
for educational purposes. Nowadays, a lot of game developers make
games
for children and put some lessons in there. Most
games
also
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as the language, so it is very useful for children to increase their
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skills.
On the contrary
, playing too many
video
games
also
could harm our bodies. When playing
video
games
, our postures tend to stand still for a long period, and sometimes we do bad positions.
This
will not affect our body in the short run, but in the long term, it is not good for our muscles and bones. Our eyesight could
also
get worse if we stare too long when playing
video
games
because of the radiation from the screen.
Overall
, I believe that the benefits provided by playing
video
games
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more than the drawbacks. Despite it may bring some negative impacts on our bodies, playing
video
games
could be leisure activities and educational tools for
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users.
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