Evolution
These games were once considered to a waste of time and were thought to not have any productive contribution. Parent considered gaming to be a luxury only to be given to children in order to motivate them to study harder and use as a tool for encouragement. However, the present day parent views gaming from a different perspective. Video games, with productive content and platforms, have emerged as informative and constructive today. With various platforms, that actually have the capacity to aid mental development, they are being widely used by instructors and parents in order to help their children with their mental development and growth. Today many genres of video games are available in the market:
- Educational.
- Adventure.
- Action.
- Dress Up (and other game targeted at girls).
- Strategy.
Advantages
Besides having positive impacts on children, the activity has positivity attached for the grown-ups as well. Video games involve quick decision making and high levels of situational analysis which aid in bolstering these activities. By playing more video games, a person is able to quicken their decision making skills by improving them as they increase their level of playing games. Video games have also been known to aid in improving hand to eye coordination. This involves a quick situational analysis and decision making, which then enable a gamer/person to make a quick decision and then execute it, thus improving their hand to eye coordination.
Health benefits
The activity of gaming is also good for mental health and depression. The activity acts as a source for letting out anger and piled up emotions. This is primarily due to the fact that video games involve high level of brain engagement and activity. Such high levels of brain activity lead to a person focusing on the virtual world, and reduce his/her action by being engaged in the mentally tiresome activity. These video games can likewise be a social outlet, permitting the individuals who are forlorn an opportunity to get some connection. Online gaming is a major source for offering people to interact with gamers from around the globe and play with or against them. This further aids in improving their coordination and team work skills, which can help them immensely in the real world where such skills are highly demanded and appreciated.
