Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Positive Effects Of Video Games For Both Adults And Children

By Flora Vinson


The reputation that gaming received when it first hit the market is virtually unprecedented. Parents bemoaned the belief that it was causing their kids to isolate socially and become lazy. Times have changed, however, and today's scientists are finding many positive effects of video games. Newer forms of digital gaming are bringing even more benefits.

Consul users will brag that their skills of dexterity and coordination are supreme due to their ability to quickly manipulate controls. Even more beneficial, though, is the problem solving that gaming introduces to players. This exercises the brain and builds skills that are useful in business and daily life. For kids, this problem solving builds neural pathways which make it easier to learn when they're older.

Probably the most important benefit gaming brings younger kids is that it tempts them to learn computer literacy. This skill is imperative in the current labor market. Children who start young, learning installation, saving. Keyboard and mouse use are preparing for later life that requires computers.

Adaptive change is an important facet introduced in gaming. This means players are challenged to increasingly higher levels, as difficulty rises and they play against their own scores. The range of challenge types is also extremely wide, exercising and improving powers of logic and reasoning.

Action games bring with them a new challenge. They have been proven to improve spatial perception and visual acuity. Memory is another element that's exercised in many applications.

Newer gaming types have players physically interacting with their game. They manipulate things on the screen using their own body movements. While this level of activity is more than likely not a good replacement for a run around the park, it is more active than sitting in front of the television. The fact that the brain is highly malleable and responsive to exercise is the chief reason for the positive effects of video games.




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