Video Games are beneficial to play
By: Ashton H.
If a surgeon plays video games then they will be 37% less likely to blunder their surgery. After playing video games you can develop or strengthen cognitive skills to better your brain.
Some features in video games can sharpen your skills, such as “Quick Time Events” (or QTEs) where suddenly the player is given the prompt to push a specific button in a short amount of time. QTEs can improve the player’s hand-eye coordination and reaction timing. QTEs are mostly found in action-adventure games. One study by Dr. James Rosser Jr. and colleagues found that surgeons that play action-adventure video games for three hours or more each week perform better on surgeries, with 37% less mistakes and 27% faster than surgeons who don’t play video games at all. Reward systems can be stimulating to a player. Each digital trophy gives a player a sense of accomplishment. There are many multiplayer games out there, and each one encourages teamwork, whether it be by making the games easier for teams or by simply making a team required.
In one study, about 2,000 children played video games for three hours per day; this group performed better on cognitive tests than another group who had never played a video game in their life. “This study adds to our growing understanding of the association between playing video games and brain development,” said NIDA director Nora Volkow M.D. “This study suggests that there may also be cognitive benefits associated with this popular pastime, which are worthy of further investigation.” One ongoing study by the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) states that three or more hours of video games per day gives you more brain activity and attention span.
Video games can be beneficial to play by improving your brain and coordination. We live in a time where your brain is more important than ever, so video games might be crucial to play.
During this editorial Ashton believes video games are beneficial to play. I agree with the statement the author made. Video games can help with many life opportunities. In the text it states, “ Three hours of playing video games can strengthen your Cerebellum and Hippocampus, which are the parts of the brain responsible for memorizing information, as well as hand-eye coordination.” The Cerebellum and Hippocampus is a very important part of the brain that needs to be strong. Being able to memorize things and have good hand eye coordination are some daily life skills. The text also states, “If a surgeon plays video games then they will be 37% less likely to blunder their surgery.” It is very important that surgeons don't mess up during a surgery. Their job is to correct something that may be wrong, and if they make a singular mistake it could mess with the whole surgery. It is very important that the surgeons are able to succeed during surgery and if video games help with this I agree with the statement “Video Games are beneficial to play” Great job with this Editorial ashton!!
ReplyDeleteYour piece explains how video games can help us humans. You show the readers how video games can help your brain. I agree with your piece because video games are really fun. But, playing video games can help expand your skills and make more decisions faster. Like how you explain that video games can help eye coordination and reaction time. Also, you had statistics about surgeons who play video games making 37% fewer mistakes and 27% faster decisions than surgeons who don’t play video games. Also, you include how much time for kids and how long they should play and that is 3 hours per day. This helps the kid expand their skills at a young age and have a fun time.
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