video GAMES
GAMING IS GOOD FOR YOU !
Remember back in the good old days when ma and pa said something like , “ Don ’ t waste your time playing those dang games !”
Well they ’ d be wrong . You see playing video games is actually very good for you , in the right amounts of course . You don ’ t want to stay up for 24 hours and exhaust yourself or worse . Playing has a number of benefits . For example , a study of laparoscopic ( small incision ) specialists with ongoing video game experience had superior laparoscopic skills and fewer errors . The Science Direct websitestated that this may be due to better psychomotor skills in gamers ... If you like a good read and don ’ t mind scientific terms , take a look at the article .
( sciencedirect . com / science / article / pii / S1743919113000599 )
Playing video games also teaches problem solving skills and creativity according to Parents website :
parents . com / kids / development / benefits-of-video-games /? slideId = 37205
Researchers from Deakin University in Melbourne , did a study that examined the development of 53 preschool aged children and found that those kids who played interactive games had “ better object control motor skills ” then those who ’ d didn ’ t .
Another study by 2009 Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine found games could help with stress and depression . Physical pain too is something that has been studied with two psychologists , Dr David Patterson and Dr . Hunter Hoffman from the University of Washington dreaming up a game called Snow- World that puts the player in an alternate world and through that distraction , their focus on the physical pain was lessened . You can read about it here :
rockcenter . nbcnews . com /_ news / 2012 / 10 / 24 / 14648057-groundbreaking-experiment-in-virtual-reality-uses-video-game-to-treat-pain ? lite
While theres quite a few more benefits according to different studies , one important one is that games can keep you happy in old age . Researchers from North Carolina State University asked 140 people aged 63 and older how often they played games . The found that those people who played video games , even occasionally , reported higher levels of happiness or well-being - take a look here for more and then convince mum , dad , the grandparents to get playing and keep smiling !
psychcentral . com / news / 2013 / 03 / 06 / playing-video-games-tied-to-happiness-emotional-wellness-in-seniors / 52267 . html