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Many people believe that video games change people and mislead them to do bad things, such as drugs and alcohol, but it is the opposite. Gaming prevents people from such acts and actually helps to keep them away from the substances. Lots of people, mainly parents, believe that video games harm people so they try to keep their children away from them. In reality, video games make your life better. Video games can provide many benefits to your lifestyle as “numerous academic studies indicate that playing video games has many psychological and even physical benefits” (Guarini). Gaming helps stimulate the brain and advances your problem solving abilities. There are disadvantages to gaming, which is true, but the amount of benefits outweigh them by far. Gaming provides more advantages than it does disadvantages. Playing video games is good for you. There are many game genres out there in the world, you just have to choose the right ones to benefit you. For example, if you pick a strategy game, it would help you in critical thinking and benefit you by helping to make good decisions. A great strategy game called Starcraft was inspected in an experiment. It was found that Starcraft helped increased brain flexibility. Brain flexibility is the ability to switch between tasks and look at things from a different point of view. Higher brain flexibility allows you to comprehend multiple concepts at the same time. Brain flexibility allows you to switch between thoughts based on certain conditions and helps you adjust to your situation. For example if I were thinking about playing a video game and end up seeing the word “homework” I would instantly think about whether I have homework or not, and if I do, I would stop thinking about playing gam... ... middle of paper ... ...Some Video Games Improve Eyesight, McMaster Study Finds - Latest Hamilton News - CBC Hamilton." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, 2 Sept. 2012. Web. 17 Dec. 2013. Chan, Amanda L. "Brain Teaser Games May Slow Aging Mind." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 02 May 2013. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. Guarini, Drew. "9 Ways Video Games Can Actually Be Good For You." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 07 Nov. 2013. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. Handwerk, Brian. "Video Games Improve Vision, Study Says." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, 29 Mar. 2009. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. Orenstein, Hannah. "Video Game Effects: Teen Gamers Better At Virtual Surgery Than Medical Residents (WATCH)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 16 Nov. 2012. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. Vries, Lloyd. "Video Gamers Make Good Surgeons." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 07 Apr. 2004. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.

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