Video Games Argumentative Essay

I've been playing, reading and studying videogames since the early 90's and have firsthand knowledge of the possitives and detraments that come along with this hobby. Videogames are a multi billion dollar industry even over taking movies as the most lucrative for of entertainment. So it's no wonder questions are being raised much like the same one's asked of movies when they first came out. Are games to violent, do they teach people how to use weapons, do they make youth complacent and unmotivated to finish studies for example. These questions though warrented have for the most part been proven wrong through vast amounts of studies. I believe that games are a possitive force for education, relaxation and just pure enjoyment and have little to no negative effects.

While this does hold some truth it's mainly in the form of everything in moderation. Much in the same way you wouldnt watch TV all day, everyday, even if it is the History Channel, the same goes for Videogames. Whilest to much of anything can lead to it becoming a bad thing videogames for the most part actually help people develop skills for better learning and fine motor skills just to name a few. A lot of Videogames have been and are being developed strickly for educational purposes and are being used in classrooms around the world as its a fun and engaging way to get students to learn the work without actually feeling like they are learning. Most students that I know didnt or dont like the act of going to a class room listening to a teacher for hours on end and then reading a text book in regards to a particular subject but love playing videogames. These educational games have been proven through studies to actual have students not only learn the material faster but retain it and even see its practical uses in real life