There is always light in the end of the tunnel.

     You read it right, there are not only negative effects of online video games but there are also positive side too. 

“Today, a growing area of brain research suggests modern fast-paced action video games — in particular first-person shooter games — may sharpen your vision, improve your attention and working memory, and develop your fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.”   (Bavelier, 2009)  

These studied showed that playing game frequently is a way that it helps to exercise the brain.  The research from Nottingham University prove that playing certain video games can help the player achieve in one hour what eye patches achieve in four hundred hours. Moreover, the researchers at the University of Rochester found that first-person shooter video games improve the visual skills by increasing the brain’s capacity to spread attention over a wide range of events. (Video games are good for you )

However, game online are addictive and not all video game are created equally to help people achieve exactly those functions. 

References:

• Thomp, C. (2009, 11 20). Takeaway. Retrieved from http://www.pri.org/stories/science/technology/benefits-of-video-games-1741.html
• Bavelier, D. (2009, June 24). Abc science. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/06/24/2607577.htm
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