Micah W

Gaming

By: Micah W.

Shade just came home from a baseball game and was going to go play baseball in a few days. He still needed help learning to play baseball, so he played a videogame to practice. He didn’t know that when you play video games it teaches you muscle memory. So when he went to the game in real life, he hit a Grand Slam.

Who doesn’t like gaming. It can be an educational site and it can help you to learn muscle memory so that your brain can learn. A recent article states that if you play video games long enough, then the muscle memory will help your body learn what you were practicing.

Gaming doesn’t only have negative effects, it also has positive effects. In a recent test they had 50% of people play video games and 50% not play. They checked back with both groups in a few months. When they looked at the people, the study showed that the people that played video games brains had grown. SO when parents say your brain will turn to mush they are wrong.

“When you were young and your parents said it was bad that they were wrong” (author unknown). According to Allison Wignall she said, “Gaming can increase brain function, problem solving skills, spatial reasoning, memory, attention span, strategic planning and even social skills."
Some people argue that videogames are bad for people. Some say it is because people may get addicted but it is all about time limits. When kids are playing for too long and they are unsupervised they tend to play longer and then they may misbehave. So when you let a child go on an electronic device make sure you put a time limit. If you don’t you will find the consequences.

If people don’t play video games they may have a hard time practicing over and over. They may also miss out on the chance to have fun and learn. People who do not game, miss out on an easy opportunity to learn. What are people waiting for? Hurry up and ask your parents to help you electronically learn.