ARE VIDEO GAMES GOOD OR BAD FOR YOU?

Modern technologies like computers, cell phones, televisions and game consoles can be educational and can teach you many things, but if you spend too much time with them, they can be harmful. For example, video games have both advantages and disadvantages for you.

Playing video games for a long time can cause some problems. When you spend more time in front of the computer at home and less time outdoors, you will have less contact with your friends outside the game. You may lose your social skills and your friends. Also, playing video games may cause some health problems; it may hurt your eyes and cause back pain. Also, you should avoid games that are not suitable for your age. Seeing violence, fight and guns in some games will affect your mental health negatively. However, playing video games is not completely harmful; it has some benefits, too. If the game you are playing is educational, you will learn a lot of things from it. Also, players talk to people from different countries while playing online. This will make it easy to understand different cultures. 

Playing video games is not harmful if you do not do it too much and for very long periods. Spending time outdoors with your friends, reading, doing sports, etc. are also very important and necessary. If your parents or your friends are saying that you are playing video games too much, maybe you should listen to them and be careful about the time you spend playing video games.