5 Advantages of Playing Video Games That Parents don’t Want Their Kids to Miss
Man is not a machine to born with all essential skills preloaded. He has to achieve it in the course of time. Those life skills are not something we can learn from reading books or listening to podcasts. We have to practice thoroughly. And what else could be better than video games for the cause?
Games, be they are physical or cognitive, are found to be the best possible way to help people stay fit physically and mentally. However, video games which are cognitive in nature, were thought to be addictive and diversionary too. But recent studies on the impacts of playing video games, especially on kids, revealed some mind boggling facts that encourage parents to allow their kids playing more. And here we are, presenting a few of those advantages of playing video games. But before delving into the content, let us tell you one thing:
Nothing happens unless you immerse yourself in a practice. So, we assume that you are an ardent gamer, exploring how you are impacted by this.
1. Video games improve the body-mind coordination
So, this comes as no surprise that video games stimulate your brain to maintain coordination between your body and mind. You might not observe it before. But when you are playing racing game or a first-person shooter game, your whole body moves whereas just the movement of fingers on the joystick is enough. And let us remind you:
You do it without an intent.
This happens, because the act of playing video games activate some parts of our brain that stimulates our body. While you are about to take a turn in a racing game or shooting a foe in a first-person shooter game, you are supposed to move your fingers in such a way that the target is not missed. Thus, there is a body-mind coordination formed in the process.
Looking for such game?
Play Belt Panic, a factory simulation where the player has to steer the robots in the manufacturing unit. In this game, the player has to observe the movement of the bottles with one eye and the position of robots with the other.
2. Improve Memory
Games are made of rules, aren’t they? We should know how we should play the game by skimming through the instructions before beginning the game. So, one has to remember all the instructions of a game. And for heavy games with multiple tasks and rounds, new set of rules come with every stage. Recalling what they remember during the game helps the kids enhance their memory power.
3. Learn problem-solving
Problem solving is one of the most sought after skills in the modern-day scenario. To make your kids competent in the competitive world… well, we don’t tell you to make them study more. Rather, we would tell you to encourage them to play video games. Yeah, puzzle games like Avakai games’ Kidoo Slider would give funny challenges to the kids whereby they learn problem solving.
4. Overcome Dyslexia
This disability to learn with difficulty in reading is worrying parents of about 10% kids in the world. Though people think there is achievable remedy for this disability, a study says that twelve hours of playing heavy actions games helps dyslexics improve their reading skills. The reasons are still unclear. However, researchers suppose that because of the ever-changing scenes and environments in games that require intense focus of the players could be the reason.
5. Become social
Most of the modern-day video games allow multiplayer mode. If you are a game buff, as we assume it, you must know about Clash of Clans in which you have to join clans comprising players across the world. You can chat with your fellow clan members and you can build a relation with them. This aspect of video games teaches kids the skill to behave with others and be social.
Besides these five, there are many other advantages of playing video games that would enhance the skills in kids. So parents, when you find your kid playing more video games, don’t worry! Think they are on their way to build a personality. On the other hand, be watchful about the addiction turning into obsession.