Benefits of Playing Games for Children's Cognitive Development

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Fahlemi Faradela - 19 February 2019

Many people like to play games, from children, teenagers to adults. Playing games is fun, even
some people are addictive. Not only online, offline games are often addictive. There are many
benefits that you can get when playing the game. As reported by Psychology Today, playing
games activates many parts of the brain, including those related to visual processes, attention
management, motor function, and sensomotor integration. The brain circuits that activate
pleasure are also aroused during gaming, including the nucleus accumbens (the part of the brain
that processes appreciation), the amygdala (the part of the brain that processes emotional
responses), and the orbitofrontal cortex (the part of the brain that processes visual activity). Kids
who are addicted to playing games are not always bad. Launching from the Engadget page,
playing games can actually be beneficial for children's cognitive development. Anything? 1.
Improve Coordination When children play video games, on-screen activities and actions provide
a lot of mental stimulation. For a person to play, it is necessary to coordinate their visual, audio
and physical movements. 2. Improve Problem Solving Skills Video games involve certain rules.
This means players have to think carefully before making any move to ensure that they stay
within the rules of the game. The player needs to make split-second decisions that will determine
whether he will move up to the next level or not. 3. Increase Memory Playing your favorite video
game may require visual and audio memory. Players are asked to read or listen to instructions
that may only be provided at the start of the game, so it is necessary to remember them
throughout the game. Mastery of the keys on the keyboard helps you easily move the characters
in the game. This helps improve memory, both short and long term. 4. Increase Attention and
Concentration Video games, especially action games, have been shown to attract players'
attention during the entire game period. This is due to the player's need to achieve certain goals
in the game, and be able to advance to the next level. 5. Great Learning Resources Playing games
is not only beneficial for adults and adolescents, but also for children. Many modern educational
institutions include video games as a teaching methodology. It helps these children improve their
academic skills by providing video games specifically aimed at enhancing their cognitive and
creative skills. 6. Increase Brain Speed When playing games, the brain receives a lot of stimuli,
both visual and audial. According to research, individuals who frequently play video games can
process this stimulator faster than others. This stimulator ensures that the brain is constantly
working to interpret it. 7. Improve Multitasking Skills Action games, for example, may require
you to be very observant. This requires you to be able to move your joystick or buttons while
looking at various features on your screen such as energy level, upcoming enemies, remaining
ammo, time available among other factors, all of which are essential to winning. This ensures
that the player can observe and react according to all the requirements of a particular game. 8.
Improve Social Skills Online games allow multiple players to engage in a particular game
simultaneously. Thus, there is constant communication between the players which in turn results
in the development of a meaningful and casual relationship between them. This helps players
meet new friends while also strengthening bonds with their old friends. While playing games has
its benefits, it's also important to choose the right games because not all of them provide the
same cognitive benefits. Increasing Social Skills Online gaming allows multiple players to
engage in a particular game at the same time. Thus, there is constant communication between the
players which in turn results in the development of a meaningful and casual relationship between
them. This helps players meet new friends while also strengthening bonds with their old friends.
While playing games has its benefits, it's also important to choose the right games because not all
of them provide the same cognitive benefits. Increasing Social Skills Online gaming allows
multiple players to engage in a particular game at the same time. Thus, there is constant
communication between the players which in turn results in the development of a meaningful
and casual relationship between them. This helps players meet new friends while also
strengthening bonds with their old friends. While playing games has its benefits, it's also
important to choose the right games because not all of them provide the same cognitive benefits.
This helps players meet new friends while also strengthening bonds with their old friends. While
playing games has its benefits, it's also important to choose the right games because not all of
them provide the same cognitive benefits. This helps players meet new friends while also
strengthening bonds with their old friends. While playing games has its benefits, it's also
important to choose the right games because not all of them provide the same cognitive benefits.
 Playing Games Is Beneficial To Children's Cognitive Development

Published 11.59, 30/04/2019 • Mohammad Syahrial

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Playing games is considered the cause of a child to be lazy: lazy to eat, lazy to go to school, lazy
to study, lazy to play with other people, and lazy to do other activities besides playing games.

Therefore, games are considered to result in poor grades on children's report cards, and some
even think their children are stupid because they play games too often.

Even though it's all wrong. Games are in no way the cause of any of these assumptions or
stigma. Games in no way make those who play them stupid or lazy.

If someone becomes lazy or stupid because they play games too often, it is not because of the
game but because that person cannot control himself over the game. Isn't anything extravagant
bad?

According to research, games are actually beneficial for human cognitive development,
especially children. Children actually get a lot of benefits from playing games as long as they are
not done excessively.

a hobby of playing games can be useful for children. The first benefit is improved coordination.
When playing video games, children will be mentally excited because of the actions and
activities on the screen.
In order to play, players must coordinate physical, audio, and visual movements. So, playing
video games can improve coordination skills.

The second benefit is improving problem-solving skills. As we know, in video games there are
game rules that make players have to set a strategy and be careful not to violate these rules.

Players will become accustomed to making decisions in a fast amount of time which will later
determine whether the level of increase will go up or it will lose.

Playing video games requires audio and visual memory. Players will hear instructions or read
game instructions which are only displayed at the beginning, so players must learn to remember
these instructions.

Mastery of the keys on the keyboard also requires proper memory. Therefore, the third benefit of
playing video games is that it helps improve memory, both long and short term.

Video games, especially games with the action genre, are very capable of attracting the attention
of game lovers until now. The action game is preferred because it offers missions that must be
completed with a specific goal so that you can advance to the next level.

To be able to complete each mission, players must be focused and attentive. This is what will
sharpen the concentration of video game players.

Who said games were only for entertainment and fun? Games can also be a learning medium,
you know. Currently, there are many modern educations that include video games as one of the
teaching methodologies.
This video game methodology will help improve academic skills. In particular, video games will
help children to improve cognitive skills as well as creative abilities. Can play while increasing
potential, deh. Fun is not it?

When playing games, our brains will get a lot of stimulation, both audio and visual. Based on a
study, playing video games makes stimulators work faster. This stimulator makes sure the brain
continues to work to translate it.

Then the next benefit is that playing video games will make us accustomed to multitasking.
Video games require players to be observant. You have to pay attention and observe many things
at one time. This will sharpen your multitasking skills.

The last benefit of playing games is improving social skills. If what we usually know about
games keeps players away from social interaction, it turns out that playing games can improve
social skills.

When playing online games, you will meet many other players at the same time. That way, you
can communicate with each other. This activity will make it easier for you to meet new friends
who have the same hobbies as you.

Those are the results of research by experts who conclude that it is beneficial for the cognitive
development of anyone who plays it especially on children. So, if you feel lazy as a result of
playing the game, it's not the fault of the game, but your own fault

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Benefits of Playing Games

Playing children's games turns out to be useful for helping children's cognitive development.
Here are some of the benefits:

1. Improve skills.Games were created to encourage players' skills to win and continue to
the next level. Players must be able to think about how to win the game and be careful in
determining strategies so as not to violate the established game rules.
2. Improve memory.Children's games also require visual and audio memory. Players must
listen or see the instructions given in order to play the game. By playing games, it can
improve memory, both short and long term.
3. Improve concentration.Playing games can help improve concentration. the child will
definitely concentrate very much when playing the game so that he can win and move up
to the next level.
4. Improve coordination.When playing games, children will coordinate physical
movements, brain, and movements on the screen. This stimulates a lot of mental health
for children.
5. Improve multitasking skills.Some games require players to play multitasking, such as
action games. Players have to look at various features on the screen while moving their
hands to play the game simultaneously.
6. Increase brain speed.When playing, the child's brain will receive a lot of visual and
audial stimuli. This will stimulate his brain to work faster.
7. As a fun learning method.Educational children's games were created as a fun learning
method for children. Visual displays that are moving, colorful, and funny will make
children more interested in learning.

Educational Game Recommendations for Children

The many types of children's games available will certainly give children choices. However,
children should only play games that contain educational elements so that they can play while
learning. Below are some recommendations for educational children's games for kids to play:

 Cut The Rope

Requiring a clever strategy, the Cut The Rope game can help improve children's brain
teasers, memory, and concentration. Children must cut each rope with the right strategy
so that the characters in it can pass every obstacle.

 Music Instruments: Kids

Music has been shown to have a positive effect on children's growth and development,
because music can help connect nerves and improve children's skills. Game Music
Instruments: Kids can make children create music through various instruments, such as
piano, drums, pan flute, xylophone, and percussion.
 Balloon Pop Kids Learning Game

This is a kind of kid's game that is simple and has no difficulty level, so it is suitable for
children aged 2 to 6 years to play. Children only need to break the various colors of the
available balloons and combine them with musical musical notes. Various types of
musical instruments, such as piano, guitar, trumpet, marakas, percussion, and bongo will
make the game fun for children.

 Hide and Seek for Kids-Hidenseek For Family

Inspired bytraditional gamehide and seek, Hide and Seek for Kids can educate children
aged 2 years and over. Children have to find various animals and hidden objects. This
will develop attention, hone memory, and build children's imagination.

 Toddler Coloring Book Free

Your child loves to color? Choose Toddler Coloring Book Free only. This kids game has
eight different kinds of background images that can be colored and adjusted according to
the creativity of the child.

 Funny Animal Dance

Based on research, dancing has a positive impact on children because it can develop
cognitive, physical, social and emotional abilities. Through the Funny Animal Dance
game, children can learn to dance in a fun way with cute animal characters.

 ABCS for Kids - Cartoon Pack

Tired of teaching children the letters of the alphabet in the usual way, you can download
this kids game. ABCS for Kids - Cartoon Pack provides a method for recognizing letters
of the alphabet in an easy and fun way. Children are asked to be able to recognize each
object that is there and then be able to pronounce it.

 Drawing for Kids and Toddlers! Painting Apps

Children really like drawing and coloring activities. Through these activities, children can
express their creativity and imagination and train fine motor skills. This children's game
will make children's drawing and coloring activities more exciting thanks to the various
effects and features in it. You can also save your child's drawings so that you can see
them again.

 Kids Animals Jigsaw Puzzles

Puzzles are educational games that are very appropriate for children. If usually puzzle
pieces are prone to missing, then give the Kids Animals Jigsaw Puzzles game instead.
This puzzle game has 18 puzzles that you have to play one by one. If you succeed in
assembling the puzzle pieces into the right picture, the child will get a cute gift.
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In today's sophisticated era, many people are fond of games, not only adults, but even children
and teenagers are also consumers in this application. Gadgets, which are sophisticated electronic
devices, are usually used to explore information widely so that it can facilitate human work every
day.

But what if this media is actually used to play games? What impact will this have if at an early
age children already know the world of games and even like it ?.

In their developmental age, the first 6 years are the golden age for their growth and development.
At this time, children's brains develop very rapidly, where most of the cells in their brain tissue
will quickly absorb all the information they get from the surrounding environment.

This period is a conducive time to develop 5 aspects of development, namely: social-emotional

intelligence, cognitive, physical-motor, language, and moral intelligence. At this stage parents
must provide proper stimulation so that their growth and development is in accordance with the
stage of development.

But what happens if during this development period the stimulation is not given right? Or not
according to the needs of the child? Or maybe they never get it at all except only at school.

The fact is that many parents do not understand the importance of stimulating the development
of preschool children. Not only that, some parents also do not understand that the parenting that
is applied to each child will affect their subsequent development.

Gadgets are electronic devices that contain information or are usually used to gather information
widely to facilitate human work in daily activities. Ironically, there are some parents who give to
their children, based on a survey by The Asian Parent Insigh (2014) conducted in five countries
including Indonesia which involves children too, 98% of children who use gadgets, of which
67% use their parents' gadgets, 18% use gadgets that belong to you, and 14% use their own
gadgets.

The survey results also said that some respondents have a smartphone type gadget with which
the children use it for game applications. In addition to having a positive impact, games also
have a negative impact, in game play, players are usually required to find a way out with the
rules that have been set in this position. Finally, the child will think hard to achieve these
opportunities, namely finding a way out of the available problems. This is where the
development of children's reasoning is trained to be able to find a way out of every problem so
that children's brain development can be honed properly.

Although there is a positive side to his cognitive development, playing games excessively can
also have a negative impact on children. If children are addicted to games, as a result, it can
affect their brain's work activity towards the learning process, laziness in doing school
assignments, decreased motivation to learn and lack of concentration in learning.

Playing games with a fast duration can have a positive impact on cognitive development, playing
games with a long period of time and days also has a negative impact on children's cognitive
development. Playing games can improve brain intelligence and hone the ability to calculate
logical thinking and problem solving. Games can help children learn if playing is controlled
every day with a duration of <3 hours per day.