Part 1 - Outline:

Are Computer games a benefit or a waste of time?

A. Introduction

B. Paragraph 1: Increase in cognitive ability and focus.

· puzzle games increase focus and cognitive ability.

· can put more concentration on a work than other people.

· Strategy games increases brain utilization and concentration

Paragraph 2: Increase in Communication skills.

· Multiplayer games help communicating with other people.

· Increase in team co-ordination skill.

Paragraph 3: Opposing Views

· Addiction causing health issues.

· Violent mindset from violent games.

· unwilling to socialize physically.

Paragraph 4: Reinforcement

· Observation form parents.

· Making violent games to be played under strict observation.

· Hosting Offline gaming group meet ups.

C. Conclusion
Computer games is a very popular entertainment medium for people of all ages. Everyday
millions of people from all over the world use computer games an entertainment medium. Video
games have a beneficial impact on critical cognitive and visual abilities, and also benefit children
with developmental disabilities in various ways. But computer games are seen as a waste of time
by many people due to some side effects. It can be argued that, playing computer games can
increase a person’s critical cognitive, focus and also help in developing a person’s
communication and team co-ordination skill. This essay will argue that playing computer games
is not a waste of time.

Firstly, computer games can aid in increasing a person's attention and IQ level. A report
published by the University of Rochester demonstrating that action video games can boost the
critical cognitive and ability to recognize patterns. Since, computer games are designed to be full
of rhythms and patterns players are able to generalize their learning patterns across realms than
average people. Games like chess will enhance a person's thinking process because it is highly
reliant on swift decisions and ahead of time thought in order to checkmate the opponent.
Strategic games such as the age of empires can increase the speed of cognitive processing as well
as the speed of multitasking because, in order to win a match, a person has to make a swift and
precise decision because a single wrong decision can be fatal.

Secondly, computer games can aid in increasing communication skill of a person. According to
study done by Trinity College Dublin few undergraduate students volunteers were asked to
complete psychometric tests relating to communication skill which lasted for a week. This study
consisted of the students playing communication-based games like Portal 2 and Minecraft. They
were tasked to build a house in Minecraft and to complete the tasks given in Portal 2. The study
ended with the participants agreeing that playing games together with each other greatly
increased their communication skill. Online games such as Pubg, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six
Siege and many other games greatly depends in communication between the players in a team to
win and it also increases communication skills.

On the contrary, computer games can result to addiction and can cause some health issues
physically and mentally. Since a person can play games with their friends and have fun from
home do not feel the necessity to go outside causing obesity and many other health problems.
Some video games are focused on criminal behavior, abuse, and stealing. All this have a bad
effect on the minds of adolescents. Instead of nurturing their brains, video games can lead
children to a dark future and stunt the development of their brain.

Despite the arguments against playing computer games being harmful for a person, it also has a
lot of positive effect on a person. Physical health issues can be avoided through the
encouragement from parents to socialize and offline group meet-ups for gym and various other
things. If the violent games are made inaccessible by children and are put under strict
observation from parents then mental instabilities can be avoided.

Are computer games a benefit or a waste of time? As the essay has argued throughout body
part, it can be said that computer games are not a waste of time since it can help a person with
communication skill development and increase critical cognitive and visual abilities. For this
reason, computer games are a benefit.

Word Count: 582 words

Reference:
1.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301799944_Using_video_games_to_develop_comm
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2. https://brainly.in/question/1217826

3. https://www.cnet.com/news/91-percent-of-kids-are-gamers-research-says/

4. https://helix.northwestern.edu/blog/2013/05/video-games-are-not-waste-time