Video games

are good for us

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Outline
Premise 1 & issue Premise 2 & issue
1 2
Condition of
doubt

Counterargument Counterargument
Conclusion
1 2

Proposition

Refutation 1 Refutation 2
Condition of doubt

Video game is good Video game is bad

Video game is good for mental Video game is bad for physical
health(Hall et al. ,2012) health(Weaver et al., 2009)

Providing a new way of teaching Playing video game cause student

(Alias et al. 2015) have a lower school
performance(Gentile et al., 2004)
Proposition

Video games can keep

people healthy and provide
another way of education
Premise 1

• Video games can benefit our body

1. Improving our physical health and mental health

2. Training our brain

Issue 1

• The research done by (Hall et al. ,2012) shows that video game has a positive
outcome on the mental and physical health of old people.

• Mental health positive outcome (e.g., short-term memory, depression)

• Physical health positive outcomes (e.g., balance, mobility)

Issue 1

(Nintendo ,2019)

• A research done by (Wu1 et al., 2022) shows that Ring Fit Adventure(a
video game use doing exercise as a gameplay) can maintain or improve
users’ physical health
(ifanr, 2019)
Issue 1

• Another research done by (Boot et al. ,2008) showed that gamers (people who have many years of gaming
experience) have:

• Better short-term memory

• Better ability to track object movement

• Faster and more accurate decision making

• Changing their attention on different tasks faster

Counterargument 1

• When comparing gamers (who play video games) to non-gamers, the result shows
that gamers have worse physical health and mental health (Weaver et al., 2009)

• An Internet-based survey:
• Male gamers reported higher BMI(Body Mass Index, to measure how fat you are) (Weaver et
al., 2009)

• Female gamers reported poorer health status and greater depression(Weaver et al., 2009)
Refutation 1

• Living habit
• Food
• Do exercise

• Can’t tell the only effect of playing video game

Premise 2

• Video games can provide a new way of education.

• Video games are more attractive and interactive than other

traditional methods.
Issues 2

• According to research done by Alias et al. (2015)

• A more interactive learning environment such as a visual world.

• Training student’s creativity
• Providing an enjoyable learning experience
• Effective social practices
Issuse 2

• Student can benefit from

Minecraft-based
teaching(Karsenti et
al. ,2017)

(Mojang ,2022)
Counterargument 2

• Video game decrease study performance(Gentile et al. ,2004), so video

game is not good for education.
• Video game addiction
Refutation 2

There are huge different between playing too much video game and using
video game as an education tool(Karsenti et al. ,2017).

We need to choose the right game that support learning and providing
skill training (Karsenti et al. ,2017)

Time management is important

Conclusion

• Video game can benefit our body

• Improving physical health and mental health
• Video game provide a new way of education
• A more interactive learning environment
• Training student’s creativity
• Providing an enjoyable learning experience
• Effective social practices
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