IELTS WRITING TASK 2 CHILDREN TECHNOLOGY

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Nowadays, children spend more time playing computer games and less time playing sports. Why is this the case? Is this a positive or negative development?

In today’s society, it is notable that children often allocating more time for indoor activities especially video games than for physical activities. While unprecedented revolutions in entertainment technology and inactive lifestyle is a driving force to prompt this trend, I believe that this is an undesirable phenomenon due to its detrimental effects on adolescents.

First and foremost, the proliferation of entertaining technology is deemed the leading cause to an increasingly high number of children playing computer games. The result of such development is an array of over-engrossing computerized games which may offer people an opportunity to immerse in a complex and intriguing storyline. For example, Mortal Kombat 11 allows players to change the outcomes of the story based on the chosen characters, which can trigger the imagination and curiosity of children, and encourage them to spend the whole day discovering all possible endings. Another reason worth mentioning is the sedentary lifestyle led by a majority of youth, especially those living in metropolitan areas. Playing sports involves strenuous training and practicing, therefore, it is understandable that less physically demanding pastime activity like console games will draw much more attention from these lazy, passive children.

From my perspectives, such a trend can have serious repercussions on the young generation. Many studies have revealed that children who spend a substantial part of time in front the computer screens stand a higher chance of having acute health problems such as diminished vision, impaired cardiovascular system and increased risk of obesity. Furthermore, nowadays game market is rife with educationally irrelevant contents such as shooting, car racing, and fighting. As a result, excessive exposure to these scenes can foster violence and anti-social behaviours among susceptible children, contributing to a higher rate of crime in the future.

In conclusion, playing computer games has gained increasing popularity as a pastime compared to other constructive activities because of well-designed console games and low demand for physical strength. Personally, this phenomenon do more harm than good for children as it deteriorate children’s health and build up mental impairment and tendency towards violent behaviours. Thus, it is of supreme importance that parents stringently monitor their children’s screen time and encourage them to partake in sport events.