Some people think that video games are really bad and should be completely banned (view 1). Other people, however, think that video games are all good and people should be encouraged to play them, especially children and teenagers (view 2)....

The discourse regarding the impact of video games on people, especially the youth. Many people reckon that video games influence badly on youngsters and ought to be prohibited while others believe that players will gain benefit from them. While the latter can be justified for some reasons, I am more inclined toward the former.

Admittedly, video games can do an advantage for children and teenagers. The main argument is that it helps people to unwind after a long hour of working and studying. By playing games, players can release stress and refresh their minds. However, video games have many drawbacks. Firstly, they are on the edge of becoming addicted. The underlying cause is that they spend too much and lose control of themselves from playing video games. Secondly, it does harm to people’s health leading to many illnesses such as headaches or obesity. In fact, they have a tendency to become passive because they do not have enough time to both do exercises and play games.

On the other hand, I personally think that it is detrimental to play video games. First, it has a bad effect on the study. It means that video games disturb students from studying leading to skip classes or get lower marks in exams. Secondly, video games reduce the chances to communicate with others because they only concentrate on playing them and are not willing to talk any words. Finally, it impacts our characters a lot. If the youth play a violent game, they likely act pessimistically as adults.

In conclusion, though video games have some benefits, the drawbacks seem to outweigh. Thus, it should be limited to serve our mental life.