Do you agree with the speaker on the impact of games on human development?
In my opinion, the games have positive and negative effects on humans. All should be used with common sense and caution. A computer or other type of consoles have become a great way to kill boredom. People have forgotten that the same entertainment may be provided by regular interaction with people and not just a computer. I agree that each new experience and each step repeated repeatedly improve our skills. Sit too long in front of a computer also has negative effects such as lack of exercise influence on the deterioration of our health and increase the risk of obesity. Therefore, in my opinion, should be common sense to sit at the computer.
Can you provide a positive example of the impact of games on us?
I have not played the game. Often when I have a tough week I would like to de-stress and play something at home, but in a moment I realize that there are so many other important things to be done. Personally, I do not know the people who experienced the positive effects of playing games.
It is true, that games may have positive and negative influence on human development, but as I look at teenagers today I think that it is rather negative (maybe older generations think the same about us). I can’t see any of them playing with each other in a real world they would rather play each other with an unpleasant way on forums and stuff like that. I love to play games on consoles as they are interesting, I play is usually with my friends, I mean friends that come to my place not online friends. I agree with Cezar that regular interaction with people might be as entertaining as playing videogames and even more. I think that there are many educational games for children that might have positive influence on them but I’m not aware of those.
Personally, now I do not play any games. Although, of course, I tried to play them before and I do believe that they can be pretty addictive :) Sometimes, my dad plays computer games, yet, he plays only from time to time so that games do not affect him in any way. However, I know a couple of people whose lives actually depend on playing games and not just the computer ones! Definitely, I can see the impact that playing games have on them. Their imagination is highly developed and they are more perceptive, yet, it seems to me that there are the only advantages of playing games.
Indeed, those people do live in these games and it is not normal and healthy! They can sit a few days and play games 24 hours per day without leaving their room even for a while and eating only fast foods! The scary thing is that most of them are already grown up people from 26 to 30 years old! The only good thing is that most of them have to work so sometimes they have to live their houses and do something different than playing games.
Hey! one day i thought what would have happend if a human would play the game laying in some capsule, which would make sounds, smells, physical experiences and of course visual experiences? It is like deception of our senses and what if we would get used to these game experiences? Like you in the game you would be a fighter and you have to fight for your life. Then you would return to the normal life. Let's say, you have played the game for 2 months, day by day laying in the capsule. Of course food and the toilet would be real :) :) :) but still you would have the alternate visual experiences outside of the capsule. The main question is, would you build you psyche like a real life soldiers? That would be really awesome to go for such therapies. This could be a cure for mentally disordered people. Believe it or not, this is really my and my friend's theory and thesis for examination.
Really interesting speech. Actually, I am kind of surprised by the example of ‘screen time does not make your eye sight worse’. I would never suspect video games do have a good impact on our eyes. When it comes to your question- I agree with the scientist. However, if I had not seen this speech, I would not have had courage to say that. Dry information that video games have a great impact on human development would not convince me, but the justification delivered in the speech makes me consider it seriously and I actually do think that playing games improves the work of our brains. It may seem like I believe in everything which is said by the expert because of her being expert which makes her a reliable source of information. It might be called authority worship. However, it is not her being expert which convinced me, but her strong and reliable argumentation. On the other hand, I would like to say that the fact that playing games improves our sight, our attention span etc. is true but there are also disadvantages of it. For example, when it comes to children, they usually get addicted to video games and do not do their homework because of the lack of time. Concluding, I agree with the statement proved by the author of the speech but I also want to emphasize that everything has its boundaries which should not be crossed as every binge is dangerous and might have disastrous effects on our health, well-being and cooperation with other people.
Very interesting psychological subject, on which he recently wondered. Of course I knew that video games are destroying our eyes, because it's radiation, especially at night when we sit long at the computer, or watching TV a long time without using a light, but a technique that goes forward is getting better and creates a monitor that makes our vision is becoming less exposed to radiation. As for the second question, computer games and video teach us a lot. Example, X-Box and Kinect technology. Are now created games that teach children dance, play the guitar, various sports, develop their skills and many other things. However, now that computer games can be seen on the market, develop our intelligence and passion, I personally am passionate about football and my favorite computer game is FIFA, but I also like to play RPG games, or strategy.
I agree with the speaker, but as other said there are two sides of this. One is good and one is bad. I thing the most resonable idea is to find balance between playing and doing other things.
One of the positive is that some of us have job on creating games:)
1. Daphne Bavelier is presenting an interesting theory on playing computer games. I like to think that the hours I spent playing war games were actually good for me. Honestly, I think that the computer games have a double meaning when it comes to health and individual's development. The games might help us have a better vision as stated by the presenter but when used in moderation.Also,they might teach us how to stay focus and be detail-oriented,but we cannot get addicted.To summarize, I am glad to see that someone is pointing out good points of video games and it is up to the individuals to take advantage of it and use it correctly.
2. Personally, I believe that there are games like sudoku or computer chess that are actually good for us. However, you have to be careful and not to become addicted to them. Any type of game should be used in moderation. Furthermore, I think it is inevitable that a child at some point in life will play the computer games.However,it is up to a parent to choose games suitable for a child's age and development. As stated above, everything in moderation will do no harm.
Wow - thanks for a great vid! :) I am so fed up with this histeria on television about video games. The thruth is - the ONLY reason TV is against video games is the fact that kids are playing games instead of watching TV (and commercials).
Also parents blaming developers for making violent games - I have message for them : "Those are games for adults! PEGI 18 anyone?! Huh?!" :) If you cannot keep an eye on your kid then don't blame gaming industry for you parental failures. Nobody blames knife manufacturer for murders done using knifes.
Again this is very nice video and I agree with comments above - you have to know when to stop playing, cause it's very easy to get addicted to gaming. Especially if you play online games as MMO's. "One does not simply pause an MMO game, mom" :)
1) Actually, her speach wasnt about impact of the games on human development. She just denyied common myths about video-games, and proove opposite. What I mean, is that small increasement of our eyesight and divisble attention, is not human development, and it certainly does not balance the negative effect of video games, which is stupifying gamers.
2) I can only think of two, both from my personal expirience - first, is improving my language skills, by playing english versions of games. Second one is, that I've learned names of all geographics regions in europa by plaing Medival Total War. Still I think, there is lot more productive activities than playing video games
I really liked this one. She's like MythBusters from Discovery Channel :) Still, I'm not convnced about it. I agree with Zdunek opinion about rather negative impact on children and teenagers. I think they're just overenthusiastic in playing video games. They're constantly inside their houses, it's simply no good.
I find it very interesting, because in today's world, where video games become a popular home entertainment it is important to consider positive effects, which they have on human brain. In my opinion, there should be created entertaining computer games with educational purpose, which is not obvious for children, as it may cause them lose their interest before they even start playing. We should keep in mind, that the majority of kids nowadays would rather play computer games than board games, hence we should use it in the way, which is beneficial for their development. More significant problem is that games can be addictive It can be compared to the wine as when it is consumed in reasonable doses it can be good for health, but overindulgence may harm you. One may ask, is it really so easy to stop? I learnt through my own experience. I played few video games myself and I could not stop playing till I got through the whole game. Of course I needed to take few breaks for school, food, etc. but as soon as I came home I was playing the game, because I was curios what would happen next. Entertainment software industries is powerful tool in today's world, fortunately most games have some components,which have positive impact on human development. One of the positive aspects is that we have to be focused at all time, and that makes us concentrate on the whole monitor, not only watch one point at the time. In a game like Call of Duty, you never know from where the enemy will show.
Do you agree with the speaker on the impact of games on human development?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the games have positive and negative effects on humans. All should be used with common sense and caution. A computer or other type of consoles have become a great way to kill boredom. People have forgotten that the same entertainment may be provided by regular interaction with people and not just a computer. I agree that each new experience and each step repeated repeatedly improve our skills. Sit too long in front of a computer also has negative effects such as lack of exercise influence on the deterioration of our health and increase the risk of obesity. Therefore, in my opinion, should be common sense to sit at the computer.
Can you provide a positive example of the impact of games on us?
I have not played the game. Often when I have a tough week I would like to de-stress and play something at home, but in a moment I realize that there are so many other important things to be done. Personally, I do not know the people who experienced the positive effects of playing games.
It is true, that games may have positive and negative influence on human development, but as I look at teenagers today I think that it is rather negative (maybe older generations think the same about us). I can’t see any of them playing with each other in a real world they would rather play each other with an unpleasant way on forums and stuff like that. I love to play games on consoles as they are interesting, I play is usually with my friends, I mean friends that come to my place not online friends. I agree with Cezar that regular interaction with people might be as entertaining as playing videogames and even more.
ReplyDeleteI think that there are many educational games for children that might have positive influence on them but I’m not aware of those.
Personally, now I do not play any games. Although, of course, I tried to play them before and I do believe that they can be pretty addictive :) Sometimes, my dad plays computer games, yet, he plays only from time to time so that games do not affect him in any way. However, I know a couple of people whose lives actually depend on playing games and not just the computer ones! Definitely, I can see the impact that playing games have on them. Their imagination is highly developed and they are more perceptive, yet, it seems to me that there are the only advantages of playing games.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, those people do live in these games and it is not normal and healthy! They can sit a few days and play games 24 hours per day without leaving their room even for a while and eating only fast foods! The scary thing is that most of them are already grown up people from 26 to 30 years old! The only good thing is that most of them have to work so sometimes they have to live their houses and do something different than playing games.
Hey! one day i thought what would have happend if a human would play the game laying in some capsule, which would make sounds, smells, physical experiences and of course visual experiences? It is like deception of our senses and what if we would get used to these game experiences? Like you in the game you would be a fighter and you have to fight for your life. Then you would return to the normal life. Let's say, you have played the game for 2 months, day by day laying in the capsule. Of course food and the toilet would be real :) :) :) but still you would have the alternate visual experiences outside of the capsule. The main question is, would you build you psyche like a real life soldiers? That would be really awesome to go for such therapies. This could be a cure for mentally disordered people. Believe it or not, this is really my and my friend's theory and thesis for examination.
ReplyDeleteReally interesting speech. Actually, I am kind of surprised by the example of ‘screen time does not make your eye sight worse’. I would never suspect video games do have a good impact on our eyes. When it comes to your question- I agree with the scientist. However, if I had not seen this speech, I would not have had courage to say that. Dry information that video games have a great impact on human development would not convince me, but the justification delivered in the speech makes me consider it seriously and I actually do think that playing games improves the work of our brains. It may seem like I believe in everything which is said by the expert because of her being expert which makes her a reliable source of information. It might be called authority worship. However, it is not her being expert which convinced me, but her strong and reliable argumentation. On the other hand, I would like to say that the fact that playing games improves our sight, our attention span etc. is true but there are also disadvantages of it. For example, when it comes to children, they usually get addicted to video games and do not do their homework because of the lack of time. Concluding, I agree with the statement proved by the author of the speech but I also want to emphasize that everything has its boundaries which should not be crossed as every binge is dangerous and might have disastrous effects on our health, well-being and cooperation with other people.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting psychological subject, on which he recently wondered. Of course I knew that video games are destroying our eyes, because it's radiation, especially at night when we sit long at the computer, or watching TV a long time without using a light, but a technique that goes forward is getting better and creates a monitor that makes our vision is becoming less exposed to radiation. As for the second question, computer games and video teach us a lot. Example, X-Box and Kinect technology. Are now created games that teach children dance, play the guitar, various sports, develop their skills and many other things. However, now that computer games can be seen on the market, develop our intelligence and passion, I personally am passionate about football and my favorite computer game is FIFA, but I also like to play RPG games, or strategy.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with the speaker, but as other said there are two sides of this. One is good and one is bad. I thing the most resonable idea is to find balance between playing and doing other things.
One of the positive is that some of us have job on creating games:)
1. Daphne Bavelier is presenting an interesting theory on playing computer games. I like to think that the hours I spent playing war games were actually good for me. Honestly, I think that the computer games have a double meaning when it comes to health and individual's development. The games might help us have a better vision as stated by the presenter but when used in moderation.Also,they might teach us how to stay focus and be detail-oriented,but we cannot get addicted.To summarize, I am glad to see that someone is pointing out good points of video games and it is up to the individuals to take advantage of it and use it correctly.
ReplyDelete2. Personally, I believe that there are games like sudoku or computer chess that are actually good for us. However, you have to be careful and not to become addicted to them. Any type of game should be used in moderation. Furthermore, I think it is inevitable that a child at some point in life will play the computer games.However,it is up to a parent to choose games suitable for a child's age and development. As stated above, everything in moderation will do no harm.
Wow - thanks for a great vid! :) I am so fed up with this histeria on television about video games. The thruth is - the ONLY reason TV is against video games is the fact that kids are playing games instead of watching TV (and commercials).
ReplyDeleteAlso parents blaming developers for making violent games - I have message for them : "Those are games for adults! PEGI 18 anyone?! Huh?!" :) If you cannot keep an eye on your kid then don't blame gaming industry for you parental failures. Nobody blames knife manufacturer for murders done using knifes.
Again this is very nice video and I agree with comments above - you have to know when to stop playing, cause it's very easy to get addicted to gaming. Especially if you play online games as MMO's. "One does not simply pause an MMO game, mom" :)
1) Actually, her speach wasnt about impact of the games on human development. She just denyied common myths about video-games, and proove opposite. What I mean, is that small increasement of our eyesight and divisble attention, is not human development, and it certainly does not balance the negative effect of video games, which is stupifying gamers.
ReplyDelete2) I can only think of two, both from my personal expirience - first, is improving my language skills, by playing english versions of games. Second one is, that I've learned names of all geographics regions in europa by plaing Medival Total War. Still I think, there is lot more productive activities than playing video games
I really liked this one. She's like MythBusters from Discovery Channel :)
ReplyDeleteStill, I'm not convnced about it. I agree with Zdunek opinion about rather negative impact on children and teenagers. I think they're just overenthusiastic in playing video games. They're constantly inside their houses, it's simply no good.
I find it very interesting, because in today's world, where video games become a popular home entertainment it is important to consider positive effects, which they have on human brain. In my opinion, there should be created entertaining computer games with educational purpose, which is not obvious for children, as it may cause them lose their interest before they even start playing. We should keep in mind, that the majority of kids nowadays would rather play computer games than board games, hence we should use it in the way, which is beneficial for their development.
ReplyDeleteMore significant problem is that games can be addictive It can be compared to the wine as when it is consumed in reasonable doses it can be good for health, but overindulgence may harm you. One may ask, is it really so easy to stop? I learnt through my own experience. I played few video games myself and I could not stop playing till I got through the whole game. Of course I needed to take few breaks for school, food, etc. but as soon as I came home I was playing the game, because I was curios what would happen next.
Entertainment software industries is powerful tool in today's world, fortunately most games have some components,which have positive impact on human development.
One of the positive aspects is that we have to be focused at all time, and that makes us concentrate on the whole monitor, not only watch one point at the time. In a game like Call of Duty, you never know from where the enemy will show.