Gaming: A Good Thought With a Bad Action

       Nowadays, teenagers are so hooked by gaming. So hooked by the fact of making virtual characters come to life as they please.Before, game stations are rarely available. But now, it is available almost everywhere. From internet cafes to your personal phones, games are to be seen. Games nowadays are taken so seriously that they're willing to spend their entire time looking at the staring at the screen.

                                                                                

Students spend their time and money at a local internet cafe(plottwistog.blogspot.com)

           Too much gaming can lead to different mental malfunctions. Psychologists said that "Just like everything else, gaming is used for entertaining purposes. But, somehow people abused it by taking it to the next level. Staring at the computer screen for too long can potentially kill your brain cells. ( Dr. Ramos 2017). Doctors had proven that a lot of radiation in-take, especially directly towards your eyes, leads to different mental problems, such as migraine, insomnia, etc.(rappler.com).

Filipino Boy Reportedly Develops Uncontrollable Facial Seizures After Gaming 9 Hours a Day (nextshark.com)

         Gaming is just another method of wasting your time and makes you a game addict. Gaming is my life. I'll be nothing without(anonymous student 2016). This mysterious interviewee is giving all of his time staring at the computer screen. Even though gaming is intended for entertaining purposes, people seem to giving it a misleading meaning based on the actions of some people. That is why most adults disagrees to the fact that their children will go to internet cafes to play. I don't want me son to play those games because it will poison his mind and he might spend a lot of money (unknown 2017). 

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            Gaming isn't really a destructive subject. It is how you look at it. Gaming tends to lessen stress from different notes and provides entertainment. I play games a lot because it helps me calm down and reduce stress from school. But even though I tend to play, I still can balance my grades and time.( Unknown interviewee 2017). It is all about perspective and time management. Gaming doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing. Although, it has cons and it seems that it is mostly the news and different stories about the topic.

"Students say gaming reduces stress, but managing time playing is key"(thenorwichguidon.org)

               In the end, all topics both have pros and cons. It is all up to the wielder's eyes on what they have to say. But, gaming is just a form of entertainment. But it was taken to the next level that's why people seem to have different issues with it. Gaming is both good and bad. It is up to the person to see which side over powers the other.

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