When we hear the video game’s name then we suddenly have to thought of the gaming experience and virtual connection with the PC or laptop. When we asked our parents and teachers about video games, they always are like “it is not good for your studies”.
They always have thought that video games are affecting children’s academic performance.
Let’s take a look at some benefits of video games in education:
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Multitasking skills
Many times, The gamer has to face a situation of handling the challenges and time limits also.
In some situations, the gamer has to play with their mind and coordinate the whole body structure too.Through this thing, they improve their multitasking skill, and its help in academics also. By doing multitasking, the gamer have that knowledge of using this skill in real life too. Through this, our children have the advantage of learning to multitask the activity.
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Improved Focus:
We do so many things in our daily life like household work, jobs, and other activities but if you take a look, are we doing that activity with our full focus.
But when a gamer plays video games, require attention and focus on the game and it helps them to win and handle the situation in the game. The same as that when achild focuses on one stuff then it can also help him to do other activities with focus. For concentration, you have to know what the focus is and how to increase it by doing the moral activity. But it doesn’t necessary that every child can increase the power of focus by playing video games. There are a lot of ways to build up the power of focus but video games are an easy and fun way to increase power.
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Memory Enhancement
Memory Enhancement can define as when you involve your mind and doing your best to do that thing. Just take an example, when we play a sport. We have to know the rules and regulations. Same that video games have their own rules.
If the gamer doesn’t know the rule, he will lose the game but using his mind and reminding the rules of playing helps them to enjoy and win the game.
In academics too, when a child reminds of the main concept then he surely improves their performance.
Memory enhancement is a must for any activity.
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Problem-solving skills
When we do any task or activity, we always find something new about ourselves. By playing video games, our pupils challenge themselves to win and solve the puzzle or challenges that are given to them.
For reaching on higher stage or level, they try their best and enhance in solving the problem. Through this, they don’t even that they are increasing their skills by just playing video games. Video games have puzzles in them and some tasks to finish off to reach their goals. In real life too, these problem-solving skills help them to out from difficulties.
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Coordination
The term “ coordination” can be defined as doing activities by our full body in a proper manner.In video games, you can coordinate the whole body with the activeplayers. While playing, gamers always know how to react, and how to save their players lives by doing the action that is shown on screen . As like that when children have the potential to handle the situation. This boosts the coordination skills of children. Our facts prove that video games increase the encouragement and creativity of the gamer. The creativity of a person helps him in the educational sector also.
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Social skills
In today’s era, our youth have no skill to interact with each other. They just wanted to be in their personal space. They feel shy to interact with an unknown. They always are in their own space. But it’s not going to help them in the future because the interaction with someone is important. By playing video games, they may interact with other players to play onthe squad. Like we all know that teamwork is important and our children know the worth of teamwork. They should have the ability to manage the team and lead the team. Gaming experience helps them to learn and grow with the other students too.
It’s always better to learn something by doing new things.
Conclusion
So, we discovered that playing video games is beneficial for our children in the educational sector. They have to merge themselves for virtual and physical activity too. Learning new skills and developing your skills are better than just sitting in a corner. Academic is the way to develop our individuals but as like that, some activities are going to help you find the right skills.
Studies are important as games and sports. So, maintain the proportion of learning and playing.