Computer games: Yay or Nah

                Computers were first introduced to help other people to do work such as typing a letter, prepare a presentation, and make an annual report and nowadays computer has become a lot of things than we can ever imagine. It can become the source of entertainment, source of inspiration and source of communication. One of the source of entertainment that we can get from the computer is playing computer games. Parents are worried to exposed their children to the computer games because for them it is a waste of time and they should not be allowed to play it. In my opinion, I do not agree with the statement and this is because they can build up their cognitive skills and they can learn something new.

                First and foremost, computer games have successfully shown that it can provide children better cognitive skills such as teamwork and strategy thinking style. For instance, The children who played Defence Of The Ancient (DOTA) will help them to develop their cognitive skills. The main reason of the game is to reach the enemy main tower and try to destroy it. Their strategy thinking skill will be tested when they need to find a way to go to the enemy main tower and they need to cooperate with the players in the game to reach their goal. By getting this kind of cognitive skills through playing computer games will not waste their time and it is useful for their future and they should be allowed to play it.

FUN FACT: The International is the annual game competition for DotA. The champion team will receive up to 1 Million USD.

                In addition, the children who played computer games will learn something new just by playing the computer games. This is because they will only focus on their games only. Frankly speaking, they will sit in front of their computer trying to finish their games and this will make them become more focus throughout the game. For example, by playing the game Watchdogs, children can learn how to hacking instead of enjoying their game and this game will never waste their time because they will learn something new and children should be encouraged to play it.

                 In conclusion, computer games have their own advantages and disadvantages. So, as parents, they should allow their children to play computer games but they should have put a limitation on it for their studies and their children life. I completely agree that computer games are not a waste of time and children should be allowed to play it.

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