Impact of computer games on society

Computer games have a massive impact on young people and can be bad if played excessively, around 10% of gamers have shown symptoms associated with addiction. http://mediasmarts.ca/video-games/concerns-about-video-games Gaming can lead people to isolate themselves from friends and become less social because they play games for hours. Gaming can cost quite abit of money if you want to get the best things and can also cost yourself as it could take away time when you could be doing more important things.

Gaming can also lead to a separation from reality with many people taking what they see in games and applying it in real life and forgetting that there is a life outside of gaming. Gamers have neglected there children to play world of warcraft and people have robbed others after playing Grand theft auto. http://crimefeed.com/2014/08/video-game-crimes/ 

There are also many benefits to gaming, it helps people with dyslexia as it is a good way for them too concentrate and is also shown to improve players eyesight. Gaming helps older people by keeping there brain active and it also improves your coordination and allows you to react faster due to your brain processing lots of information whilst gaming. http://mentalfloss.com/article/65008/15-surprising-benefits-playing-video-games

The army have used gaming for military training as it helps for teamwork and strategy during wars without being in actual danger and allows trainers to find there weaknesses and strengths for the trainees with people who play fast action games having greater visual performance and prediction capacity then those who don't. http://www.versiondaily.com/how-the-u-s-uses-video-games-for-military-training/