Feature Article

“It means going for a run or hitting the gym, and

raising our children to step away from the video games and

spend more time playing outside,”. This is a quote from

the President of the United States of America, Barack

Obama. He, just like many other people believe that video

games are a negative influence on the community. In some

aspects of life video games can actually help. In some

cases video games help your memory improve and can also

help you become more fit. People always assume that video

games are rotten, but if you take the time to really look

at them then you might realize these people are mistaken.

In many video games you have a task to do and your

mission is to accomplish it. It involves you remembering

your objective and all of the little side tasks you have to

accomplish along the way. Playing video games trains your

brain to remember facts and details which improves memory

and multi tasking. In a seniors home in Arizona a study was

done on a group of twelve senior citizens. The seniors

first took a series of tests. They tested their memory,

their multitasking ability, and their sense of reason. The

next part of the study involved them playing a video game

called “Rise of Nations”, a game which requires you to

steal territories and build your nations. After playing

that game regularly for three months the seniors were then

tested again. Astoundingly, almost every single one of them

had a significant increase on their test scores. This

example supports the idea that video gaming can improve our

memory and multi-tasking capabilities.

Another example of how video games can be beneficial

to people is the option of playing fitness games. Nintendo

has realeased a game called Wii fit, which measures your

weight and helps you set and achieve fitness goals. For the

xbox 360, they have the game called Kinect Yoga, which

assists the player in performing yoga maneuvers through the

Camera built into the system. For children’s health, the

wii has a game called wii sports, which is an incredible

and fun way for kids to be active. With the new technology,

video games are helping people who are usually not

interested in activity, become active regularly.

Video games usually take a lot of heat for rotting

kid’s minds, but by using video games for the right

reasons, you can actually improve your mind and body threw

video gaming.