Examples of How Video Games are Reshaping Our Global Society for The Better

Games help people

1. Games help individuals who are ill or disabled. Playing video games distracts the mind from pain and discomfort. Many hospitals are helping children and others whom are undergoing painful treatments, even those with traumatic brain injury such as a stroke, by playing video games.

2. Studies have shown that playing video games helps children with attention deficit disorders.

3. Many medical departments are using computer games as a form of physiotherapy. Games help people who are recovering from physical injuries gain motor skills and coordination.

Improves Decision Making

4. Video games are being used to treat Physiological and emotional disorders such as Post traumatic stress disorder.

5. Video and computer games improve skills and hand-eye co-ordination. Including helping doctors train to perform laparoscopic procedures. This was in the journal of the society of Laparoendoscopic surgeons.

6. Video Games improve decision making skills.

Encourage Creativity

7. Video games can also help doctors diagnose diseases such as the free, Internet-based pattern recognition game based on images of real life blood cells developed by the University of California. Researchers hope the online game will cut down the amount of time it now takes to distinguish infected red blood cells from healthy ones.

8. Video Games help boost social, and memory skills.

9. Video Games encourage creativity.

Improves Core STEM Subjects

10. Video games improve core STEM subjects such as reading, language, history, geography, and science.

11. Video and computer games help children gain self-confidence and esteem.

12. Video Games teach problem solving, motivation, critical thinking and cognitive skills in players.