Response: I chose this quote because I believe it to be true. People may wonder why kids get so addicted to video games. I believe this quote is the answer. Kids don't take many risks in real life because they're afraid of failure. Therefore they miss out on a lot of oppurtunities. Video games is their fantasy land where they can do anything and keep doing it. Video games are not only fun, but educational too. Students who answer a question wrong in class feel dumb for the rest of the day, but if they were playing a game they could answer, get it wrong, and answer again, without having a whole class staring at them. In a way videogames are also safety nets for children.
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Andrea, N.. "The Effects of Video Games on Children." Palo alto medical foundation. N.p., 2011. Web. 21 Mar 2012. <http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Impact
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What impact does playing video games have on children or adolescents?
The most widely used "positive" impact video games are said to have on children is that they may improve a player's manual dexterity and computer literacy. Ever-improving technology also provides players with better graphics that give a more "realistic" virtual playing experience.A quote from another site I agree with.
Great point about kids not take many risks in real life because of being afraid of failure. I believe kids enter their own world where they face no criticism for failure while playing educational games. And nothing teaches a kid more than trial and error.
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