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Thanh Quach

ENG 100
Assignment #3: I-Search Paper
Due: December 4, 2014
Why Blame the Video Games When It Is Beneficial for Humans
Video games in the thinking of people always is worse things; especially parents who do
not want their children spend time for playing. They think their children just want to sit down
and play games for the whole time. They did not realize video games also have a good side for
their children or themselves. If you do not spend too much time on playing, video games will
become the benefits for you. With the development of the technology around the world, the area
of game will often have different game types. It depends on each person's choice to select what
type of games he or she like. There are also many games for each age categories that help you
choose the game appreciate with you. I choose this topic because I found out some different
ways that video games bring to us. This semester, I take three classes which is Biology 111,
English 100, and Math 160 and I also have a part time job. Sometimes I feel very tired and
stressful in my school and job. I have too much homework which have to done and prepare the
knowledge for next class. On the other hand, I must deal with kids who do not want to finish
their homework and they are so active always make me crazy with them. With the heavy head, I
cannot do my homework at night until I found that games might help me. When I am tired or
stress with my homework, I always stop to do my homework and play game to relieve stress.
During the day, I will spend at least an hour to play game and it has work for me to continue with
my study. I decide to use Google on the internet to find the information and I need to find the
website has the accuracy for my research.

The first step, I do my primary research by the way I make the research question. Then I
start to ask my cousins who are under 15 years old these questions. I receive they answer about
video games are good for them because they do not want to spend time in their homework. I
think they are too lazy to do their homework so they just want to have time playing. Next I
decide to continue asking my cousins who are 18 years old or older because I think they are older
than the other; they may know what they ought to do. I am not surprise when they still answer
for me that video games are good for them and I ask them why make they think this way. They
told me their homework is very hard and it makes them to thinking too much to finish it so they
need to play games to refresh their mind. After I have done for my primary research, I begin to
find the information for my secondary research. In this research, I will access the Google.com
and type the title of my I-Search paper. Finding the website has high accuracy for my
information and read it to make sure this material has right information to my I-Search paper.
For example, I will type this question why may video games be good for you and press button
enter on the keyboard. The system of Google will find and appear about 690,000,000 results per
0.98 seconds. Then, I choose the website I could be trust on and access on this website. When I
am in this website, I may skim on the main information. This time, I would have two abilities
that could occur. If this information is appreciated with my I-Search paper, I will print it out and
use the highlight to cover the main idea. Sometimes, I completely go through it but I discovered
it is not information that I expect. I would go to the next page to reach until the information is
correct for my paper. When I find out the first article that proves my idea on the paper, I will
keep doing the same ways to search for my second article which could support for my research. I
know that the research paper always has to have at least three articles to prove and help my idea
stronger.

Many people claim that video games are bad for young adolescents. However, they
should know that video games are not as bad as they think; they help young adolescents in many
different ways. People think video games are the cause of violent or aggressive behavior in
young adolescents. In fact, many scientists have proved that video games are a helpful technique
for humans to relieve stress, to keep the body in shape, and to train the mind and the body;
therefore, I think video games should be considered as a part of everyday activity.
The first reward people receive from playing video game is to relieve stress. Most people
go to work or school all day long. The pressure they have from it may not be small, yet they also
have to handle conflict in their daily activities. During my experiences that I may state: As for
women, when they get insulted or criticized, they let out their emotions through tears, in contrast,
men are very good at embraces their emotions. They would not let a single tear fall down their
cheek, but they are crying deep inside their heart. This is what the society portrayed as a "Real
Man", and this is why men are stressed than women. Therefore, they need a tool to help them
relieve stress. One of the ways to relieve stress is to laugh. When playing video games, people do
not have to act like anyone or hide their emotions. They can let out their emotions and be
themselves. Following the survey about the video games that will make people laugh by Simon
Sayers, he gives five example games which are South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dead-pool,
Saints Row: The Third, the Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, and Grand Theft Auto V.
They can laugh as much as they want with the funny cartoon character or have the feeling of a
winner when playing video games. According to Melinda Smith, M.A., and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D.,
authors of the article Laughter is the Best Medicine, there is no medicine that is better than
laughing. Laughing is the best medicine for both the physical and the mental health. Paul E.
McGhee, Ph.D., doctor of philosophy, also says Your sense of humor is one of the most

powerful tools you have to make certain that your daily mood and emotional state support good
health.
Another benefit from playing video games is that people are able to keep your body in
shape. Many people usually do not realize that they did exercise during the period of playing
videogames. One type of videogame is Wii sport. Wii sport has many different types of games
such as tennis, bike riding, water skiing, soccer, car racing, and more. For example, when I play
Wii tennis, I have to move my arms back and forth, and then swipe my arm like I are actually
holding a tennis racquet. Moreover, Wii can be play at home and any time. It is very beneficial
for people who enjoy sports, especially during bad weather. People dont have to drive to the
gym nor the court just for playing tennis.
Last but not least, video games are a useful tool for training the mind and the body. For
example, Wii tennis also trains my spatial skill while I focus and hit the ball. For young
adolescents, it helps them practice their reading and listening skills. When young adolescents
want to play any video game, in order to win, they must read directions carefully and listen to
what the game tells them. According to the research of scientists from the University of
Rochester, they discovered that playing action video games help people make decisions faster,
and improve in many daily activities such as multitasking, driving, navigating, and more. People
who do not play video games will think this is ridiculous and unbelievable. As a result of this,
authors of the journal Current Biology, Daphne Bavelier, Alexandre Pouget, and C. Shawn
Green, proved that video games could provide a potent training regimen for speeding up
reactions in many types of real-life situations by an experiment on how quick people make their
decisions through play video games. There are two groups of young adults; one group is played
action video games, while other group is played simple game. The results of the study show the

action game players were up to 25 percent faster at coming to a conclusion and answered just as
many questions correctly as their strategy game playing peers (Daphne Bavelier, Alexandre
Pouget, and C. Shawn Green). While people play action games, they need to focus on the target
and make planning for every step in the game.
In conclusion, there are many benefits from playing video games, yet people believe
video games are the cause of negative effects in young adolescent behavior. Playing video game
brings many positive effects to people such as relieving stress, keeping body in shape, and a tool
for training both the mind and the body. People should be thankful to the video game inventor
because video games help them improve in reading, listening, and concentration skills, as well as
their heal

After I am done for this research paper, I believe I am right in thinking about the benefits
of video games with people. To do this research paper, I have some troubles that I need to deal
when I decide to choose this topic. When I do my primary research, I ask my parent or my
cousins parent How do they think about the video games? The first sentence that I receive
from their answer is negative effects on their children. When I heard that I cannot count on my
idea, I used to want to give up and change the other topic. During this time, I cannot concentrate
on a different topic, because I do not believe I could give up in the first step. In my mind,
keeping thinking why playing video games works with me but do not work with the other
person. Finally, I decide to ask the same question with the older person on the younger person
and I find the answer I want to hear. These answers make me trust on my opinion and it is the
motivation for me to keep doing on this topic. I start to write following four parts that my teacher
wants me to write. The first section, the cause of why I choose this topic and I give an example
on my busy schedule on school and job. Next section, I just write my research process. These
meanings I just explain how I can do the primary research and where I can find my secondary
research. However, the process has some problems; I still could overcome and finish my research
process. After the research process, I need to give my debate paper that gives the reason why I
think video games are good. This is a difficult part of my I-Search paper because I need to write
an essay which includes introduction, support the main point of my debate, and conclusion. To
do this section, I decide to use articles that I discover to prove my opinion. The last section is my
reflection in which to write how I can write this paper, what work, and what did not work on my
research or writing process. I like this topic, so in the future I am wonder to do more research on
technology of videogames. I want to know how game designer could create so many games with
the positive effect.

Works Cited
Bavelier, Daphne, C. Shawn Green, Alexandre Pouget. Video Games Lead to Faster Decisions
that are No Less Accurate. Rochester News. University of Rochester, 13 Sep 2010.
Web. 11 Apr 2014.
Fleming, Nic. "BBC Future." Why video games may be good for you. N.p., 26 August 2013.
Web. 11 Apr 2014.
Melinda Smith, Jeanne Segal, and Paul E. McGhee. "Laughter is the Best
Medicine." HELPGUIDE. N.p., May 2013. Web. 11 Apr 2014.
Sayers, Simon. "PlayStation Universe." PlayStation Universe. Simon Sayers, 14 Oct. 2014. Web.
9 Dec. 2014.

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