Gaming, Good or Bad ?

Gaming,good or bad ?

Ive only started gaming the past 4 months and I can say I have been addicted to it. I play DotA 2 mostly and sometimes Fifa, Pro Evolution Soccer and many more. Now im 18 and have no (i mean less) restrictions on playing games but back when i was a child, i am only allowed 30 minutes on the computer and 30 minutes on my console per week. I believe many parents have the same kind of "house rules" and i wondered why, is gaming really that detrimental ?

First of all, lets concede that playing games consumes kids time to do their homework. But is it time wasted ? i believe not as gaming continously evoke your cognitive ability including hand eye coordination, problem solving, creativity, reaction time that may be useful in life further ahead. Lets examplify DotA2, a game that has 112 characters to choice from with 4 or more skillset at you aresnal with the ultimate goal of destroying the opponents base, called "Ancient". You can see that there are more than 1 way to win the game and different strategies can be used by the player. Each characters have they "friend" which will be a really good teammate and "foe" your worse enemy to put inconsideration. This may help you in the future as in overcoming obstacles or reaching a goal we must consider our options, and by practicing thinking critically like ths from a a young age it may help you become better

Also, in gaming in general, key pressing and timing is important that induce your hand eye coordination and improve your reaction time. we have seen multiple instances where hand eye coordination is important such as during driving.

Now is gaming as bad as it seems ? Gaming can even become a career right now, Esports is very widespread and it can offer millions of dollars of prize money. Dota 2, Fifa, CS GO are the more commercialized gaming competition but you could also include LoL, Hearthstone, and they pay very large money,comparable to professional athletes.

Dont be so negative towards gaming, it may pay your bills