Pros & Cons of Interactive Online Games

Pros:

As we all know that children loves to play video games, it does not matter if it’s an offline or online game, they just love to play video games. But somehow everything that we do, there will be it is pros and cons. There are some pros that we found for the interactive online game.

Exclusive content are one of the best reasons of taking the gaming online is to access the exclusive content that is available for whatever it is their playing. Besides that, another benefit of online gaming systems is that demos are made available for gamers so that when they can have a go at playing that potential purchase and decide how much they really want it before investing. Plus, as an extra bonus, they can buy games right then and there without having to rush out to the store. Online gaming enables people to socialize whilst playing , helping people to maintain relationships by interacting with family and friends across the globe. This can be beneficial for games by reinforcing team, building skills and adding more tactical and strategic elements to game. Play this can help develop lateral thinking.

Apart of that, online gaming allows them to compare their playing against a whole range of other players and there is a feel good factor in knowing that they are a better player than someone else. Knowing that it is not artificial intelligence that the children are up against naturally build up more competitiveness and as they are not always going to be the best. For example, The Blind Spot Game, the more they increase for their level the more the tougher the game will be so from there they will get the competitiveness among other player. Games are the heartbeat of the children. The children will forget everything when they are busy playing games. Another example, Clash of Clan Game, because a player can go to other player’s village so from there they will feel insecure and want to do more about their village like others.

Online games are considered safe for children. As online games are time bound, children can learn the importance of each minute and second. Online games also enhance creativity and imagination in children. Children may learn new things from online games. Moreover, online games are helpful in developing motor skills in children too. Many online games are quiz games or creative games. Playing these games is a good exercise for brain. When a child moves step by step, ahead in online games, the spirit of competition in them also increases. For instant, the ABC Game, they will learn more on their language development through that game, because they will be a sound for the lower and upper case letter. For more, the World Capital Quz Game, because it is about the world, the name all around the world so it will develop more in the children’s imagination development.

Cons:

In this era of technology, everything can be done by just using gadget. Everything that we need can just be found in the tip of our finger. Most of the bad effects of video games are blamed on the violence they contain. Children who play more violent video games are more likely to have increased aggressive. Thoughts, feelings, behaviors and decreased prosocial helping.

The effect of video game violence in kids is worsened by games’. Interactive nature in  many games, children are rewarded for being more violent. The acting of violence is done repeatedly. The child is in control of the violence and experiences the violence in their own eyes (killings, kicking, stabbing and shooting). This active participation, repetition and reward are effective tools for learning behaviors. Besides that, too much video game playing makes the children socially isolated. Also, he may spend less time in other activities such as homework, reading, sports and interacting with the family and friends.

Video games may also have bad effects on some children’s health including Obesity, Video-induced  seizures and postural, Muscular and skeletal disorders such as Tendonifis, Nerve Compression, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Apart of that, online gaming also could teach bad language to the children. Some video games do use bad words. Sometimes stories of the games are difficult to decode and when the child fails to play that game, they starts blaming themselves and develops a kind of negative feeling. If the children is in the growing age, these games can prove a serious blow to their mental and ethical development. Children will get easily fascinated by these games so it is very difficult to make them understand the direct and indirect affects of these games. 

Moreover, online gaming has created its own brand of elitism with the purchase of newly released games. Companies can use the marketing of redeemable codes that allow for bonus content and material, to encourage buyers to invest in brand new games and discourages pre-owned. Server issues are essentially viruses in a game that cause it to run irregularly this is an issue with all gaming. However they do seem to be more prevelant online. Battlefield 3 was plagued with strange server issues and the Call Of Duty Games has suffered server connection difficulties.