Online video games: Should you play them or avoid them? Are they a waste of time or beneficial to you?
Please think about them for yourselves again and write down the three aspects/ ideas you consider most important.
– Include at least three arguments that you could use to defend your choice. Be pre- pared to use these ideas in a discussion.
Social media and influencers
D'Amelio
KSI
PewDiePie
Mr Beast
The Internet
online games
social media
role models
Untertopic
Benefits
hand-eye-coordination improves
social interaction between friends and strangers
chatting and speaking (Discord, Teamspeak, etc.)
online friendships
empowering
diversity of games and genres, and of people
social time increases
logical/critical thinking improves
Risks
Violence in video games can lead to banalisation
becoming addicted to /obsessed with the game
unreal world
peer pressure
spend real money
health risks by sitting/not moving
overweight
real life relationships/social life (friends and parents) worsens/
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become isolated/lonely
toxic relation with your parents because of aggressive begaviour
school/work performance suffers/decreases
hate speech
MMO/MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online (Role Playing) Game))
Shooters
Fortnite
Counterstrike
Call of Duty (CoD)
Simulations
The Sims
RPGs
World of Warcraft (WoW)
Destiny 2
Strategic
Untertopic