Online video games: Should you play them or avoid them? Are they a waste of time or beneficial to you?

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Online video games: Should you play them or avoid them? Are they a waste of time or beneficial to you?

MMO/MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online (Role Playing) Game))

Strategic

RPGs

Destiny 2

World of Warcraft (WoW)

Simulations

The Sims

Shooters

Call of Duty (CoD)

Counterstrike

Fortnite

Risks

hate speech

school/work performance suffers/decreases

real life relationships/social life (friends and parents) worsens/

toxic relation with your parents because of aggressive begaviour

become isolated/lonely

health risks by sitting/not moving

overweight

spend real money

peer pressure

unreal world

becoming addicted to /obsessed with the game

Violence in video games can lead to banalisation

Benefits

logical/critical thinking improves

social time increases

diversity of games and genres, and of people

empowering

online friendships

social interaction between friends and strangers

chatting and speaking (Discord, Teamspeak, etc.)

hand-eye-coordination improves

The Internet

Untertopic

role models

social media

online games

Social media and influencers

Mr Beast

PewDiePie

KSI

D'Amelio

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.