Videogame sector and videogames have come a long way. Videogames have got more common and spread each day, and with it, it's influence on people has grown. Thus there are positive and negative effects of videogames on people, and I'll point some of them in this text.
The first effect that we'll talk about is a positive one. Videogames can and will improve you socially. By that I mean you'll be making friends all over the world who like the games you like. And besides making friends you'll learn new languages and improve them, through games and friends that you have made.
Secondly, it will improve your brain. You'll get to learn how to think to complete the tasks the videogame gives you, the player, thus you'll improve your problems solving abilities. And researches show that videogames improve your short-term memory.
On the other hand, your attention-span will probably shorten due to videogames' fast and dynamic nature. I can assure you that not all games need you to be reflexive and energetic all the time but most of the online games do and that's a big part of videogames.
The second negative effect is on your body. If you get carried away while playing videogames, and you probably will, you may sit in the same spot without moving for hours! And it's an extreme example but some people have died because of this. Even if you leave your chair alive after playing games, not moving for hours is not healthy at all.
Like everything, videogames have good and bad effects on people. But by choosing the right genres and being aware of the time you spend on videogames, I believe you can get positive effects more than the negatives.
