In a modern society, the volume of computer game industry has been rapidly expanded, and the sorts of games are diversified with the advance of the internet. It implies that more and more people take part in playing computer games as one way to relieve their stresses. However, I do not agree this argument because computer games have many demerits, and there are better way to alleviate stresses than computer games.
First of all, the disadvantages of computer games including addictive problems far outweigh its advantages such as to reduce stresses. The most serious problem of playing computer games is addictiveness, which means that people who start computer games are hard to stop or reduce time to play it. It has caused not only an individual problem, but also a serious social problem as causing people to commit a crime. According to a study conducted by Ministry of Education, the students who regularly play a game receive thirty percent less grades than the students who never play a game at all. Last year, furthermore, many newspapers covered that a guy who was addictive to a game killed an unknown girl in the road without any reasons or resentment in South Korea. Thus, computer games are not only wasting a time, but also causing serious problems.
Secondly, if people play computer games for relieving their stresses, there are better ways to alleviate them. I believe that spending time with others is better to reduce stresses. A recent research shows that the feelings can be better when people express their emotions and opinions. In this regard, computer games are not good way to convey emotions. What’s more, other people who have more experiences can help find the methods to reduce stresses. For example, last year, when I received lots of stresses from my work, I usually talked to my friends about this problem, and they provide good lessons to solve it. Thus, computer games are not the right way to relieve stresses. |