Online Games

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of online games

Technology plays an important role in this globalized world, and computers have become part of everyday life. It is very common for people to be in front of their computers whether it is for chatting, studying, browsing the Internet or playing online games. Online games are one of the most popular things that have been invented and created. There are a lot of different types of games that people can choose and play. Although online games offer a lot of fun and keep people entertained, they still have some disadvantages and they can be very addictive.

Online games on the one hand have some advantages for those who play. There are a lot of different types of online games such as racing games, adventure games, strategy games, puzzle games etc. Playing online games can help people improve creativity and encourage people to learn new things, and mostly people who play online games know how to operate computer well. This means that playing online games can also increase computer skills. For instance, for those who play strategy games concentration and skills are needed in order to win the game, and it also require computer skills on every level. For young generations, this is also good for them, because it can help them with their computer class at school as well. Online games also keep people entertained; for example, people do not have to go out of their house to get entertainment and they do not have to go to the mall or cinema. With playing online games people can just stay at home and it will keep them happy.

On the other hand, online games also have some disadvantages for those who play, such as wasting time and wasting money and causing addiction. Meaning that people could spend a whole day sitting in front of their computer and playing online games, and this not good neither for people’s health nor for people’s social life. For instance, people could spend whole day playing online games and it could...