Pros & cons of video games

[a pink punk]

just list what you think are pros and cons of video games. it can be anything, like a con would be: carpul tunnel syndrom. some of the pros could be: increased hand-eye coordination, having fun. stuff like that. so, just wondering what you think some of the pros and cons are.

oh, this is for an article am suposed to right for a magazine project am doing.

[Scorched_earth]

a pro - makes u smarter! better war strats and u learn facts in many games!
a con - takes over ur life

[Scorched_earth]

Like me for example my skool grades hav gone from b's and a's in my fave subjects to e's! From skipping skool to play planetside! i'm in my last year and skiped 2 months in a row to play it and havnt gone bk! parents been fined for lettin me. Games like Planetside get too addictive! Lucky for Planetside it does get very boring and linear
(soz i shudda edit them together)

[dscytherulez]

You have issues scorched...

[SecondRaven]

Pro's: umm.. ummm... hmm.. Kills time

Con's: Kills social life, gets you dumped by g/f, gets you fired for being late, bad for your eyes..i could go on.

[Rbstr]

Not many cons if you don't make it you entire life, like Scorched seems to have.

a pro is stress relief

[Scorched_earth]

My g/f is fine with it! she lives with me atm for sum reason :oS and plays planetside more than me lol!

[Fenrys]

Pros: Increased situational awareness, increased reaction time, increased coordination, builds leadership skillz, more thought provoking than TV, and if it's a PC game it will lead to some very usefull lines on your reseume since you'll learn how to troubleshoot a computer as a side effect of gaming (no joke - last monday I got a promotion at work and the only thing that set me above their 2nd choice was my extensive PC gaming history).

Cons: Addictive

[Dharkbayne]

When I see Scorched_earth, I smell frying pork, if you know what I mean..

By the way, if you AREN'T Pork

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[Angel_of_Death]

When I see Scorched_earth, I smell frying pork, if you know what I mean..

Good, I thought I was the only one.

[Rbstr]

When I see Scorched_earth, I smell frying pork, if you know what I mean..

I wondered why i felt a dejavu or whatever that is

[SecondRaven]

Well we will see if the prok made a comeback...we all know his antics Well we will see if the pork made a comeback tour ...we all know his antics and we will catch him. This time I�m going to get his IP and I think it would be wise for Hamma to get it also so we can tell if its pork.

[FlakMan]

Pro: You can make friends

Con: You can end up like scored_earth or porkfryer :lol:

[Seer]

Pro: You can have a lot of fun participating in a massive battle.
Con: You can make posts in the wrong forum.
Another con: You can get banned twice and return again only to be instantly identified by your sheer incoherency.

[Scorched_earth]

Im not pork but I'm excon from werner, his mate! He told me to make an account. :oS
I was here when he showed me everything he sed :P

[Dharkbayne]

You = Retarded.

Gee. Isn't a coincedince that Scorched Earth is a SONG BY CRADLE OF FILTH? Which PorkFryer seemed to like...

[a pink punk]

ok, thanks for the feed back.

[Scorched_earth]

Dunno why your calling me that? I'm not the same person, he was here before...but not now! Scorched earth erotica actually

[Dharkbayne]

I knew it, SEE? He ALSO likes Cradle Of Filth. Has a similar IP, says he "knew" Porkfryer. We know it's you. Stop trying to hide it.

[Rbstr]

maybe its not him, and he just hung out with pork some and got rubedoff on

[Infernus]

Heh Dhark calm down... theres a simple way of finding out if its really him... we burn him at the stake... if the fire glows black its pork, if it glows orange it isnt... 'course by he dies anyway, but colatteral damage happens I suppose...

[ViperGTS]

Heh Dhark calm down... theres a simple way of finding out if its really him... we burn him at the stake... if the fire glows black its pork, if it glows orange it isnt... 'course by he dies anyway, but colatteral damage happens I suppose...
:lol:

[lightfire]

he aint porkfire if he was then well think like this.

if he came back and is being nice like a human being then let him stay.

but if he go's alloutasswipe beat his face in till hes shiting out his teeht

so give him a chance

a chance in hell

[dscytherulez]

Heh Dhark calm down... theres a simple way of finding out if its really him... we burn him at the stake... if the fire glows black its pork, if it glows orange it isnt... 'course by he dies anyway, but colatteral damage happens I suppose...

:rofl:

Ingenious!

[Lonehunter]

Pro - Improves hand-eye coordination
Con - Disintegrates your imagination

[Setari]

Pro- more social (multiplayer stuff)

Con- um that real life game has lots of cons. it needs patching

[OneManArmy]

wow getting an enitre forum to help you write a paper.. g/l with that one./

[Dharkbayne]

What? OneManArmy, you on crack, boy?

[I Hate Pants]

Im not pork but I'm excon from werner, his mate! He told me to make an account. :oS
I was here when he showed me everything he sed :P

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How much school did you skip????

[Everay]

a pro - makes u smarter! better war strats and u learn facts in many games!
a con - takes over ur life


DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT TAKE YOUR FACTS FROM VIDEO GAMES, I REPEAT DO NOT! retard

[a pink punk]

wow getting an enitre forum to help you write a paper.. g/l with that one./


look, i *was just* wondering what people think the pros and cons of video games are. if i just wrote down the ones i thought up, it would be a very onesided paper :)

[Dharkbayne]

Pros : Faster reflexes, attention to detail, ect.

Cons : They cost an assload ($50 a piece) suck up ALOT of time, and stuff and things and doodads and whatnot

[Rbstr]

con your mom thinks you whont go anywere in life becasue you would rather play Video game thant watch TV,

Sceriously(sp), my mom never bugged out when i watched TV, before i got my computer, i never play games at a time I wouldn't have been watching TV, i mean i get my work done(i NEVER play video games unless i know i can get my work done), i get good grades, i'm active in a couple activities.

But she is alway in a constant state of madness at me, becasue my sister is stupid and she takes it out on me.

[Spee]

Con - Disintegrates your imagination


My imagination begs to differ. Hardcore.



Pro's - Community. Look at this. Surprised no one has mentioned community yet. The rest of the pros have been listed.

Cons - Desensitizes. After a rousing 90-frag round of UT2K4, 6 o clock news seems tame. Rest have been listed.

[MrVicchio]

Pros: At home hobby

Cons: If you have a gf/wife that isn't into it, they think they are being ignored.

Pros: FUN!

Cons: Addictive like hell

Pros: anyone can play

Cons: Your ass gets bigger siting at a computer.

[Everay]

But she is alway in a constant state of madness at me, becasue my sister is stupid and she takes it out on me.

Ditto. but its my brother. infact, i dont do my homework till the morning its due, i get good grades, all A+

[Squick]

Coming from perhaps a different perspective... I have pretty much quit computer gaming completely, and magically the past six months have been some of the best months of my entire life...

I have done more training in the past six months then my entire division has in the past two years. I got a pretty major raise and am now in contention for a major promotion. I have had a more active in my social life then ever before. I have never been in better physical shape then I am now.

The reason is I very much used computer games as a stress reliever, but I also was conditioned to almost depend on games for that stress relief. However I also was the type to get so into a game that I would learn every aspect of the game and become absolutely perfect at it. Well by taking that motivation and ability to learn every aspect of something and redirecting it at something else, I am able to get a vast amount done in the "real world."

I almost think of it like the game "The Sims." I could work on my Sim's social life, clean a simulation house, plant a tree in the simulation world. Or I could work on my social life, clean my house, and plant a real tree. Tough choice...

[OneManArmy]

or I could shoot the virtual you in the head with a lightning bolt... yea I liek that choice better.

[Indecisive]

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Video games are fun. Video games cause my grades to suck. Video game make me tired. im going to bed now.

[1024]

con
lack of sleep

pro
fun