GAME OVER

"I'm really bored."

"I don't know what to do, I just want to relax"

"I want to do something that's challenging and entertaining at the same time."

Are these some of the excuses that you come up to keep yourself from playing your favorite video games? Have you ever felt that video games holds so much drawing power that you can't even get up and leave the game for just a minute? Well, if you're not into big games, you may think that playing video games is just a waste of time. And you might look for some reasons why playing video games are bad for you. But if you are a gamer, you will totally disagree. Actually, there are good and bad effects of video games. It is clear that playing video games can have both negative and positive influences in your life. Most often, people are engage with video games simply because it's their hobby. Just like reading, watching T.V , or playing sports, it's their chosen medium of entertainment.

Here are some of the risks that video games may glorify :

• Sleep deprivation - disrupts sleep patterns due to playing many hours a day
• Substance Abuse -It has to do with the elevation of dopamine and other neural chemicals that your

body makes. When it overproduces that for too long, the body makes

adjustments which we call tolerance. And when you're not engaged in

that stimulating behavior or ingestion of those chemicals, the body goes

into withdrawal.

• Neglects personal hygiene - an unexplainable "magnetic force" that keeps them attach to the certain game

• Skipping meals
• Reckless driving

• Gambling -When they play, their brains produce endorphins, giving them a high similar to that experienced by gamblers or drug addicts.

Anyone who has experienced it knows all too well – video game addiction is real. But of course, all gamers are not addicts. Playing action video games can make people faster and more accurate in other settings that require complex actions.

Here are some other reasons why people are engage in playing video games :

• Entertainment and fun
• Boredom

• Emotional Satisfaction

• Challenge
• Escapism

• Improve self esteem
• Pent up frustrations
• Forget about mundane
• Stress Relief

A game can be more fun when you actually chose a character that acts likes your ideal self. Perhaps, video games are a representation of life. Many games are accompanied by a storyline or game challenges that engage a gamers capability to decide either mentally or emotionally. And this is what keeps them from coming back. There's a specific goal that they want to achieve that may take a period of time. Sometimes, there are things that they want to achieve where it's more possible in games than in real life.

With video games, you can escape the perpetual boredom of the real world, and provides us the opportunity to adopt pieces of protagonist's identity, giving us a glimpse of a life we'd secretly dream of. Gamers were able to trace that attraction back to childhood, by using their imaginations to project themselves as all sorts of things: an athlete, a rock star, a superhero—the list goes on. You can practice or learn life skills like organize, prioritize, create context, make friends, lead strangers, make hard choices, feel empathy, and give mercy.

And of course, each video game needs to be evaluated individually. In fact, playing video games cannot be intrinsically categorized as "GOOD" or "BAD". Like for example, did you ever asked, "How can video games help you in your living?" , there are many benefits in playing video games that can even be helpful in real life. But what do you think? Determining the line between enthusiasm and addiction can be very difficult, but if it seems to affect your daily life really bad then it must be the time to say "GAME OVER".