Friday 23 December 2016

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/06/health/video-games-addiction-gentile-feat/


WHEN VIDEO GAMES BECOME AN ADDICTION


Summary:
A psychologist at Iowa State University has been researching on video game addiction for decades,
trying to prove that it is not a real thing.However,it turns out to be wrong.His research shows that 8.5% of children in the United States are addicted to video games,due to two factors which has led to video game addiction.The first factor of it is gaining access to games,which is something hard to tackle as almost everyone has laptops,smartphones and even video game systems in their home,making accessibility to games everywhere.The second factor is handling human needs,such as the likeness of being controlled,connecting to other people and the feeling of being good at what we do.Children might not even realize that addiction of video games might actually affect their lives.


Opinion:
In my opinion,I feel that video game addiction might be a huge problem and we have to figure out how to solve the issue.Video games has taken over children's lives and it might affect their academic studies.If we do not solve this issue,it will become a major problem in our society.In fact,studies show that kids who play video game spent 30% less time reading and 34% less time doing homework.Hence,video game could affect children's academic results and their future.


Vocabulary:
Compelling=Irresistible
Chartered=Reserved
Isolation=Seclusion
Escalating=Increasing
Therapeutic=Healing