The Phenomenon of Virtual Gaming

Throughout more than 20 years, video - gaming has evolved from 8-bit arcade games near to realistic visual effect games. There is a massive increase in the interests of the number of people who like play video games either for fun or as their career choice. Gaming has continued to still be a popular hobby among teens and late teens. Introduction of brand new games every month gives a wide variety of options of games to choose from. It is as we can say took the world by storm. It is no doubt a good leisure activity but just like a coin has two sides this phenomenon to has its pluses and minuses.

Virtual - gaming is the newest addition in the chapter of video -gaming. It gives a visually simulated experience of a different world. It helps people to face static situations and see how they handle it. It is a good option for educational purposes and entertainment too. The perspective by which a gamer is in the world is very different from that of a person who does not play virtual games. They think of scenarios which no one would know, and their mind is always prepared because they have seen those scenarios in-game depicting very real-life things. Video games have more audacity than any other form of entertainment to affect people psychologically. The stories presented by the video games are so emotional and feels so realistic that it leaves an impact on the user's mind. They teach a lot of values also like teamwork, courage, cooperation.

It isn't very much liked by the parents of the teens too. Gaming sways people away from the real world as they forget reality. It also negatively affects their health. There is no exercise. Especially the dopamine level of satisfaction it gives leads to addiction. Everything has a positive effect only good only if there are boundaries around it. If we don't let these kinds of things control us, we are stable.

By Abbas Ali 

Kalka Public School