Group 8

Member: Halfan Fari F.(21), Muhammad Izharul H.(30), Panji Iman S.(32), Rizcky Sofyan Y.(35)

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(Online Game Should be Banned)

Pro Opinion : (By Izhar & Rizcky)

Harm to students.

Many teenagers and even young children have played online games which have had a very bad impact
on them. For example; when someone is given a task by his teacher, then he is distracted from his focus
to play games, of course it will harm himself, which makes the task not collected on time or doesn't even
do it at all due to his addiction to playing online games.

Just a waste of time.

Even though there are many other things than just wasting time playing games. Not a few people regret
the time, even myself have regretted it because my time was wasted as a result of playing games. I
thought I'd better use my time to study, worship, do good deeds, and much more. Better right?

Think about your future.

Yes, maybe you think that playing games is what some people can make money. But try to think further,
the heyday of online games now does not rule out the demand for less in the future right? And try to
think of comparing being a gamer with someone who is knowledgeable! Of course, a knowledgeable
person is more likely to live a prosperous and happy life in his old age rather than being someone who is
only busy playing games.

Playing online games has more of a bad impact.

Many young children and teenagers today have changed their behavior due to their addiction to playing
online games, it means that playing online games has more of a bad impact. The fact is that a child
denies parental orders just to get satisfaction in playing online games to the point that he even ignores
his advice. It's really sad isn't it? If you still think that online games do not need to be eliminated, there
should be evidence that the government is doing its best to prevent addiction to young children and
teenagers in playing online games. But the proof is that there is a lot of news that gives the news that
many young people are experiencing mental and brain damage due to frequent playing online games.

• Excessive emotions

Watch the reaction if someone wins or loses playing online games. If you win, there will be cheerful
cheers, even hurray and binggo, etc. However, if they lose, they often have swear words, insults, rant,
and even cursing at their opponents. Even during playing, it is usually colored by a noisy, joyful, busy
atmosphere, etc. If someone continues to have excessive emotions while playing online games, this will
be bad for their mental health.

• Causing addiction

Most of the games circulating today are designed to be addictive to the players. The more someone is
addicted to a game, the more the game maker benefits because the increase in the purchase of gold /
tool / character and the like is increasing. However, all the benefits that are gained from game creators
are actually bad for the psychological health of gamers.

• Encourage to do negative things

Even though the numbers are not large, we often find cases of online game players trying to steal
other players' IDs in various ways. This ID stealing activity usually continues to steal other accounts such
as Facebook, email using a keylogger, cracking software etc. This form of theft is not only limited to
stealing id and password but can also lead to theft of money and theft of time, for example skipping
school to play games.

• Take your attention away from the real world

The attachment to completing tasks in the game and the feeling of being fun to play it often makes
various activities neglected. Time for worship, school work, college assignments or work becomes
neglected because of playing games or thinking about it. Moreover, many games continue to run even
though we are offline.

• Changes in eat and rest patterns

Changes in eat and rest patterns often occur among gamers because they can't manage time to play
games. Their meal times are irregular and they often sleep in the morning because they are used to
playing games late at night.

• Waste a lot of money

Money to pay rent for computers in internet cafes and buy gold / points / characters can sometimes
reach millions of rupiah. Not to mention the internet connection, and upgrading computer specifications
at home.

• Interferes with the health of the body

Sitting continuously in front of the computer for long hours clearly has a negative impact on the body,
especially the impact on the eyes. Blue light on a phone or computer is very bad for the eyes.

Contra Opinion : (By Panji & Halfan)

Improve Brain Performance

Playing online games will improve brain performance. This game requires high concentration. The
concentration ability of online game players will increase because they have to complete several tasks,
look for gaps that might be passed and monitor the progress of the game. The more difficult a game is,
the higher the level of concentration is required. Apart from that, online games also improve cognitive
skills, such as solving problems and making decisions.

Teaching sportsmanship

In online games has indirectly instilled the values of sportsmanship in them. They comply with the game
rules that have been applied. In addition, it is common for someone to lose or win. Unconsciously they
are educated not to be arrogant when they win and not to give up easily when they experience defeat.
Indirectly, online games also teach these values to children.

Improve Multi-tasking Ability

Online games also hone multi-tasking capabilities. This game increases the alertness of children because
it requires good skills. When playing games, one must concentrate fully so that the eyes and hands can
work in harmony.

Practicing Teamwork

In playing online games, sometimes we don't just play alone there is also a team. In a team, we need
communication, start building constructive relationships with teammates. One way to do it is by giving
encouragement in difficult conditions. Teamwork is indispensable in online gaming to achieve victory

Practicing a sense of sportsmanship towards the opponent fill the free time During a pandemic, we
cannot leave the house. One way to entertain ourselves is by playing online games.

Can add friends

By playing online games you can add friends in cyberspace. Greet each other and be able to build a
relationship, for example exchange links on Facebook, Twitter, and others. Even though it's an
opponent in an online game, later you can become friends.

Means of income.

It turns out that just sitting and playing online games can make money. For example, in online games,
players can sell characters that have been played or items needed by other players. After agreeing, the
payment transaction will be carried out immediately.

Open up new jobs

From year to year online game fans are always increasing. Automatically there are more and more
online game providers or online game cafes. Then, new jobs are created.