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Negative impacts of video games Positive impacts of video games
gamers

Who? • The document is a documentary.

• The document is a documentary.
• In the video, there are many persons. The document was released in 2019.
The document has been released by CBS.
• At the beginning, there are boys.
• The video deals with/ talks about children’s reactions
• Then, there is a scientist. • The video deals with/ talks about the scholarship
in front of video games, the positive impacts of video
American schools grant for video gamers, the evolution
games.
of e-sports, the importance of e-sport in USA.
Where?
• The positive impacts of video games are emotional
• In the video, the persons are in different places.
stability, cure dementia, vision, coordination, social Evolution of athletics sports in American schools
• The children are at home. skills, relieving stress. Before, it is well-known that American football is a famous
• The scientist is in his office. sport in American schools. American football is so well-known
that schools offer enormous tuition fees for pro-players.
Explanations
Now, a new athletics sport appears: e-sport. E-sport
What? Positive impact n°1: EMOTIONAL STABILITY
becomes extremely famous because it allows school to earn
⇨ Gamers can explore their own personalities.
• The video deals with/ talks about the negative impacts ⇨ Video games allows gamers to try out different versions of a lot of money thanks to e-sport competitions.
of video games, children’s reactions in front of video themselves.
games, the impacts of video games on children’s brains. Positive impact n°2: SOCIAL SKILLS Differences and common points
⇨ In 2019, video games companies have created the online • The differences are the type of sport. American football in
• In the video, the children are angry, furious, upset, mode so as gamers can play with their friends. an outdoor activity while video games is an indoor activity.
sad, rude, violent. Positive impact n°3: RELIEVING STRESS Also, American football requires sport skills and video games
⇨ Video games allows teens to relieve their emotions and intellectual skills. Moreover, American football belongs to old
• The reasons of this behaviour are the prefrontal stress. traditions and video games is a new modern sport. Finally,
cortex is not finished and dopamine. Positive impact n°4: COORDINATION American football is a real sport and video games a virtual
⇨ With video games, people are better in walking, driving, sport.
sports and getting dressed.
•The scientist explains that video games can be
considered as an addiction because dopamine plays a ⇨ Video games improve hand-eye coordination. • The common points are the sense of leadership and the team
role in how we feel pleasure and dopamine delivers Positive impact n°5: CURE DEMENTIA mode. Both require strategic skills. Also, the players wear
⇨ People are afraid of getting old and be dement. uniforms and participate to competitions.
feelings of euphoria, motivation and concentration.
Positive impact n°6: VISION
⇨ Video games improve the vision.
• Also, the scientist compares the addiction of video
⇨ Vision and movement work together to produce actions.
games to alcohol and drugs.