1. Do the benefits out weigh the detriments of playing video games?
By: Hunter Tollstrup

2. Why I asked this question
I’ve always been curious to see if playing video games could be good for you
I also was curious of the negative affects of playing video games
Why I asked this question

3. I already knew that playing video games made people less depressed and less stressed
I’ve also heard of risks of becoming addicted to the game
What I already knew

4. I wanted to learn if playing video games could have more positive affects on you than negative
What I wanted to learn

5. How I went about my research
The first thing I did was look up articles on video games and the benefits of it
The next thing I did was I read as much as I could about the detriments of playing too much video games
How I went about my research
The first thing I did was look up articles on video games and the benefits of it and it helped me see more benefits of gaming than what I already knew
The next thing I did was I read as much as I could about the detriments of playing too much video games and I saw that there are a lot of detriments that I did not know of already.

6. What I learned I learned a lot of what I didn’t know before…
I learned that playing too much video games is going to be classified as an addiction
What I learned
I learned that playing too much video games is going to be classified as an addiction and it might be classified later in the year

7. I also learned that there are many benefits to gaming
Improving creativity in children
Thinking of objects in 3 dimensions
What I learned pt. 2
It improves creativity in children when compared to using any other technology
when playing any first person game it improves people thinking of objects in 3 dimensions

8. What I learned pt. 3 Improves their cognitive thinking
Improves hand-eye coordination
What I learned pt. 3

9. What I think about all this
I think that there are more benefits than detriments when playing video games
What I think about all this
I think that there are more benefits than detriments when playing video games but don’t play too much video games because there are still these risks that I mentioned

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