Computer games
Computer games pros and cons, Advantages and disadvantages in overview. Pros and Cons List
Since the start, Pros lead with 61%. Similar over the last 12 months.
- Since the start (May 2014)44,201 votes61% Pros39% Cons
- Last 5 years28,354 votes61% Pros39% Cons
- Last 12 months2,780 votes60% Pros40% Cons
- Last 30 days154 votes60% Pros40% Cons
Year by year new votes per year
| Year | New votes, pros and cons | Majority | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 61% Pros | 256 | |
| 2022 | 59% Pros | 3,340 | |
| 2021 | 60% Pros | 7,676 | |
| 2020 | 63% Pros | 7,834 | |
| 2019 | 59% Pros | 3,961 | |
| 2018 | 61% Pros | 6,613 | |
| 2017 | 60% Pros | 6,267 | |
| 2016 | 62% Pros | 4,790 | |
| 2015 | 68% Pros | 2,896 | |
| 2014 | 59% Pros | 568 | |
| Total | 61.3% Pros | 44,201 |
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Addictive
Make fun
School performance often falls by the wayside
Can also be played alone
Waste of time
Good distraction from worries
You lose the reality
Can play together with friends
Promotion of aggresiveness
Promotes teamwork
Cost a lot of money compared to board games
Some instructive
Stress - when you do not achieve something in the game
Promotes intelligence and concentration
lack of sleep when playing all night long
You achieve success faster than in real life
you have to write argumentations about it (school)
With better and better graphics, good stories, they are worth the money.
no sense of time
you can cool down
Fortnite
Promotes English knowledge
Eyes hurt after
Stress relieving, satisfying
Neglect(school, job, relatives, family, friends and YOURSELF)
Network games
Isolation/capture from environment
Reaction time is reduced
They can make you aggressive.
In a world increasingly characterized by capitalism and corruption, -> distraction
if you concentrate too much on the ficktion you don't realize what is happening in the real world
Can also play alone
Parents are against
One has a better imagination that is very important in some jobs
Annoyance when you lose
You can do things that are not possible in reality ! (Today Formula 1 driver, tomorrow superhero and yesterday Super Mario save Peach !
Brain Damaging
Promotes good eye-finger cooperation
Poorly made and still expensive
Many are thereby in another world a world created by them
Isolation in own world, social life suffers.
You can also earn money with special potential.
The computer promotes a sedentary lifestyle, although the body needs movement!
Cheap hobby with good value for money (I play a 30€ game for 4 years -- cheaper than any sport where you need equipment
Video games reduce the chance of education. Children who play video games hardly care about homework or reading. They promote aggression
creativity
Online forced
Increase the visual acuity
Too little time for sport
Malicious
no life
Often, especially the bad baller games are labeled as stultifying, however, especially these promote e.g. social skills and communication.
unnecessary
You can relax and fart on the side and you yourself smell it not only the others!
The real friend will be forgotten, the new one is the computer
Virtual world in which you gain more self-confidence through successes
Is always stressful
Increase of logical reasoning, intelligence and ability to concentrate
you miss good weather
Computer games are just awesome! They stimulate you and strengthen the teamwork very much. you can also learn good English Gamen for my Life
It can also lead to suicide if success is not achieved willingly. Only in extreme cases, of course.
When playing, you can get excited and brutally kill other players that's fun especially when the shredded body parts lying on the floor
Community is sometimes very aggressive and insulting
Good board games cost the same as a computer game
Appetite loss due to attractive games
You can learn english through it
Pornographic content (sex)
They promote concentration, logical thinking, multitasking and intelligence, of course, only in really difficult games such as WoW.
After some time, the eyes hurt because they are only focused on the screen.
Computer games are the future
Physical problems may occur, such as eye pain, back problems, cramps, etc.
When gaming you can finally switch off and get rid of your frustration, this is the place where you can forget about your outside world and have fun !
You can't concentrate anymore.
one is immersed in another world
You get addicted and immediately become aggressive when you are not allowed to play again.
I find the computer play very unnecessary
cost a lot of money
Best there has ever been.
parents object
They are educational and promotes reactions does not always have to be aggressive bsp: Minecraft depends on the education of parents whether their children play controlled
Harmful to minors
it is sexy
No more time for the cool stuff in your life.
They promote creativity
pointless
Minecraft
Harmful radiation,may cause headache
you can find many easter eggs (especially in team fortress 2)
Can no longer learn
Many games are also free
promotes violence e.g. GTA
Some games are good to switch off
Amoktraining
Fördert Hand-Augen-Koordination
No more real friends
if you are successful in a game (e.g. League of Legends) you can earn money at a certain rank
Violence is more and more common, as players copy the character's style and use it on their friends and family.
if you gamble well you can upload videos of gambling on youtube and can earn money and become famous with it
depression
Make a lot of fun and you can learn a lot with GTA5
My opinion is that it makes addicted and you lose the social contacts. In addition, one is unfocused in school.I think it speaks more against it
In more and more games you have to read something...and people prefer to read things in games than in books..there even those who hate reading...
Improves eye hand coordination which is bad
Promote concentration
Makes aggressive; tired and unfocused
you can chat with other people through the headset
isolation
new friendships can develop
Among other things, war is played in video games
Teambuilding is trained; can be important in later professional life!
When you lose in a game aggression builds up
Is a cool hobby
You sometimes pay five digit sums I know what I'm talking about I'm currently at 13,440 thousand
Teaches the difference between good and evil
Man verliert Freunde
Distraction from school
the children do not go out anymore kiene fresh air
In English games like Minecraft (storymode) you need a foreign language to understand the dialogs.
Games can disrupt your school performance
Possibility multiplayer
bad influence on younger
You can meet with friends who live rather further the
Leads to rudeness
It makes sense because it's fun and most games almost never or rarely get boring e.g. Minecraft or Clash Royale and other games.
In this way, children and young people become more and more accustomed to violence and become numb to it.
Video games give many jobs such as game developers or professional gamers
social impoverishment
they are the best invention of mankind when it comes to distraction during bad weather
You get bad grades if you exaggerate with gambling
Man kann eine eigene Technik entwickeln oder eine eigene Strategie
You miss the good weather outside
Video games distract you from unpleasant events, some people think that this is just futureshit but video games can be mega helpful.
That you spend a lot of money on some games just because you are addicted.
Video games are an art form
In the 1990s, the computing power as well as the hardware were mostly not yet sufficient for productive use and for realistic simulations,
Promotes in the main subjects mate, English and German
Inconceivably large amount of time
serves as a leisure activity
costs money reality stays away
Promote intelligence
Brettspiele
I learn how to deal well with people
if the game does not go the way you want it to, in the worst cases it can lead to suicide
Promotes hand-eye coordination that allows you to REACT better
Computer needs power and that costs money
Promotes logical thinking and other skills
Fun killing scenario with first-person shooter
There are studies that prove that games are good for the eye. The grayscale and perception is improved when playing games.
make aggressive
There is no difference if you sit at the cell phone or at the computer
It is very easy to become aggressive in some games
You can bridge boring lessons
May lead to family problems due to aggression
whether problem solving or cooperation, you always learn something.
Trauma due to the fact that the age limit is not respected
Handheld & mobile games can also be played in the fresh air
The social contacts are neglected (friends, family...)
It is fun and promotes self-confidence, creativity and reaction
Depends on what kind of games you play and how long you play.
Through some games you train your skills e.g. games where you are in a guild with other people and you can exchange ideas with them etc.
School is neglected, moreover, the grades are getting worse.
when the weather is bad you can relax and do something instead of nothing
Real friendship loses importance.
You can get to know other young people through the games
too little concentration at school
promotes photographic memory
if you sit too long, you can develop THROMBOSIS and die
You can increase your responsiveness with it
You can become addicted, you only sit in front of the computer, you don't go out anymore. You neglect your social contacts.
Improves contrast vision
you can get addicted to buying and the games you play e.g. gta1-5 can lead to an aggression and there are several disputes
There are also great games, but they are becoming increasingly rare.
Computer games usually take up space, as they are often burned on a CD.
I think they are good as long as you don't gamble too much. They are fun and you can play them together. I think they are only good if they are not baller games.
do not learn to deal with real people only with unreal ones
Most gamers are on TeamSpeak or Discord and then talk to other people to improve teamwork.
It just sucks because there is not enough time for the important things in life
as long as you don't overdo it it's okay
You are outside less and not so much in the sun
Serious games are designed to add educational value
social losses
Time displacement against boredom
Some can not understand defeat
Makes joy
You are not in the real world
Repels boredom
Some neglect school, exercise or friends. Forget to do something for school, eat or sleep.
Better concentration
this is addictive and promotes violence
Video games can curb mental illnesses such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
promotes aggressiveness e.g. in WWE you can see the brutal handling of objects
It's just extremely fun to play, also there are many genres so something for everyone e.g. Action, Adventure, Strategy, Survival Horror or JRPG\'
They encourage speaking in language combinations (e.g. Denglish), which does not necessarily help you for your future professional life
not alone (group cat)
Can cause diseases e.g. plugs in the blood vessels
If you want to become a racer, you can try it in the game.
in the 1890s technology was not yet good enough for decent games
promote fine motor skills and reaction time
Too much violence too few good stories.
Sensitization
Total social dumbing down
so it's fun, it's a time killer, you can meet new people, helps with concentration, you learn english, german, math, it's a great way to pass the time.
Fact: Fortnite is the biggest garbage
Acting calmly in the event of an emergency, because you feel much less stressed in the event of an emergency
In the end you lose your time with vidiogames because nothing constructive is done. And you get bored faster.
one forgets bad worries e.g. separation
Friends are neglected
you are cool because you can afford computer games
Some you can only play with Adobe Flashplayer.
English foreign language
have put 2000€ in Fortnite...am broke but have skins
Promotes creativity and skill
Controllers go on it
Helps relieve stress after school, work...
They often cost a lot of money, which they are not worth
It's fun to talk with friends while playing games
Computer games are bad for the eyes
es ist ein hobby wie jedes andere nur das es in der Gesellschaft einen schlechteren ruf hat als andere
Unsportsmanlike
Teamwork is strengthened and thinking out of the box is practiced. You also learn to think on several levels
Some games require you to provide personal information during registration
makes time pass faster
You have a headache after
You get to know people. Not afraid of contact
Spelling
You meet new friends with the same interests
Farming Simulator
league of legends is the best
Writing a school argumentation for school
Training of spatial orientation
Fifa 21
You have a better coordination of the keys on the computer because you use them very often, either to write in the chat or to play the game.
Man no longer learns for school
Increase reflexes
No connection to reality
Through computer games you find friends
Not interesting
I'm a major league pro at Candy Crush and it has changed me in a positive way.
Fortnite is 63GB in size.
It is cult
Promote Aggressive Thoughts
There is something for every age group.
computer games endanger friendship
Tactics
One reads less or no more.
Attention
One is no longer oneself
Man gehört dazu!
You can get psychological problems playing balla
In the Corona time you can meet and play with others
Fortnite because they become aggressive from it
Simply the people who write that GTA makes aggressive have never played Mario Kart
you have to listen to all the unabashedly negative posts in real life or online, that encourages aggression
You can forget your worries for the moment and switch off.
May lead to possible visual impairment
entertaining. It is not only fun to play yourself but also to watch others play. in so-called lets plays
My little ones are too cool for that
Promotes various skills such as cognitive (logical thinking, etc.), sensorimotor (reaction time), or just personal criticism.
You forget the homework afterwards
Pc is better than consoles
Children always spend money when there is, for example, a paid upgrade or expansion of the game. The children quickly lose the overview
Cohesion
shooting games were developed to lower the inhibitions of soldiers to shoot at people.
When you achieve something you are happy
There is no contra
you can become smarter
Mine creates a bubble around itself
it pays more than going to work
Social contacts do not suffer
There are games like Ring Fit and Wii Sports where you have to move around
Games like Fifa that only make you aggressive ( Yes I play WL)
New friendships
no idea but nice
All can gamble is no matter who or what
There may be problems with concentration
Extremely funny
Health problems e.g. incorrect posture
Fifa 21
physical deterioration
Pornography in games
It brings cultures together
overwatch is best game xD
You neglect the school
One can more easily learn communication/negotiation/leadership skills
Small children play games that are from 18 years. But the children already know that
computer games are funny
Computer games are a waste of time
FNAF and Minecraft is simply the best game
Bad for the eyes
GTA 5
i don't get it, what is gambling good for, can someone tell me please?
It is good for the eyes reflex
I think it is not good and also not good because it would be very boring and it just sucks wehr without game
you spend time with friends even if you could not meet each other
computer games make you stupid
Warzone helps against aggressiveness
go out more than gamble
The Music (Zelda)
Minecraft is the best game in the world
You can play Fortnite with your friends
When students are on the computer all the time, they get addicted to this game
Alle Contra Beiträge sind im Grunde dieselben, Computerspiele sind sinnvoll.
You forget about nature and what is around you
Hot figures
costs money
There are professions that have to do with video games
Video games gambling causes rampages
in bad weather still contact with many friends
there are disturbing scenes
it's fun to gamble with friends when you are for example in quarantine
you play the whole night through and forget the reality
Gambling is good in very many situations (Stress Disputes Worries)
When you play too many computer games you lose touch with the real world
You meet new friends
there are weapon attachments such as large caliber or rapid fire. Even worse shotguns. Controller can not stay alive. Thereby loss of money
Promotes knowledge of other speak
The eyes become worse and worse and you can see less and less at some point you will also go blindvideo games are not good for children's health. they promote aggression and make them stupid. besides, they are expensive and therefore pointless.
keyboard dirt
video games are not good for children's health. they promote aggression and make them stupid. besides, they are expensive and therefore pointless.
Video games promote a sense of achievement when you accomplish something and are more satisfied as a result.
Aggression increases
you learn to deal with technology so my mother would also have to gamble otherwise i always have to do everything
Inhibition threshold for aggression decreases
are simply fun!
Is a danger for children, teenagers and adults
good distraction at school
You may lose friends because you spend too much time on the computer.
It never gets boring
loses time
It promotes cohesion, English, creativity, cognitive skills, attention, tactics and promotes intelligence - Playing does not make you stupid Boomer
Are expensive and you can get sick
By playing computer games in team you can increase your team skills
Something dangerous can happen if the students do not pay good attention
one side not often gamble otherwise cool
It is a big waste of time to spend all your time on the computer playing games instead of learning.
With computer games you are in your own world and can distract yourself and not think about what a cruel world you live in.
There was once a death because a player did not eat anything to continue playing.
Strengthening of concentration, coordination skills, reaction speed and strategic thinking.
No time for yourself
Baller games are to blame for increasing aggression among young people
Gambling addict
some get smarter
You can lose friends
League of Legends is an awesome game
That is not healthy
gambling is life
VIdeo games are not good for the nerves. They increase stress levels and cost money. They promote aggressiveness and are not great. I advise against games.
NFS Payback
Screen time
FIFA 21 is the best game
Activision does shit (Makes a good cod again)
Gambling is a good way to pass the time
Some get dawn in extreme case by war games you should consider the age limit especially for children
Gaming is fun and can promote consentration or strategic skills.
You can learn quite a bit from some video games, as with anything in life, or even socialize (in online games).
You get good concentration
A change from stressful everyday life
Through computer games you can meet a lot of people.
It improves hand and eye coordination through gambling
I think it's ok to play but you shouldn't overdo it. I myself like to play very much.
It is fun and you should not overdo it