0:02 each year new Innovative video games
0:05 make the experience even more immersive
0:07 and with virtual reality just around the
0:09 corner games will become even more
0:10 addictive but have you ever stopped to
0:13 think are video games bad for you let's
0:16 find out on today's episode of
0:17 of
0:20 question well I've got good news and bad
0:22 news on this one let's start by getting
0:24 the bad news out of the way things like
0:26 muscle pain lack of vitamin D and sleep
0:28 deprivation are just some of the
0:30 problems you can develop by over playing
0:33 console or PC games muscle pain is one
0:35 of the most commonly reported problems
0:37 among hardcore Gamers since most video
0:39 games still involves sitting Motionless
0:42 in front of the TV for long periods of
0:44 time humans get their daily dose of
0:46 vitamin D from the Sun so when Gamers
0:48 spend the whole day inside they miss out
0:51 on this key vitamin sleep deprivation
0:53 affects kids who stay up super late to
0:56 beat the next level so how much is too
0:58 much gaming well most experts recommend
1:00 no more than an hour or so so video
1:03 games per day the problem is most Gamers
1:05 play way more than an hour which leads
1:06 to the negative
1:09 effects okay so playing tons of video
1:11 games has negative consequences but now
1:13 for the good news there's some
1:16 surprising benefits too that's right
1:17 studies show that playing the
1:19 recommended amount of video games can
1:21 improve your vision social skills and
1:24 even help slow the aging process parents
1:26 love to say don't sit too close to the
1:29 TV but modern science shows that video
1:32 games May actually help improve your
1:34 vision Studies have shown that people
1:36 who play certain types of video games
1:38 are able to recognize more Shades of
1:41 Gray than someone who doesn't the rise
1:43 of online multiplayer games has helped
1:45 people all over the world connect with
1:47 new friends and create communities by
1:49 working together to solve problems in
1:52 gamees and it's not just online about
1:54 70% of Gamers say that they still play
1:56 video games with their friends in
1:59 person problem solving memory and puzzle
2:02 Gam games are also a great way to slow
2:04 the aging process because they stimulate
2:06 the brain just 10 hours of games can
2:08 have lasting positive effects on brain
2:12 function especially for players over
2:15 50 so once and for all are video games
2:18 bad for you no they aren't as long as
2:20 you aren't
2:22 overdoing so pass gr at the controller
2:25 and start improving your vision and now
2:27 you know that video games aren't all
2:30 that bad for you after all comment below
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