Video games have been a major business industry in the past few years and for a lot of people, a preferred choice as a recreational activity. With video games, there comes problems if played for longer times and regularly, like being unhealthy for our body and addicted to it. But these video games also help people develop life skills, a topic which has been debated since long ago. Some of them are:
- Patience
Playing and completing a video game requires patience. There are many video games, mostly MMORPGs like WoW Battle for Azeroth, which require just the perfect timings or some repetitive task. The word ‘grinding’ can be used for these types of video games and it can help us be patient in “the daily grind” of working a job. To endure routine and repetition is an important life skill.
- Leadership And Socialization
Multiplayer games in this era have reached new heights. A player from one country can play with someone in another. A lot of people make friends with players who are strangers in ‘real life’. With their team efforts in quick decisions and managing a team of players, gamers develop a leadership and socialization skills, which are important skills to have in one’s life.
- Strategic Thinking
If you remember games like Age of Empires, Clash of Clans or Minecraft, you’ll also remember that you play all these games with a strategy to meet the goal in your mind. Some more immersive strategic games are MMORPGs like WoW Battle for Azeroth. Thinking a few steps ahead is a very important life skill one should have for planning endeavors for one to set out on.
- Creativity Prowess
There exists niche genres of games which appeal to gamers looking to improve their brain functionality. Games like Sudoku challenges a person’s logical deduction and some other puzzle games help keep the brain working while having fun. Brain training isn’t limited to games but the brain will atrophy if you don’t work it.
- Sympathy And Empathy
Most games have a very tragic story and some are even based on real-life events like the World Wars. These games and their narratives, which explore and incorporate the emotional elements, help the gamers connect with the character on a deeper level. To show sympathy and empathy to someone is a very important life skill.