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"Are games worth the risk?"

Many scientists and docters now a days are saying that too much playing on video games can damage your eyes and can affect your mood.

I think this is stupid my eyes are fine i dont ware glasses or anything, and I DONT HAVE ANY MOOD PROBLEMS!!, no seriously i dont, if anything i think some games can help us with our hand eye co-ordination and reaction time, and maybe it could be improving our eyes, as we are using them more.

Any way what do you think about this? Do you think video games are damaging you?

When i played footie each day it was worth it... so is playing games except i dont play till i get tired... or after getting tired.

Who gives a $h!t quite honestly!

Computers = bad eye vision, arthritis

Sport = broken bones, ripping muscles

Hell, even playing the soddin piano 30 years ago for entertainment can cause arthritis.

In other words, whatever we do, we will always get injuries.

It's just that those damn scientists are all toothless, grumpy, bearded men who absolutely detest in computer games feel that they should ruin things for others who enjoy them.

The only way I can think of games REALLY affecting you is your eyesight - That GBA screen cannot now can it?

We will just have to wait till we are near the end of our generation. I dont think anyone has reached 80 odd years old and been playing computer games (as much as the people today) since when they were kids.

Like guns - who's ever heard of a gun being dangerous?

Lol dont listen to those scientists even, whatever you do they say its dangerous.

Arthritis is basically the cartilidge in the joints wearing away. So if you are moving your joints rapidly over a period of time, then your joints will suffer.

And also they say that you can get arthritis from the rapid finger moving, but didnt they also say that it genetic and there is nothing that can cause it?

Even if gaming stopped me from walking properly I'd still play them. Once you figure out the pleasur to pain ratio, you realise how good of a deal you are getting.

Yes videogames are damaging me.

My fingers Involuntarily twitch and i now need to wear glasses.

But i wont stop playing them.