Tell Mom About Video Games That Makes You Smart

Video games have been getting a bad knock to human beings. In no doubt, a few involve nothing more than pointing several deadly weapons and blasting them into a bazillions pieces. In addition to, there are cases of people wasting otherwise productive hours conquering a virtual kingdom and accumulating pixilated gold instead of going out and getting a real or existing job.

Nevertheless, there are still many video games out there that actually provide righteous and dignified purpose in the society. They will definitely make you a better person or at least, a smarter one.

I’ve made that statement earlier because there are video games that are actually built on logic and reasoning, as well as involves complex problem solving that you can take with you even after you have walked away from your chair playing those games.

Take for instance, Tetris - a couple of colored blocks set against a metallic, tedious sound track but it takes some degree of analysis and quick thinking to assess the shape of the pieces dropping from the top of the screen and deciding where to make it land purposely. Basic feature in that the game speeds up from time to time, and the pile of blocks grows with every mistake you made until you reach a point when one wrong move can destroy your chances of breaking a winning record and thus your brain starts working pretty fast.

Next in line are memory games. It can help steadfastly work brain muscle so you can’t even forget such important bits and pieces. Studies show that memory is not really a function of IQ but rather it is an ability or skill - the capability to organize information in your brain and then retrieve it through a series of memory-triggers. Definitely like all skills, it gets better with use. Therefore, memory games are the best element in view of the fact that they are actually fun and even relaxing. Relaxing probably because you are doing something you love and in receipt of getting smarter at the same time.

Finally, strategy games such as conquering the world, organizing a city, shaping an empire from a handful of barbarian villages and many more are just telling about the same skills you learn in business school - how to manage resources, motivate people, and set goals, but just with cooler graphics! Now you might agree with me. Yes, video games can actually make you smart.