Tell THAT to your parents!
We've found 10 studies completed in recent years that explore the possibilities of how video games can help people live happier and healthier lives. Here's how those many hours spent in front of your favorite game are good for you.
Video games promote relaxation and help fight anxiety.
But you already know that! According to a 2014 review of research in American Psychologist, simple games that are easy to access and play (think Angry Birds or Candy Crush) are also quick to relieve emotional stress and anxiety.
"If playing video games simply makes people happier, this seems to be a fundamental emotional benefit to consider," says Isabela Granic, PhD, of Radboud University Nijmegen in The Netherlands.
Video games may help improve your grades.
The author of that same review also suggests that video games may help children develop crucial problem-solving skills, which in-turn may have a direct affect on their school performance. Citing a long-term study published in 2013, students who reported playing video games also reported an improvement in their grades that following year.
First-person shooters can lead to faster decision making.
Cognitive scientists from the University of Rochester have found that regularly playing first-person shooters can help train people to be more attentive to their environments, as well as help improve faster decision making without sacrificing accuracy.
One of the study's authors, Dr. Daphne Bavelier says, "Action game players make more correct decisions per unit time. If you are a surgeon or you are in the middle of a battlefield, that can make all the difference."
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