Video games has influenced many people and helped create more jobs for today’s American’s. Let’s take art for example it has given artists a chance to develop their skills in a new way not just with plain old drawing on paper but to draw on a computer and now how to use it to its full extent. It has also spurred many colleges to do create or add programs to colleges involving computer and game design. It has also has created colleges for that specific reason to work on entering the gaming industry. Combining all this, the gaming industry has gone way up since the original games like Pong, Pacman, and one of the best originals Mario. It has even taken a leap into movies, Games have now been turned into movies seeing how great they have been and it also is the other way around.
Though many people think that video games is just anther way to ruin your health(mostly parents) they are wrong right now 35 states in the U.S. have now embraced “exergames” which actually combine education and gaming which makes learning fun for the young minds and keeps them from goofing off. Though it is mostly being used to do exercise this is actually a good way to keep fit lets take the game dance dance revolution for example it allows the person to have to keep beat to the rhythm and allow you to move at a fast pace and keep you fit and also improves endurance, speed, hand-eye coordination and balance. Though it is not only being used in school but for personal trainers and even fitness clubs. It even helps soldiers returning from Iraq who has post-traumatic stress disorder. It helps them through a new level of learning and keeps them from falling over the edge.
