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Even Older People Can Play Video Games

19th February, 2011 - Posted by health news - No Comments

The new gaming consoles are popular among our children. A child’s house is not complete unless they have the best game system and it does not matter if it is the Nintendo Wii, the Microsoft Xbox 360 kinect, or the Sony Playstation Move, as long as the child has that and some games to play on them, they are happy and able to keep up with all of their friends who also have one of these platforms. But that does not mean that the adults in the home can not play the games too. Games are no longer just for kids, they are made for grown ups with families as well.

There are some valid points that can be made to support the older game player.

1. It is fun to challenge yourself to see how good you can be. The responsibilities that seem to take over our life sometimes stop us from things that we seemed to be able to do many years ago. We start feeling more aches and pains in our joints which limit the amount of things we can do. We do not jump as high or run as fast as we used to either. But when play the games, we have the ability to conquer the world again. You do not have to be young and athletic to win. Gaming can take us back to our glory days.
2. Gaming allows us to live out our fantasies. As a youth a person can picture themselves doing amazing things in their life and believe that those dreams will come true. The truth eventually hits us that we are not destined to fulfill all of our childhood fantasies because something called real life stands in the way. Through the game consoles a person takes things that are not always achievable and gets to do them. It can bring the things that we want to do back to life.
3. People can get high while playing games. There were many things that the younger generation do that gives them an incredibly intense feeling. Because of work and living life a person does not always have that opportunity. The excitement that comes from the gaming systems can be similar to the excitement that we were able to create as a youngster. It is a much safer way to get the feeling. A person will also not take the physical risks that are associated with the illegal substances.
4. The systems divert a person’s attention temporarily. Working and maintaining a home can become a dull routine. You can escape from the normal routine if you turn on the system. The fact that you have duties in your life can be put aside during the time that you are playing the games. If a person wants they can completely immerse themselves into gaming. The everyday responsibilities can wait until you are able to conquer the world through a game.

5. Video consoles are not as expensive as people think. Going out as a family is expensive and can be very time consuming and although not everyone can figure our how to get a free xbox 360, the actual cost of the consoles and the games to play on them is much less than a person spends taking the family to a football game or out to the movies every month when you consider the years of entertainment that you get out of the consoles especially with today’s systems that do much more than play games and can actually replace a lot of equipment that many people need in their home anyway.

That ends the justification that a person can use to play video games. Age should not matter any more. Playing video games can really be boiled down to a simple and basic concept for anyone. People enjoy playing the systems. That is something that should be important to everyone.