video games

Different games develop different abilities. You become much more a strategist and able to solve problems if you play adventure games or rts ones. While the qualities you mention are more FPSs.

there is an author named Robert Ashley who wrote a book on called "Everything Bad is good for you"
He talks about how many videogames are actually good for you. Like Zelda because of all of its problems and puzzles that you need to solve.
Hope this helps you with your paper.

Playing video games are fun and are a great way to kill some time, if you get something out of them like "improve hand/eye coordination, perceptive awareness, or reflexes, that's just a bonus :D

yup like GTA San andreas beat up hookers and steal cars makes me feel great

i got faster reflexes but my eyes got worse...so its both superb and contemptible

I wonder if DDR(Danc Dance Revolution) is doing something positive for me XD

It makes me sweat a LOT and I need to drink lots of water and I'm still not good enough to try the hardest and fastest songs. Break Down at Heavy mode to narrow where I'm at ;) Playing more than 6 songs in a row will make me go to the ground almost grasping for air, water and trying to stay still, though I still have enough energy to catch the bus if it leaves very soon....

Wow i must say i have never experinced that with a game all though i have been scard out of my socks of some frightning games!lol

Fright, play "Silent Hill", alone, at night with a full moon and with the lights shut, the game may be getting old, but the time I watched my friend play and there were others too, I can tell you that I was litterally hiding my face behind my hands...kinda embarrassing, but I do that when its too much, gory scenes don't scare me, more the ambiance....*shivers*