When I was a kid all of my teachers said videogames are evil

I think when older people make statements like that it is simply a sign of getting old and being out of touch, stay young and embrace the new I say.

Actually they prefer to say that video games are destructive to education. In my own opinion, why do you need to make a choice between gaming and education if you can have and handle them both, And I am sure that this will help you realize and decide which passions are you going to pursue. Apparently video games and education,even though they progress in different manner, will end up at the same goal which is money and success!

Fact: People who never plays video games get bad eyesight because of spending too much time reading books to prepare for their lessons. It's also because of stress. Fact: Students who usually gets migraines/headaches are due to stress from school works and projects. Fact: People who spend more time playing video/computer games gets more income than the average from employment. Fact: People who plays video games can learn different languages just by spending time with the games than books and teachers. Fact: When people enjoy something, they learn more from it because of their interest. Even if they spend a hundred years in something they don't want to do, they'll produce nothing in the end. Fact: You can find these things in the net if you search for them; In the news; and in books.

I think it depends. I do know someone who is addicted but she is not a teenager but a middle aged person. I think some people can get addicted but it is not the game alone but a lot of other factors (if it wasn't games it would be something else) such as why you feel the need to be distracted for so long and shut out the world around you. Like you said, they aren't harmful in moderation - although the content in some games seems to appeal to meatheads and wannabee warriors who should, perhaps, be kept gaming in a little room somewhere away from civilised society - but like all addictions, the addict is the last one to recognise they have a problem.

I think there are positive and negative video games and personally I don't think it's good to fill your mind with violence. I don't mind skill games and I think the latest interactive things like Wii and kinect are really cool things. There are lots of debates about whether they make you more or less brainy, like the car games. Some experts think they are good for driving but others think they are bad. Balance is the key to anything and too much negativity will drive you insane.

That opinion is always from people who hasn't play a single video game in their life. Yeah it can give you a bad eye sight while playing, but that is if you play so close to the TV. Watching TV Shows and movies so close to the TV will also give you a bad eye sight, so it isn't video games only. A person won't be dumb if playing video games. Well maybe, but that is if they are really really addicted and don't take a break from playing to study and do their homework. But you don't get dumb when playing video games. You can learn how to read if you play those old RPG games where you have to read what the character is saying, there are games where you can learn about history, math, etc. I play a lot of video games, but I'm not dumb either. I'm in college and getting good grades. A person getting fat cause they play video games is not true. I'm still skinny and I play a lot of video games. Only people who stays seated while playing and never do exercise and eating junk food will make them fat. Hence why Nintendo and Microsoft made the Nintendo Wii and Xbox Kinect so kids and family can get off the couch and move around while playing. Teachers have their opinions, but they are wrong.

I think teachers only hate videogames if the student neglects his/her studies. They just say those bad consequences to scare students and stop them from getting addicted. They are just against the habit of playing videogames.