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Gaming I believe has been part of everybody's lives. Regardless of whether the game is pretty stupid or really exciting to play, thats for us to judge for ourselves. I do love computer games, as a kid, as a teenager and now, as a youth in my early 20s. I must admit, I been through lots and lots of games. But recently, it really declined. I really lost the interest in gaming, but with so many things regarding my career surfacing, I wonder when I will find the time to get back into my favorite hobby of all times.

Anyway, back to the topic, games that make use of your brains, are very important factors in brain development. Remember how we as kids, get to play really colorful block toys. These toys were also games in our mind, they make us want to solve and complete the missions assigned to us. It helps us, as babies to develop to understand different shapes. Further on in your childhood life, you get to experience electronic games, simply made just for you. Games that gives you mathematics or science questions, rewards you with a lucky star, each time you succeed in getting a high score.

Moving on, we developed into teenagers, we learn to play video games like ratchet and clank, need for speed, Fifa 08, etc. These games helps us to experience the feel of lets say, driving from need for speed, we learn about parts of a car, learn to understand that when you wish to make a turn, you'll always try to reduce your speed first. We also learn to follow orders from games like ratchet and clank; it's really a kid friendly in my opinion. We learn that taking different steps in games help us to get to our mission points systematically and correctly. We learnt from games like Fifa 08, where we'll learn that teamwork and confidence are vitally important in winning.

Some people might not agree with my points, but I do feel it applies to me definitely. Onto your youth, we all learned that multi-player games, communicating on-line, establishing that vital teamwork that we learned, will help us develop into very good team leaders or players. We would try our best to imply necessary actions, that we think is right. We'll always learn something new from video games.

Now, we have a look at cyber gaming competition. Do we feel everyone is communicating seriously in games like Counterstrike, Warcraft III, etc. We all understand that team play will always benefit both you and your team mates. It always beats playing alone, and most importantly, strengthening your vital ties with your fellow friends.

Overall, I feel gaming was a vital factor in my life. It helped me in communicating better with my friends. It helped me to give valuable and important pointers to my team mate. It helped me to understand many things in many different ways possible. It's like saying that people will definitely have different ways to solve a similar problem.

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