So many seem to focus on the negative aspects of gaming, but the benefits of gaming are never actualized. Depending on a person’s experience, he or she might highlight a different positive, but here is my take.
Competitive gaming is very similar to life. In game, many things often don’t go your way. A bit of luck is involved and if the ball doesn’t bounce your way (literally and figuratively!) it can make it extremely difficult to reach your end goal and become successful. Because of this, you must fight through adversity and hardships that are out of your control in order to achieve success.
Life is the very same way. Some people come from bad home situations, have little to relatively no money, and have to fight an up hill battle just to even the playing field with others.
Fighting through adversity in search of a positive result helps build a person’s character. Traits like work ethic, dedication, resiliency, pride and confidence are only a few of the traits developed through these kinds of experiences.
Conquering obstacles in order to reach success also builds an appreciation for your accomplishments. If someone were to hand you the championship or the perfect job you wouldn’t appreciate it as much because you didn’t have to work for it. You never earned it.
Through failure people become successful. I truly believe that. With every let down and hardship a person’s character becomes slightly stronger.
Below is a video where I experience a few hardships during a game of Madden 15. In the video I discuss some of the benefits of gaming and elaborate on some of the ideas expressed in this article.
So what are some of your favorite benefits of gaming? Leave a comment down below and tell us why gaming is great for you!
