作詞 : Jaime Itson
作曲 : Jaime Itson
Computer Games Are a Form of Escapism
Are computer games a boon in terms of helping students
relax after a long day's work at school? Or are they
detrimental to pupils future development since students can
become easily addicted to the virtual world? Personally,
I am in sympathy with the latter.
Admittedly, computer games furnish entertainment
when students only spend a moderate amount of time
on them. It might even be beneficial since pupils can
combine study with pleasure and therefore achieve
high efficiency. However, the hard truth is that droves
of students end up being obsessed with computer games
and view them as a way to escape from reality. As a
result, academic study is inevitably neglected. And a
vicious circle is created-the more frustrated students are
about study, the more addicted they become to the
virtual world. Furthermore, not only pupils academic
performance may suffer from playing computer games,
the violence featured in such games may also exert an
impact on impressionable teenagers. When the dividing line between
the virtual and the real world is blurred, students may resort to violence
in order to solve issues-as they do in games. Authoritative reports have
confirmed that the increasing rate of violent incidents is ascribable
toll the prevalent trend of playing computer games.
In sum the demerits of computer games far outweigh their few merits
because of the tendency for students to neglect academic study
and because some students may become more violent.