I can respect people and their opinions. Some people like video games, some just want them to just go away. But video games can have a positive impact on your life.

Video games help you with social skills and what you should and shouldn’t do. In MySims 3, you play a person that just moved into a new town. Here, you can do various activities such as helping your folks with certain tasks and just getting to know them better.

Another thing is video games tend to have puzzles that you and your friends can solve. This can help you with developing your thinking skills. Games like The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Kirby Triple Deluxe both have puzzle elements that can help with problem solving. In Triple Deluxe, this game has certain areas that are impossible to get by without having a certain ability. There are even rooms in the game that rely on a certain ability or power up to acquire an item to help me perfect the entire game.

In The Legend of Zelda, there are dungeons in the game, which is comprised on a giant maze filled with puzzles. Most dungeons tend to make me retrieve items that would allow me to access areas I couldn’t otherwise have access to. They also have a new weapon or gadget to help me with defeating the dungeon’s boss and exploring new areas in the dungeon. Getting stuck in the maze and eventually figuring it out was just another way to problem solve.

Video games also allow you to get creative and let your imagination lose. In LittleBigPlanet, I can create my own vehicles, my own way of how the level words, what happens on the level, when it happens, and even how and when music plays in the background. Minecraft is similar, but with cubes only.

While some games just waste time, the majority of games I’ve played have helped me with socializing, problem solving skills, creativity and so much more. People may think video games are a waste of time, but they’re not if you enjoy playing them and they’ve had a positive impact on your life.