I have an example of this article how video games are not always bad and there are good things about them and how they can distract you in a good way."Want to prevent yourself from becoming depressed as you get older?
Keeping your video game habit going may be a good first step. A study released this week in the journal Computers in Human Behavior
suggests that elderly people who play video games — even just
occasionally — are more social, better adjusted, and less likely to be
depressed than their non-gaming peers.
The study by researchers at North Carolina State University followed
140 seniors who lived on their own. A rather high-seeming 61% of the
participants reported that they played video games at least once in a
while, and surveys of the two groups — regular or occasional gamers and
non-gamers — found that those who worked a little bit of electronic
entertainment into their lives averaged experienced higher levels of
well-being and reported depression less often than their peers who never
played.
While the study suggests a link between higher levels of happiness
and satisfaction and playing video games, it’s not clear exactly what
that link is, and whether playing video games can directly result in
people being happier and more satisfied with their lives remains an open
question. Says Dr. Jason Allaire, who led the NCSU study:"