My speach

Did you know that 25.3 billion dollars are being spent each year on games? And over thousands of dollars for a single person. Think about all those other things that you can buy with that amount of money. I am not saying that you shouldn't play game at all, it is alright to play 1-2 hour of games a day but more then that is bad for your health.

By the way my name is shukoor, and now let’s talk about things that only cost nothing and that thing is playing outside with your friends, getting active, and not just stay inside and play games. Children 13 years and under are playing at least 2 hours of digital games a day, that's 14 hours a week and 364 hours a year.

I will now tell you the top 3 reasons why gaming is bad.

Number one…

It cost a lot of money to stay current with the latest video games and hardware (console and/or computer). Many gamers spend all of their money on gaming. For example, it's not uncommon for a gamer to have 50-100 games that cost $40-$50 each. They also often have at least 2 different game consoles and 1 high-end PC. This can easily add up to thousands of dollars a year to maintain a typical gamer's habits.

Number two…

Instead of taking a trip, mountain biking, or hanging out with friends at a cafe, gamers spend their time in a virtual reality. Whereas real life experiences bear long lasting friendships and memories, videos games do not. The only pictures that come from video games are screenshots, and the memories that are created from playing those games are ultimately meaningless. Living means interacting, growing, learning, teaching, and loving none of which can be accomplished in the virtual wasteland of video games.

And finally number three…

It is bad for your health because you stay in front of the screen for too long and that can harm your eye vision really badly.

So I hope that you guys take my advice.    (thanks for listening)