Do your parents prohibit you from computer games? I bet most people would respond "yeah". The magical attraction games have is enthralling. It mesmerizes us into pressing the start key on our computers whenever we have leisure. Unfortunately, this fine moment we love so much is also a "reprehensible waste of time" in our parents' eyes, and games are strictly banned in many families I know of. Yet, if this issue is viewed at a different angle, computer games actually benefit us more than they harm. Therefore, I think parents should encourage their children to play healthy, non-violent games regularly, within the bound of indulgence.
             A computer game we play could be a mock war, a puzzle, a simulated conversation, and so on. Besides enjoying the pure pleasure when playing a game, we are really applying various skills to solve a problem that we must overcome to proceed in the game. For instance, a war-strategy game demands high-level thinking skills such as critical analysis and tactic; a puzzle brings out our utmost problem solving ability; a simulated conversation leads us to comprehend and predict diverse interactions between individuals, from that we learn to apply appropriate conversation mechanisms in real life. Furthermore, we could learn a great deal of new things from games. For example, a shooting game I previously played taught me how guns operate and some most effective ways to quench a chemical fire. In fact, the latter was once applied to answer a question on a chemistry contest I participated years ago.
             Some games may teach us about life. I still remember the game Sims explicitly because of my addiction to it from grade 7 to grade 11. In Sims, the goal is to operate the daily life of characters and lead them to consummate careers. Sounds simple, this is actually a painstaking task. I have to manage a perfect balance of the character's stress, social popularity, attributes, charisma, fitn...