FIRST DRAFT: Videogames’ benefits

This is the first draft of my argumentative text introduction.

Newzoo, the leading provider of market intelligence covering the global game, reported there were 2.67 billion gamers in the world at the end of 2019. Besides, some videogames branches reported the number of players and copies sold of their flagship videogames: Electronic Arts’ game “The Sims 4”, in which you can create a new virtual life, go to the university, have a family, get a job and form complex relationships, has reached 20 million unique players worldwide; League of Legends, a competitive, cooperative, strategy videogame, in which you have to defeat your enemies, have given Riot Games an active player base of over 80 million monthly players; “Minecraft”, Mojang’s survival, multiplayer, crafting videogame, created one of the biggest communities in gaming with 112 people playing every month. Taking this information into account, it is easy to notice video games ’influence in today’s society. However, many adults believe videogames are bad for people, arguing they are violent and useless for children and teenager’s lives, but this one-sided negative perspective prevents them to see how videogames are beneficial for society in cognitive, emotional and social aspects.

Outline:

• Hook:
  • STATISTICS
    • Newzoo reports there were 2.47 billion gamers in the world by the end of 2019
      •  https://financesonline.com/number-of-gamers-worldwide/

•  The Sims 4 has reached 20 million unique players worldwide.
  • https://venturebeat.com/2020/01/30/the-sims-4-has-reached-20-million-players/

• League of Legends has an active player base of over 80 million monthly players. Or over 27 million players every single day.
  • https://www.unrankedsmurfs.com/blog/players-2017

• Minecraft is one of the biggest communities in gaming with 112 people playing every month
  • https://www.businessinsider.com/minecraft-monthly-player-number-microsoft-2019-9

• Background information
  • Nowadays, many adults believe videogames are bad for people, arguing they are violent and useless for children and teenager’s lifes, but this is only one sided negative perspective of what videogames are.

• Claim
  • Videogames are beneficial for society

• Motives:
  • Cognitive benefits
  • Emotional  benefits
  • Social benefits

PROCESS TO CREATE THE THESIS:
Step #1 – Think of a broad subject and then narrow that subject into a more specific topic. Example – I want to write about the subject of what skills a college student learns in college, and I want to focus on the skill of writing (topic).

• I want to talk about videogames and focus on thier benefits in people’s life

Step #2 – Once the topic has been established, create a specific question that relates to the topic: Why is it important that college students learn how to write well?

Q: Why are videogames good for people?

Step #3 – Now, create an answer to the question above: Because writing is a skill that is required in most classes, college students need to learn how to write well in order to succeed academically. This answer becomes a potential working thesis statement for an essay. 

A: Because videogames give people cognitive, emotional and social benefits.