Medical Benefits of Videogames

This article http://scoop.intel.com/medical-benefits-and-computer-gaming/   is about how video games have medical benefits. The author’s purpose is to persuade how videogames have benefits and aren’t all just bad. For example the author stated that Loyola University Hospital uses a videogame called Snow World to help burn patients recover. Since the patient will be more focused on the game the incoming pain has been greatly decreased. Also the author said research has shown that surgeons who play video games have enhanced their hand-eye coordination and spatial orientation and have 27 percent fewer errors and accomplish tasks 27 percent faster.

                The author’s viewpoints of videogames are extremely positive. To prove this the author has stated in the beginning of the article that he has written similar articles on this subject. He uses facts like hand-eye coordination is increased from playing games.

Even though it is persuasive article, it is still a reliable article because he uses logos (facts) to prove his point. Also the author is part of the company Intel, the world’s largest computer CPU manufacturer, so he specialized with computers and games. Also the article was written January 19^th, 2011 which is very recent. All the information can also be checked by the hospital since they use the method of using videogames to reduce pain. The facts can easily be proven in other articles too. Because the author used reliable information this site is reliable source of information.