Video games have become popular ever since the year 1970. It has gradually taken up the entertainment and recreation industry like never before.  This industry has been growing leaps and bounds and has never looked back. With the advancement in technology, video games too have developed and have reached a stage where it has incorporated the latest technology for the creation of the games which are being introduced nowadays. The importance of computer and video games can be well understood from the fact that millions use this as a source of entertainment.

Computer and video games have played a pivotal role in the domain of entertainment and recreation and it still does.  With constant research being done by gaming professionals, this has developed as one of the most rapid developing domain in the history of technology. Gone are the days when the games could be played only in one particular device. Today you can play these games on mobile phones, hand-devices, consoles which are dedicated for gaming purposes, computers, etc.  The games which are created nowadays are highly interactive and hence captivate the minds of the users enormously.

You can various companies which create games of various types and nature. Commonly companies specialize in a particular type or nature of the game and try to excel in the same. Few popular categories of video games are action video games, educational video games; knowledge based video games, instructional games, role –playing games, games based on mathematics, aptitude, logical reasoning, etc. The domain is vast making this a highly competitive arena.

Research to create such games also requires heavy investments. Investments are required for designing and developing these games before introducing them to the public. Several experts and specialists have spent years together researching on creating newer games which would be liked and loved by the masses. This being a lucrative field attracts a lot of software developers towards it.

Apart from the money that these games earn to its developers and manufacturers, it is also helpful to the users. Few benefits of playing video games are enumerated as under:-

• Enhances the skill and level of imagination of the player or user.
• The reaction speed of the individual increases.
• One becomes more active and quick in his work.
• Aids in teaching few essential and fundamental skills in an pleasurable manner.
• Gain of complex skills, while you are at play.
• This has also aided in resolving problems related to phobias and also helps in confining height and space requirements.

But one must ensure that aggressive and destructive games should not be given to kids to play, as it moulds their tender minds accordingly.