Argumentative Video Games

Call of Duty, Mortal Kombat, Grand Theft Auto, and Doom. Many know these games for their violent nature, stemming from their graphic scenes or gameplay involving shooting or beating up opponents, and these factors have caused these games to stir up quite a bit of controversy. For the last few decades, people have debated the effects of these games on the people who play them. Many believe those who play the games become more aggressive as a result of their violent nature, while others argue that playing the games has no effect on one’s behavior. Society should realize that violent video games have, at most, minimal effect on players’ behavior.

The videogame addiction may seem funny or ridiculous, but in reality it is a dangerous obsession that truly exposes several needs that have yet to be addressed within the afflicted. Addiction is a damaging problem, and the impact of varying sorts of addictions, such as illegal and

In the past 30 years, video games have had a major impact on how people spend their leisure time. The first generation of video games were nothing more than simple geometric shapes, one or more of which could be controlled by the game player. Each generation of games always uses the newest technologies available, leading to more impressive graphics and realism. Along with these modern technologies come more realistic violent acts and situations. Also with each new generation of video games, people are spending more time and money on them. The term video games will be used to define any interactive multimedia in which the human player has control over the main "character" in a simulated game world. This can include all types of video games such as those played on arcade machines, home consoles, hand-held consoles, and personal computers.

From the past till now, video game never loses its popularity, from Gameboy to Wii, and from NDS to LOL, millions and billions of people are obsessed with this imaginary world. Some of the video games are created for educational purpose, however, most are created for the people who wants to escape from reality. “In a national Harris Poll survey of 1,178 American youths (ages 8-18), ISU Assistant Professor of Psychology Douglas Gentile found nearly one in 10 of the gamers (8.5 percent) to be pathological players.” ("Figure 2f from: Irimia R, Gottschling M (2016) ") Not only the statistic shows the high rate of addiction towards video games, terrible consequences of the addictions are more than enough to be served. For example, an extreme case of an Chinese kid called Xioyi suicide because he lose in one of his game on December 27, 2004; where he left a note that said he wanted “to join the heroes of the game he worshiped.” Video game has the potential to ruin a person’s life, as well as their family, or even the

Advances in technology have forever changed the way that children play, communicate, and view the world. Have you ever told your child that it was time to turn the video game off, or to put away the cell phone? Of course you have. Did they become upset, aggressive, or even depressed? These are warning signs indicating a potentially dangerous addiction. Addiction is characterized by the intense need for a substance and the experience of withdrawal symptoms when that substance is taken away (Rauh). Video games fill the player with strong feelings of pleasure and fulfillment. When considering the effects that video games have on your social, academic, and financial life; when do these fun technologies morph into a dangerous addiction?

My brother would play in the middle of the night and would always get in trouble. He was obsessed! Jack Flanagan, in his article, “The Psychology of Video Games” reports, “Video games are built to exploit this part [reward system] of our brain. Kill monster, get points. Complete level, get happy music. Win game, feel satisfied. It’s a very simple and primitive part of who we are.” However, I think video games offer much more than addictive downfalls. Daphne Bavelier, scientist at the University of Rochester and the University of Geneva, researched on how video games enhance people’s vision and attention control in which she discusses in her speech, “Your Brain on Video Games.” I believe the benefits of video games outweigh the harmful consequences they cause because video games offers finer motor skills and as the zombies we are, we want bigger and better brains to

Once you get to the point that all you can or want to do is play a video game for hours at a time then you’ll noticeably be an official gamer. Being a game addict could be unhealthy though. It can make a person become deranged. Josh Elliot’s research discovered that Gamers have mind sickening thoughts. A gamer quoted explaining his experience as “ A god among men… I was a tyrant… I could do what I want” (Elliott). When people begin having these thoughts they can become detrimental to their health or even society’s health. It is extremely easy for someone like this who has been pulled away from their video game to continue to play the game in real life. People like this become brainwashed. They think that no matter what they are doing they are in a video game situation and that’s when they become harmful to society. It is hard to get these people out the their game zone when they’re extremely dialed

Video Games cause social isolation, for example a 15 year old boy in Sweden pass out after playing World of Warcraft for 24 hours straight, he passed out because he started experiencing social withdrawal, the kid was lacking contact with other humans, and his body’s response to the problem was to pass out. On an extreme level, Ruya Cunningham, a college student spent twenty hours a week playing video games, she eventually “dropped out of school, stopped exercising, and even stopped bathing” (Marcovitz 70). Later on, Ruya Cunningham developed depression, but she kept playing video games because she was addicted to the game. When people are addicted to a game, there is a spiraling vortex sucking the gamer away from society and from sanity. As a consequence of playing violent video games, many teen gamers struggle with real world relationships, this is because they form close virtual relationships with people they meet online. A man in Wisconsin has formed a tremendously close relationship with a group of guys he plays online with, he discusses politics with them and they send each other Christmas gifts even though they do not know each other (Marcovitz 70-72). Video games can also affect the players mental and their physiological state.

Are people becoming zombies due to so many video games? Everybody plays video games, but it is more common among young people, who are developing. It’s important to know about the effects video games can cause on players. People have different points of view on this subject. Excessive video game use is damaging to physical health in several important ways, such as strains and tension on the body, addiction and obesity.

The new generation is now using media as a form of socializing. Children use social media as a means to contact their friends, they use television as a way to relax, and kids play video games with their friends. Children are watching movies that are above their cognitive perception, and also playing video games that are rated above their age group. With all of the new media, it is starting to get hard to keep up. Cyberbullying has become an issue and violent video games have become normal.

Video games can provide an escape from reality although, often times are portrayed as violent, lazy and a waste of time. whenever something goes wrong with the youths, invariably someone will point the finger at video games. But is it possible someone could play a Video Game and still do well in school? The debate has raged on for years so, but could there be any positive effects? Before we dive in to far ahead of ourselves it’s important to note that too much of anything even water, water toxicity exists. So, if you binge and do nothing but play video games all day, the risks probably out weight the benefits.

Video games were made for the entertainment of children and anyone else who found video games interesting. They are a way to get away from reality and relax. When you have had a rough day, you can come home and escape reality by putting yourself into a different mindset. Video games also release tension in your body while your mind does all of the work. “Research to date suggests that playing video games can change the brain regions responsible for attention and visuospatial skills and make them more efficient” (Frontiers). As explained in this quote, playing video games can make your brain power more accelerated than any other normal person who doesn’t play video games. They can also increase your mind’s ability to think. You might have

Playing video games for hours at a time in one day, every day of the week can lead to another major problem, gaming addiction. Youth may become obsessed with the game and think they have to beat it before they do anything else and never want to leave their rooms because they want to consistently play the game. Dr. Russell A. Sabella states in his article on Education.com that: “for most people, computer use and video game play is integrated into their lives as a balanced manner. For others, time spent on the computer or video games is out of balance and has displaced work, school, friends, even family”(Sabella). Becoming addicted to video games can cause a lot of problems in the family because some parents like to have family dinners and they have to literally fight with their kid to get

The overconsumption of things that we assume are not harmful to us can result in death or very close to it, such as Vitamin b, codeine, alcohol, and water. What do all of these have in common? All of these can either kill you, or become very harmful to your well being if you consume too much of it. We could certainly compare the “overconsumption” of video games with violence to the above with added danger. The fact that video games are addictive as can be seen by anyone with experience of playing or the people in our lives who fell under the spell of video games. Obviously, they get absorbed and obsessed over the virtual world and sometimes forget their responsibilities and obligations. The virtual world stealing peoples’ lives in that

Can video games take over a person’s life, that is the million-dollar question. Playing video games can become addicting just like drugs, caffeine, and gambling. Consequently, because they were designed to, just like everything else they want to keep a person coming back for more and more. Individuals from all over the world play games from Japan, to China, and the United States. Different types of gaming systems can come from computers, cell phones, and gaming consoles like XBOX1, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Wii U. Here are some reasons why video games can take over a person’s life, which can come from the fantasy world, having privacy, and the challenge of beating the game.