Negative Effects Of Video Games On The Brain

Have you ever played the Game of Life before? The game that’s similar to Monopoly but it's about a (pretend) life you play and what would happen to it as you continue and make choices in the game. Emotional Intelligence gives you choices for your everyday scenario, where you can choose to calm down or impulsively react to the situation. However, those who lack emotional intelligence don't have a choice. In the article, “Video Games Affect the Brain – for Better and Worse” by Douglas A. Gentile from the DANA Foundation states that video games may affect the brain in five unnoticeable ways. Gentile mentioned that what players learn from video games can be transferred over to the real world. He later says that video games desensitize

Firstly, studies have shown that grey matter in the brain increased when playing video games. It has been estimated that the average person will spend about 10,000 hours playing video games until age twenty-one; there is evidence that shows that only 10–20 hours of engagement in video games can improve performance on our attention span, and also improve tasks that require executive control. (Kühn, Gleich and Lorenz) In cross-sectional study done on males, they found an increase in grey matter in the entorhinal cortex, and the occipital cortex. They predicted that grey matter volume in the entorhinal cortex would be higher in players that were more interested in certain video games. Forty-eight participants were recruited by means of newspaper and internet

Playing video games will affect your decisions in one way or another. Will your perceptions change due to the type of game you are playing? There are two answers to this question, yes and no. Researching the effect of video games on the brain provides detail results that show my thoughts.

According to Vanderbilt edu, “students who had played a violent virtual reality game had a higher heart rate, reported more dizziness and nausea, and exhibited more aggressive thoughts in a post-test than those who had played a nonviolent game.” Also, Another negative aspect of video games is that many kids spend more time playing video games than being outside. According to Vanderbilt edu, "Another negative aspect of video games is the fact that kids are spending too much time playing the games rather than physically playing outside. From the quote above, it is evident that kids involved with video games are spending 13 and 14 hours a week playing them rather than just an hour here and there. By spending so much time on their game console or on the computer, children are missing out on their social life." Video games can also have negative

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North America has spiraled into an unhealthy obsession with video games. The value of the video game industry in 2015 was over seventy-one billion dollars in the United States alone, and its worth has only increased. Polls show that 63% of American households have persons who play video games for a minimum of three hours a day. But do exposure to those games affect the brain in a negative way? Video games are shown to be more influential to the brain than television and movies, and research shows that video games shrink essential parts of the brain, such as the hippocampus. This diminution influences cognitive functions, whose effects will carry on into later life.

Regardless of the positive or negative effects on the brain, People from all walks of life have benefited from the use of video game simulation. Video games have been very instrumental in providing both Physicians, Airplane Pilots, and Air Controllers simulated training scenarios in their perspective fields.

Playing video games is popular among children and adults alike. People play video games in almost every household all over the world. This paper explores the impact of video games on the brain. There are good and bad effects of video games. In a 2011 article Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, & Gentile reported the content of game play may produce different effects. The players control images on television, telephones and computer screens. There are positive and negative effects of video games corrupting the brain, it can be addictive and cause behavioral changes.

Based on Han’s study on university students, he found that there were some differences in brain activity between video game addition players and normal players. Excessive video game players’ brain activity in the anterior cingulate and orbitofrontal cortex was higher than normal players. It was meant that the different form of brain activation will distinguish the addicted player and the non-addicted player. In the study, researchers took fMRI scans of the brains of 78 teenage boys who were addicted to video games and the other 73 were in common condition. The results showed that video game addiction players had stronger connections between several different regions of the brain. It declared that excessive video gaming would lead the player response faster to some events.

As virtual reality becomes a reality of our society, the impact of video games has been studied intensely with findings that can support any case for or against the impact videos have on the brain.  When looking into the impact of video games on the brain, one must look at the benefits, the detriment, and the lasting effect of video games.  The impact of the video games on the brain depends on what the video game’s theme is projecting.

How do video games affect the brain of the youth of America? There are actually many more ways than one might think, it affects one’s attitude, attention span, and how one might react when complimented or insulted. Video games have both positive and negative effects on a child's brain. When played to much video games become a bad thing leading to reduced social time or addiction, but in my studies when played about seven hours a week video games are actually beneficial.

I feel the effect that video games have on children has been a very topical and debatable subject since they were introduced in the 1970’s. I feel it is important because if video games were damaging for children most video game companies would lose their biggest fan base and it would be very damaging for an economy for example in 2012 the entertainment software industry added over 6.2 billion dollars to US GDP. In the US the computer game industry directly and indirectly employees more than 146,000 people. The average salary for direct employees is 94,747 dollars, resulting in a total national compensation of 4 billion dollars also direct employment grew at an annual rate of more than 13 times the growth of the U.S labor market (9% vs. 0.72%) between 2009 and 2012. Many people have researched this economic question and some have been very biased on both sides but this isn’t surprising when you look at the last social phenomenon rock-and-roll or the “devil’s music” to some. Any home that has access to video games (88% of households) I feel the parents will be conscious to how much their children play video games and the effect it has on them. So I have aimed for my research to help parents gain an insight to the effects of video games, signs to look out for and helpful recommendations if they are worried about

How do video games affect the brain? This question is a question I've thought about since I started playing video games. First off how do we ever know that video games affect the brain? Yes because studies have shown that video games can become addicting and are hard to stop playing. I know video games are addicting because I have experienced this addiction its very hard to

In today’s society, the concerns for the effects of video games have acquired quite a terrible reputation. Worried parents around the world assume video games make their children do poorly in school, and create violent, desensitized, antisocial children. The increase in violent games, usually get the blame for aggressive behavior, shootings and violence in schools and young individuals. Most beliefs about video games effect on the brain and emotions are very common misconceptions. I strongly believe that video games are an essential tool to learning and gaining much-needed skills. When people look at the studies that have been done on video games and the brain, it will be apparent that some myths about video games have been blown out of proportion. It has come to my attention that there are studies that prove the negative effects of video games may only last the duration of game play. Kids can improve in general knowledge with educational video games like Leap Frog. Video games can train specific areas of the brain as well as increase brain flexibility and memory. Gaming actually has more beneficial effects than negative effects. Video games are excellent educational implement used in elementary schools. It is extremely helpful in brain development and helping kids with trouble reading improve. Memory retention can be improved and increased with the use of strategic, thinking games. Video games, as funny as it might sound, even promote

Playing video games is among one of the favorite pastimes of many people around the world. Some play games to kill time with simple tasks found most commonly on the phone, while others play them to challenge their mind in the form of complex puzzles or to practice management skills, some play them to experience a sense of adventure that they just can’t find anywhere else, and many use them as a way to communicate or have fun with friends both near and far. Whatever the reason someone may have for playing video games, they may not think that games can have an effect on their brains. Some would say that playing video games can lead to negative effects such as harming the player’s cognitive skills or causing them to become much more violent than normal. Others would argue that playing video games quickens the minds of their players, leading to higher mental performance or an increased attention to detail. Thanks to this hotly debated controversy many studies have been conducted over the past years in order to settle the debate once and for all. So what effect can playing video games have on the cognitive skills of their players, and are these effects positive, negative, or somewhere in the middle?