The Effects Of Video Games On The World

As any child whose dream it was to play video games as their future career, most parents would say that “playing games won’t pay the bills or put food on the table”. Instead of having dreams of playing video games for the rest of their lives, they should aspire to become a scientist, a teacher, some kind of engineer, or the all time favorite a doctor, the only people who make money off video games are the lucky ones who can make them not just play them. But how much of this statement is true? If only these parents knew that there are people making six figure incomes by playing video games, they might change their minds before telling their child that their dream is just that and no, it is not only the

Video games have been a lasting influence on our youth and adults in today's society, games in the making throughout their time have came from a slow pace, pixely, more of a puzzle type of games. Nowadays games today are more real life making it feel like the game you're playing to be real life. They also are fast pace, not as much thinking involved, just run around shoot em up type of games that are in demand, stems the question are video games beneficial or hazardous? A Lot of people in today's society have the opinion that videogames are a waste of time, create antisocial behaviors, and have a negative influence on the person's physical and mental health, because they have a lot of violent content. In my opinion video games have a very positive impact on people today and they are beneficial by giving people a brain workout, it promotes social activity and teamwork, it also proven to improve your psychological well being.

Video games are the wave of the future. Video games have been apart of american culture just as long as tv or computuers have; and just like everything else in life video games have adapted and changed with the times.

o Inductive reasoning and hypothesis testing - James Paul Gee, professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says that playing a video game is similar to working through a science problem. Like students in a laboratory, gamers must come up with a hypothesis. For example, players in some games constantly try out combinations of weapons and powers to use to defeat an enemy. If one does not work, they change hypothesis and try the next one. Video games are goal-driven experiences, says Gee, which are fundamental to learning.

The increasing popularity of video games on a global scale has started the explosion in research of this field over the last decade, which has helped us gain more knowledge about how video games affect the players .Since video games have been introduced, kids have been spending endless hours staring at the screen bring up the question: Are they good or bad? Most parents would say that it is a negatively impacting activity. Most kids would disagree. I am here to tell you that video games aren’t so bad. In moderation, videogames can improve memory, accuracy, etc. When you play videogames too much it can have effects such as: loss of motivation and social skills. Just like anything else, videogames can be detrimental when misused, but can have positive effects if used correctly.

The long-standing controversial issue of the correlation between aggressive videogames and violence committed by adolescents has been debated and researched since the early 1980’s. The video gaming business has become a multi-billion dollar business which has great influence on our society. Due to the financial gains and the technological advances, video games have become more realistic over time. some popular video games today are so realistic that many perceive them as simulations, these video games are just games nothing more.. Many argue that there are positive benefits as well as negative effects of aggressive video games available to play.

Violent video games are causally linked to untreated mental illness, as identified in recent mass murderers.

According to a study carried out in 2010 in the United States revealed that there were 98% of boys and 93% of the young girls invest more time in playing video games and an estimation of 96% of this population play the games for every one hour every day. These outcomes triggered the rise of the economic rates in terms of the revenue that were stated as $24billion. As such, this provided an opportunity for self-growth and business investments within different organizations that sought to help the citizens achieve their goals and have a financially stabilized life. In comparison to the Box Office in Hollywood that obtained a profit of $10.6 billion in the United States and a part of Canada, which has a larger population of the video game users. As observed from the statistics, video games have built up a cultural norm within the users and helped in connecting them to several opportunities that are beneficial to life.

From the inception of Pong to the latest chapter of the video game series Assassin’s Creed, virtual gaming has been scorned and shunned as a detriment to society. Older generations speculate that incessant gaming in young children insinuates violence, antipathy, lack of creative initiative, and develops an unhealthy isolation from the real world. However, in recent years, these postulates have been put to the test; a number of scientists have conducted experimentation in order to discover whether not virtual gaming affects children in negative ways, and the results could not be farther from their original hypotheses. These studies have shown that videogames can be used for educational purposes, as well as for conducting psychological and medical research and advancements, and that speculations regarding their destructive nature and violence-inspiring tendencies result in no conclusive evidence. In fact, video games may even be developing into the newest art form, as many provide insights into political and philosophical discussion using gameplay and graphics. In other words, the development of virtual gaming over the past twenty years is not detrimental to the upbringing of adolescents in our society, and can actually be beneficial in a multitude of areas.

Video games have been the subject of objections, controversies and censorship because of depictions of violence, sexual themes, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, propaganda, profanity and advertisements. Critics of video games include parents ' groups, politicians, religious groups, scientists and other advocacy groups. Sarah Smith, author of Children, Cinema and Censorship : From Dracula to the Dead End Kids, claims that comic books, rock music, computers and video games, all have been cited as threats to children’s safety, health, morality, and literacy, and have been blamed for increases in juvenile delinquency (Smith 2). Because of these groups video games have developed a negative stigma in today 's society that scapegoats them as the reason behind acts of violence and tragedy as well as antisocial tendencies among young adults and preteens. Despite the work of detractors, advocates of video games have emphasized their use as an expressive medium, arguing for their protection as an educational tool and for helping children develop cognitive skills.

Video Games often receive a lot of bad press; this is because they are so easy to blame for the wrong doings by many individuals; but do video games really negatively impact society?

Technology is a large part of modern society, especially in industrial society. Depending on who you ask, people are either in favour of the advancement in technology or some are against its progression arguing that people have become too reliant. Cellphones are one of the main forms of technology that people talk about most, questioning whether they are a good thing or bad. Many people are also concerned with the advancement in video games, worrying that video games are the cause of crime and violence. What hasn’t been talked about much is the progression in cloning and the growing of human organs in pigs, whether this technology could be considered positive or negative is debatable but there are also ethical concerns to consider. Finally

The repetition of the statement claiming that video games do not help children in their educational enterprises is unfair. There have been numerous studies conducted providing evidence that children gain structural knowledge while engaging in video game play (Pillay 2002).

Playing video games is a pastime that many children enjoy. It has been found that “National surveys of American youth ages 8 to 18 by the Kaiser Family Foundation … found that in 2005, 49% of children had a game console in their bedroom” (Olson et al. 55). From this information, it can be assumed that after school about half of the children come home and start playing video games. The duration of time that children play these video games varies. In recent times it is estimated that, “…adolescent girls played video games for an average of 5 h a week whereas boys averaged 13 h a week.” (Gentile et al. 5). Gaming, therefore, has become more than just a fun activity, it has become an addiction. Addiction can be defined as “… with an uncontrollable urge, often accompanied by a loss of control, a preoccupation with use, and a desire to continue with the activity even though it creates problems” (Skoric et al. 568). These children feel the need to play video games, and it is taking over their lives. This addiction to video games impacts many aspects of a child’s life. As a result of this addiction, video games cause difficulties at school, detrimental impact to relationships and teenage development.

For many years, the age-old debate of whether video games lead to violence has caused dismay to parents and children alike. Parents because they fear for their child’s development and children because they fear the restrictions that will be put upon them. The topic itself falls into the much wider realm of censorship and how it should be handled regarding children. Many different types of media including things like television, social media, and video games have become sacrificial lambs for the most violent and aggressive acts that younger people commit. It is important that these distinctions be made to help concerned parents determine if they want their child to consume forms of media like video games and to keep others safe. The two