Video games, are they bad for you? Research shows video games don?t have a negative effect on teens such as making them more violent, cause addictive tendencies, and shows how efficient the rating system is. In today?s world more and more teens are playing video games. Many people think its effecting the way teens behave. There are reports that mature video games are the cause of shootings, but there is much more evidence that entails a different cause. In ?10-Country Comparisons Suggest Little Or No Link Between Video Games And Gun Murders? written by Max Fisher states ?Data suggest a slight downward shift in violence as video game consumption increases?. This suggest that video games have a positive effect on gun violence. School shootings have been blamed on violent video games but there are many other things not included, like they may have been bullied at school or a mental issue. So some of the blame is left not answered for. The amount of video game consumption in America is much like other places in the world that has significantly fewer gun deaths. (Kain, Eric Violent Video Games 2015) According to Kain and Eric,? The number of violent youth offenders in the United States fell by more than half between 1994 and 2010 while video game sales doubled …show more content…
Every game you buy from a retailer comes with a rating in the back of it. This rating comes from the ?Entertainment Software Rating Board or ESRB? (Paul B. Violent Video Games 2015) The way the ESRB rates games is effective and detailed. It tells you if there is alcohol, tobacco, violence, or gore. Video Game Developers aren?t required to send their game to be rated, but if they don?t retailers will not sell it to the public. The ESRB is much stricter than other rating systems if you aren?t the right age you can?t get it without parents? consent. The ESRB gives the parents control over teens without limiting free
There's a lot of people in the world that think videogames are bad for your health. There might be some negative effects from playing video games but there is also some good effects from playing video games. Most people think videogames are just a waste of time or it'll harm your health. But then again most people are usually wrong and just say what they hear. Video games could actually help you get smarter or help you improve your eyesight. That is why I will be telling you about why videogames are good for health or help make your mind grow.
Games are so hazardous to teens because it gives ideas trying the violence from the simulated video games. According to Procon.Org, “60% of middle school boys and 40% of middle school girls who played at least one M-rated game hit or beat up someone,
Everyone likes video games right? Well how do they actually affect you . My parents keep saying that videogames are bad for you. But I want to see for myself so I decided to do some research. I knew somethings about this topic I also like to play video games. I knew that there were different types of video games some more violent than others. Yet younger kids play the games that are made for older kids it has ratings placed on the game container. Its ratings are E for everyone 6 and up.E 10 for 10 and up T for teens for 13 and up M for mature 17 and up and AO is for strictly adults only. But kids that are 9 and 10 are playing games that are rated mature. In games like call of duty there is blood and lots of violence
Video Game Violence has been a controversial topic for many years, dating back to even the most simple classic video games like Ms. Pac-Man, Centipede and Space Invaders, eventually pushing into more modern games like Grand Theft Auto V and Call of Duty: Black Ops. This investigation attempts to expand and analyze the idea that due to the historical trend of video game violence being accused of blame for seemingly related violent events, some of the research may be faulty. The way we look at video games and how we research their tie to violence could potentially need corrected. Within this investigation we will be looking very closely at how these tests were done, analyzing if they were valid, considering the people behind these tests and the general misconceptions people may have of video games and their impact on violence. Just about anyone in most modernized counties has heard the claim before, placing the blame on a video game, music or television for the violent acts seen in their youth today. Typically these trends seem to pop up when we are referencing school shootings, gang related crime and other domestic terrorist acts done by our youth. It is too easy to quickly blame something like a violent video game for their behavior. This investigation examines the actual statistics of these violent crimes and how they are tied to video games specifically.
The clear majority of studies aimed at finding a relationship between videogames and behavior have been focused on negative impacts. Media coverage of mass shootings often highlight if the gunman played violent videogames. The fact that the Sandy Hook shooter played video games was referenced when Congress allocated $10 million for research into videogames and violence (Obama & Biden, 2013). These studies have produced valuable findings, but do not see the whole
The debate has started ever since there were tests when the first console has been released to take home and play in the living room. Ever since then scientists study them to find out if video games are bad for a person’s health, and if playing them for an excessive amount of time has a change in one’s health. The tests that researchers study will inform people about gaming and how it changes their health, but there will still be millions of people playing video games. There are many people who love to play and even play video games for a living, but there are many people who disagree with video games. Many of the people who disagree with video games are mainly parents who see their kids playing them, but there are more than just parents who do not like them. There are many other disagreements about video games that people think harm someone’s health and relationships. I think video games can be good for people and that they can even relieve stress to a point, but anyone playing video games needs to know when to take a break or stop playing.
Video games are inching their way into nearly every household in America. According to Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF), about 97% of households support videogames. This is great for the companies, the video game industry is thriving (PAMF expects the industry gains about 12 million per years), but the effect it has on teens isn’t that great. Violence seen in video games is having a direct effect in violence in teens. According to the American Psychological Association, there is a lot of evidence to support the claim that violence in video games increases
Kids start to play video games at an early age like 5-10. Video games today are a huge part of today's world. People today will spend as much as $60 on a game or even $300 on PlayStation or Xbox, With that being said, some people are spending most of their day playing video games. It is a major part of how we entertain ourselves today but, Video games are bad for teenagers and kids, Some of the reason why are because it can cause body pain, aggressive behavior, or even eye damage.It might also keep you from achieving your goals.
Video games are a huge part of everyday life, most likely you have heard of or played at least one nintendo game, or tetris, or gameboy, or something on the xbox. Children of all ages play video games, but recently the question has come up about whether or not they are negatively affecting children. There is a simple answer to that question and it is no. Children who play video games show better performance in perception, attention and cognition. Playing video games helps children emotionally. Video games also better promote social interactions among children.
Video gaming can cause many health problem, Death, Poor Performance and Preoccupations for people. Video game change the facts how people sees the world in a negative ways which can leads to health problem, Poor performance, Preoccupations and also death. Many teens are into gaming more than before which also increase the cause of problem and addiction. Teens treat gaming as a daily life activity that’s why it causes more negative effects on them than the one who only uses the game during free time. It’s start with playing video game sometime then leads to addictions and problem.
Violent Video Games and Violent Behavior2Violent Video Games and Violent BehaviorThere have been over 200 school shooting incidents ― an average of nearly one a week ― since the horrifying morning when 20-year-old Adam Lanza marched into Sandy Hook Elementary School and did the unthinkable (Miller, H). Many adults including parents and psychologist attribute the increase in school shootings and violent acts by children/adolescents to playing violent video games. Contrary to the belief of many adults and psychologists that specialize in child development, violent video games are not an influence on violent behavior in children and should not be regulated by the government any further than what is already in place, age restrictions. Violent video games and video games in general should not be regulated because video games help in the development of cognitive skills, the gaming industry is an industry that is providing a lot of economic benefits to the United States, and playing multiplayer or online video games allow users to socialize and relax.To begin with, one of the major reasons as to why video games should not be regulated any further, besides age restricting, is that video games help in the development of cognitive skills such as memory and problem solving. The best proof that video-gaming improves these
When asked, some people would say playing video games is a bad thing especially for teenagers who seem to be the majority population indulging in the activity. That is how the society will most likely view video games, they will claim that video games turn young people into violent adults, ruin the eyes because of constant staring at the bright screen or simply they are melting your brains. These kind of criticism levelled against video gaming so much border on clichés, are so ubiquitous and common that most are not actually founded on actual science. The beginnings of mainstream console and computer gaming in the 1970s have caused detractors to raise their concern about the fighting games and the first person shooters. On the contrary, there are several studies, which offer conflicting conclusions about how the activity of video gaming is both beneficial on one’s physical and mental health, (Abanes, 2006). Here are some of the facts that will let you weigh up the evidence for yourself and see how video gaming is not actually a bad but a good activity.
The first effect of playing video games is poor Academic Performance. As Arshi mentioned in her article “If your teen spends more than two hours gaming, then he [or she] may have trouble falling asleep and paying attention in school”.Then she went on to say “Video game addicts also skip homework to play games, leading to a downfall in their grades”(Arshi). Some people would rather go for the next level or the next upgrade in the video games, then what their priorities are and this is bad for their Academic health. As long as the person who is playing is able to control their ability to play this should not be a problem.
Of course not all side effects of playing video games are positive, many studies have also found that there can be extremely negative side effects to playing video games. Some studies reported by (Daphne Bavelier) and (C. Shawn green) have found that playing violent video games can have an increase in aggressive thoughts, although this is something that seems rather troubling and one could assume that this would lead to the manifestation of aggression through prolonged exposure, the studies conducted conclude that the increase is of an insignificant amount and that the tests are often lacking in their treatment of the topic. I Believe this is a topic that requires further study in the future to
Video games are fun, very fun to the point that you don’t want to stop at all. Many parents debate over the topic of video games, weather they are bad for you or is just a pure time waster in life. But I have some facts to show you that your parents or anyone in general should not overuse their time in video games. Video games do a negative effect to people because of it being really addicting, can cause your mental health to change, and to persuade yourself into really dangerous habits.