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    How videogame addiction affects a person’s brain. 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

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    Do you know someone who plays video games? At first it may seem like they’re fun, but later it will have them screaming on the top of their lungs when something does not go as planned. Video games have a negative effect on children and teenagers because it increases aggressive behavior, it is unhealthy, and causes addiction. Aggressive behavior is a common feature to children and teens who play video games. Till this day, it is still one of the biggest problems parents have. “The psychological group

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    Video gaming can cause many health problems, Death, Poor Performance and Preoccupations for people. Video game changes the facts how people seeing the world in a negative ways which can lead to health problems, 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

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    Since the creation of Spacewar in spring of 1962, video games have dramatically improved along with technology. It has become the most popular way of entertainment in modern civilization, but it also has become a subject of public concern regarding to its negative effects on peoples psychological and physical problems, especially in children and teens. Video games are now recognized by a study as an addiction according to the journal Psychological Science: “Researchers used data on 1,200 children

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    Effects of playing Video Games Video Games have become a world phenomenon and people love them. The video game industry in 2015 made around $91.5 billion dollars and every year since the amount has gone up. Everyone at some point has seen or played a video game, but it can be hard for people to put it down or know how much time has past sinse you first picked it up. And they are good time wasters for good reasons or bad. They are just like going to see a movie or watching TV. However most people

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    die-hard video game fan at home? Are you noticing changes in his behavior of late? Is his school performance going down because of his video game addiction? Well, if you relate to any of these situations, then you must give our post on how video games affect teenagers a read. If you are a mother, chances are that you have a teenager who is a die-hard fan of video games. It is a great source of recreation for teens. Although these games have been around for decades, today’s sophisticated games require

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    playing video games! I started noticing that he was acting different. And many times he wanted to be playing these video games while we were eating or visiting relatives. This situation was very uncomfortable for me. After a few months he was spending more time playing the same games over and over. Eventually, it was normal for him to get back from school and go directly to his room to play video games. My son was putting aside the illusion of having a new bike and have gone to the video games.

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    There are many addictions in the world, ranging from hard drugs to extreme exercise. Some are life-threatening, while others only affect appearance or lifestyles. Video games aren’t something most people would see as an addiction, but after witnessing it myself, I have done research to learn more about how video games can rule lives. The causes and effects show just how much lives can be altered. One of the main causes of video game addiction is the constant desire to move up in rank. Every player

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    Topic: Video Games and Violence General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: My audiences will stop playing video games long enough not to cause people to exhibit aggressive behavior. Proposition: We should not play video games for long periods of time in order to avoid addiction and aggression Introduction: I. Attention Getter: * To start off how many of you guys play video games? (Video) Imagine you’re the person playing this video game. How do you

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    Negative Effects On Video Games 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

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