The video games have been a source of entertainment for many over the past few years and over the years its consumers are growing in number. It is a source of digital entertainment and does not trigger violent behavior or the violent crimes. It is not a new trend anymore as the games have been around for as early as the 1990s. Parents and guardians strongly believe that most games have violent content thus prohibit their children from playing as they believe it might make them violent in nature, and also drive them to commit crimes. These video games are mainly designed and distributed from countries such as USA, Canada and Japan. Controversies started from those countries where parents even demanded the ban of selling of video games to its younger consumers. Parents and researchers have suggested that some of the games are far too violent and they have already begun to claim that the government should regulate the sale of these games in order to protect the children. However, results produced by many researchers produce otherwise. Moreover, the forceful plan by the government is a reaction to an exaggeration of the effects violent video games and these controversies are unfounded. For over the decades ever since 1994, starting with ‘Mortal Combat’ to ‘Night Trap’, the community has become concerned with the depth of physical conflict and gore visualized on these games. This has drastically led the industries to have their own rating classification as ‘ESRB’- Entertainment Software Rating Board. The realistic graphics of upcoming modern games have only helped the anti-gamers to defend their arguments. Researches show that most the crimes committed by teenagers are the result of bad parenting and not video games, also dangerous surroundings and the absence of gun possession laws.…
Besides that, playing video games for long term will also cause side effect or negative effect on body health. One of the effect is eating without follow the actual time. When playing video games, a person will always play until forget the time and miss out the lunch time and dinner time. Sitting in front of the computer for a long period of time without moving will also increase the risk of obesity and give burden to the spiral cord. Tiredness of eye and fingers are also caused by looking at the screen and typing for…
The playing of video games was investigated to observe and analyse the consequences on children. The effects on social interaction, psychological, in particular aggressive behaviour, health and academic performance were determined by the exploration of various research journals, and literature pertaining to such. Video games over the last 30 years have made an impact on the way children spend their leisure time. However, it was only during the last decade that any kind of research was done to study the effect of these games on children. Some results prove that are negative effects on young minds and behaviours, still others are inclusive as to the negative effects, while some favoured the games as a positive, especially in the hand-eye co-ordination and educational software. Some, however, lay the responsibility fully on the part of parents and guardians to control the amount of time that children spend on video games to negate whatever ill effects it may have on their behavior, health and academic performance.…
Video games affect kids ‘health in too many ways. According to Dorman, Steve M. in his study “Video and computer…
During the course of this research, a number of significant facts were found. The original topic question for the research was “the psychological and physical effect of video games on children”. The amount of information researched on the psychological effect was a lot and thus the topic question for the research was then changed to “the psychological effect of video games on children”. The main reason for researching this topic was the fact that there are a lot of young children in the world who play immensely violent games. Many children and their parents ignore the game rating. Many parents do not understand the adverse effect that those video games would have on the young child’s growing brain. Research which is discussed below in detail has proven that violent video games have a great psychological effect on the children which causes them to become aggressive adolescence. This in turn affects their social and personal life in a major way. The researched information shows that violent video games are clearly harmful to children and both parents and children must obey the game rating if they want healthy and rather peaceful children. Video games have been available to the customer for around 30 years now. The games have evolved greatly. They merely started off as 2D arcade games and now they have evolved to 4D virtual reality.…
Video games can be bad. It turns to bad if teenagers abuse it. Many teens are stays up for hours, even for days in front of the computer or TV screens to play games. Soon they become addicted to video games and cannot stop playing it. Now, video games are harmful to them at both studies and health. Distracting their studies, consequently, they get a bad grade in class. As to their health, sitting all day long to play games causes them to feel tired, even exhausted and weakens their eyes, not to mention the big waste of money and time on it. Badly, teenagers are affected by lots of violent scenes in the games and they grow aggressive with others that force them to hit or even kill someone they don’t like by things they have learned from those games. E.g. GTA, Counter-Strike. Also, several teens are obsessed by the games and they have a great depression that leads them to suicide or kill themselves without reasons. In addition, a few are dead because they don’t eat, don’t drink, don’t sleep, don’t rest but playing for such a long time and their health turns to worse and worse until they are exhausted to death.…
In the 19th century, if you asked a thirteen year-old boy what they did in their spare time, they'd probably talk about helping their parents on the farm. You ask the same question to a teen in the 20th century, and you'll get an earful about baseball, double-dutch, and pick-up sticks.…
In this study we will know how video games affect teenager’s behavior. The video game industry is now over 30 years old. They are a unique form of entertainment, because they encourage teenagers to become a part of the game. Given the fact that video games are able to have several positive effects, it should come as no surprise that they also have negative effects on the behavior of the teenagers. Much of the attention to video game research has been negative; focusing on potential harm related to addiction, aggression and lowered school performance. In this research, both of this behavior will be discussed.…
There are the effects of video games on children and teenagers. Tend to be more aggressive, kids spending too much time playing video games may exhibit impulsive and attention problems. Failing grades, too much video game playing makes your kid socially isolated. Also, he may spend less time in other activities such as doing homework, reading, sports, and interacting with the family and friends. Violent behavior, some video games teach kids the wrong values. Violent behavior, vengeance and aggression are rewarded. Negotiating and other nonviolent solutions are often not. And also bad health effects, video games may also have bad effects on some children health, including…
Therefore, video games can have bad effects on children. We should direct our children to use diverse means of entertainment that could also be useful. Some computer games are designed to mingle education and entertainment in one package. Children should also practice other outdoor activities and socialise…
There are many negative effects that have been proved through gaming, such as social isolation, aggressive behavior and degrading view of women. I see gaming as a problem among teenagers and younger boys. There are more boys than girls that are into gaming in today’s society. It is easy that gaming becomes an addiction and it is important that you don’t spend too many hours in front of the computer. Many people that like's gaming makes it a priority and becomes less social.…
Yes, one can ask oneself, especially the older generation, being improperly curious about the affairs of others, wondering how people manage to sit up late night, several hours, and even days, playing video games. There are experts out there who claim video game addiction is a thing, and god damn they are right. There must be some kind of explanation, an explanation to why people just sit there compulsively playing video games all day. Even when you’re admittedly not enjoying it! It all comes down to the big question: Are some of the video games on the market specifically designed to keep you playing?…
Given the fact that video games are able to have several positive effects, it should come as no surprise that they also can have negative effects. Research has documented negative effects of video games on children's physical health, including obesity, video-induced seizures, and postural, muscular and skeletal disorders, such as tendonitis, nerve compression, and carpal tunnel syndrome. However, these effects are not likely to occur for most children. The research to date suggests that parents should be most concerned about two things: the amount of time that children play, and the content of the games that they play.…
Until the academic warning letter from my son’s college arrived home last December 23rd following his fall freshman term, he assured us that he was getting Bs in his classes.…
One of unfortunate outcomes of playing computer games is that they cause damage to health if they are played for long periods of time. The computer causes ocular fatigue, eye discomfort, headaches, and obesity. Video games have been named as a main cause of obesity in the young by a World Health Organization study. Extended periods of reduces the amount of blinking, which keeps the eyes moist, so dry and irritated eyes occur when exposed to the computer screen. Games distract people from other activities that would improve their health such as exercise and sports. A lack of exercise can lead to obesity, which causes diabetes. About twenty-three million people in the United States have diabetes. There is no point in playing games when it affects one’s health negatively.…