Effects of Violent Video Games
04/06/2014
Effects of Violent Video Games
Video games are getting advanced to the point where it has become graphic and where it looks all too real, revealing way too much for a child between the ages of 8-14.
Some say that violent video games have little impact on young teenagers that most video game players live normal lives. The weakness in the argument is obvious because “some” not “most” not even “all” act out and run around taking people out with automatic rifles like they do in video games. As the years pass the game industry has made all type of games but the most popular ones are those that have you killing zombies or off to war literally tearing someone apart with a weapon. As far as this topic I’m not saying that violent acts in violent video games will not stay in the mind of a young child that plays it but doesn’t necessarily mean they will act on it.
Dr Mario Vance, a psychological researcher at the Rapture Institute for headline-inspired science, conducted a seven-year study that monitored the anger levels of more than a thousand volunteers from gaming communities as mentioned on www.thegaurdian.com/science/brain-flapping. It’s also said that violent video games affect psychological health by addicting players because of the constant playing and obsession with that type of game itself. One of the influences video games have on players is the ability to “hold” or “takeover” that person depending on how into the game that person is. Addictive reactions in the body can be linked to some of the signals (visuals and aural signals) that causes the eyes for example to stop blinking for short periods of time which are found in video games. As said on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (National Institute of Health) Dopamine a neurotransmitter which is a molecule that is said to in the human striatum is released during a goal-directed motor task, like a video game.
The Government has even gotten into the whole debate of whether violent video games are
Effects of Violent Video Games
Video games are getting advanced to the point where it has become graphic and where it looks all too real, revealing way too much for a child between the ages of 8-14.
Some say that violent video games have little impact on young teenagers that most video game players live normal lives. The weakness in the argument is obvious because “some” not “most” not even “all” act out and run around taking people out with automatic rifles like they do in video games. As the years pass the game industry has made all type of games but the most popular ones are those that have you killing zombies or off to war literally tearing someone apart with a weapon. As far as this topic I’m not saying that violent acts in violent video games will not stay in the mind of a young child that plays it but doesn’t necessarily mean they will act on it.
Dr Mario Vance, a psychological researcher at the Rapture Institute for headline-inspired science, conducted a seven-year study that monitored the anger levels of more than a thousand volunteers from gaming communities as mentioned on www.thegaurdian.com/science/brain-flapping. It’s also said that violent video games affect psychological health by addicting players because of the constant playing and obsession with that type of game itself. One of the influences video games have on players is the ability to “hold” or “takeover” that person depending on how into the game that person is. Addictive reactions in the body can be linked to some of the signals (visuals and aural signals) that causes the eyes for example to stop blinking for short periods of time which are found in video games. As said on www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (National Institute of Health) Dopamine a neurotransmitter which is a molecule that is said to in the human striatum is released during a goal-directed motor task, like a video game.
The Government has even gotten into the whole debate of whether violent video games are