How Do Violent Video Games Affect The Brain?

Video games; a way to pass time or blow off steam without actually doing anything. Since the 1970's video games have evolved into multiple genres, attracting players of various ages. From educational platformers, to violent shooters, video games come in a variety of choices. Different interests may dictate what kind of game you enjoy, such as sports, racing, boxing, hunting, cartoons, or even violence. Many video games have educatinal value, even ones that are not made for learning purposes. They help with motor skills, in the sense that you are physically reacting to visual stimulation. They can show you how to think deeper, or simulate realistic predicaments and help you decide how to react in a real situation. Certain games may even help with math or reading skills. However, some video games are made for the sake of mindless violence. Games that involve guns, fighting, or murder are particularly the ones that give video games a bad name. Many mass murderers have been noted as players of violent video games, in which video games are blamed.
I enjoy both types that I have described above, but don't agree strongly to either sides of the arguement. If a child is not told what is wrong about certain things in a violent video game, they may think it's normal and see nothing wrong with carrying it out themselves. I also think one can become addicted to playing video games, in which they begin to care less about real life. In turn, if you know right from wrong, and the difference between the real world and the virtual world, video games can be very educational and