Johnson Professor Harrison Composition II 2 October 2012 Effect of Video Games on Kids Growing up‚ playing outside was what I did for fun. Whether it was riding my bike‚ playing with friends‚ or swimming‚ I was outside for hours at a time every day. Today‚ kids have access to things like Xboxes‚ Playstations‚ and Nintendo DS. In a study conducted by Gentile‚ Lynch‚ Linder & Walsh (2004) "adolescent girls played video games for an average of 5 hours a week‚ whereas boys averaged 13 hours a week
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Sherry Nguyen February 16‚ 2016 NHV A07 Abstract Paper #1 Greg Toppo: Do Video Games Inspire Violent Behavior? The idea that there is a connection between violent media and the behavior of those that are exposed to it has been going on for centuries and continues to this day. Experiments have been done to try to prove that violent actions portrayed in media do correlate with violent behaviors in children who have observed it. After many violent acts such as the Columbine High School shooting and
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Do Television Shows‚ Movies and Video Games Increase Youth Violence? From the tragedy of Columbine‚ Colorado‚ 1999 to various youth related incidents around America‚ the media and in particular‚ violence in the media‚ has been considered a factor that contributes to the rise in youth related crimes and aggression. Beyond reasonable doubt‚ the media has changed the world and how we view it. The media offers a wide range of entertainment options. While the public majority understands that
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world. As we enter the 21st Century‚ video games are becoming more popular each and every day. People of all ages can and do enjoy video games as a way to spend their free-time. The issue with video games in the market is that they are becoming too violent in some people’s minds. The thing that makes these video games violent is the graphical scenes‚ gameplay‚ and strong language. There are many types of games that affect the brain in different ways. 3D games are generally more popular‚ more addicting
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It has been suggested that watching television may do more harm than good to a child’s developmental skills. But a new study says that it all depends on what children watch — some educational programs on TV can actually enhance children’s intellectual development. Until now‚ television viewing has been blamed consistently for having a negative effect on children’s developmental skills. But the authors of a new study‚ which was published in the September/October issue of Child Development‚ argue
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desire of entertainment and with video games this particular desire could be explored in whole new way. That is the main question‚ why video games are popular and continue to get more broadly used and highly enjoyed by millions. However‚ well grown popularity of video and computer games turned out to be harmful for original human development and damaging and poisoning psyche of human. In media‚ lots of episodes of violence cultivated by coercion in ‘war-blood’ games - Call of Duty‚ Counter Strike‚
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Video games are being played everywhere‚ but do they hold value? People use video games for entertainment‚ however that might not be the only benefit gamers receive. Most people will look at games as a reason children act out‚ in a small manner or in some cases‚ horrendous acts. There are plenty of studies on the negative effects of video games‚ not as many to why these games should matter‚ but playing these games may give many positive effects. Although more research would paint a clearer picture
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research has shown that video games are the fastest growing form of entertainment in the world‚ and almost young people age 8-18 play video games an average of 13.2 hours every week (Price-Mitchel‚ 2013). It seems that the young people who are influenced utmost by these games. Many people believe that some games may have positive impact‚ but other people consider that some games are probably in reverse. Consequently‚ people may destroy themselves if they continue to play games without knowing about
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The US video game market reached nearly $ 21 billion in sales in 2008. On an average an adolescent spends about 10-13 hours per week playing video games. The cause may be attributed to the fact that video games today have become a necessity more than a luxury. They are a unique form of entertainment because they encourage players to become a part of the game. However‚ video games have both positive and negative impacts on players. While some of them are fun and entertaining‚ others have
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Is TV bad for your children? Is TV actually bad for your child to watch? Americans watch TV up to seven hours a day that can affect our “social lives‚ ways of learning and entertaining ourselves‚ family relations‚ and lifestyles.” Kids spend more time watching TV then going out and doing anything productive or active. Do our children learn from TV or is it better to read a book? What kinds of violence are we letting our kids watch? What if they get influenced by it? These are all questions we
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