In today’s ultra-violent media world‚ approximately 68% of Americans play video games. With one of the most popular video games of 2012 being Call of Duty‚ it can be argued that it is more than a coincidence that the level of violence in society today has risen at a similar rate to the popularity of these types of video games. Statistics like this may not be proven but cannot be ignored in any studies conducted in behaviour traits‚ however‚ the connection between aggression in modern society and
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Video game behavioral effects The scientific study of media effects has led researchers down the road of video game effects. From both a social and psychological standpoint‚ video games have the ability to influence their players both on implicit and explicit levels. The popularity of video and computer games has grown exponentially in recent years‚ yet empirical research is still relatively limited when compared to the study of other media. In 1982‚ the U.S. Surgeon General lamented the lack
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positive effects of video games as well as two negative effects. First‚ videogames help develop skills that are useful in the future‚ such as multitasking‚ decision-making‚ memory‚ and concentration. Lots of adults nowadays have problems multitasking‚ fortunately though‚ some researchers believe that strategy/action games can help children develop such a skill. During a game‚ if a sudden enemy or disaster occurs the player has to deal with the problem to further advance in the game‚ this allows them
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children: Both positive and negative effects are involved when children use video games. It is proven that video games have both a negative and a positive effect on children academically. There are basically five varieties of video games including sports‚ general entertainment‚ fantasy violence‚ educational games and human violence. Extensive research has been conducted since the time of its inception to study the effects of video games on children. The results of these studies have shown that there are
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Video Games and Youth Violence Violent video games could be liable for violence towards women‚ bullying‚ and school shootings; however no direct link can be found connecting youth violence and video games. Research on this argument is flawed. There is no connection found connecting youth violence and video games. Advocates argue that video games help diminish youth violence. Advocates argue that video games help curb youth violence because it serves as a substitute‚ reliving any stress and hostile
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science related to diet pills‚ consumers can be misled by the advertisements that falsely present their product results. Even though government agency such as fda and ftc are set up to protect consumers from diet pill scam‚ still‚ many fell for their exaggerating claim. So‚ there must more to be done by the fda and the ftc to regulate diet pill market. FDA should be given additional
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The Bad Side of Video Games Whether its hours a day or a few hours a week‚ a lot of people take time out of their day and dedicate themselves to video games. However‚ many popular games encourage violence and violent behavior. The bad side of video games is that the violence in many popular games can have an impact both physically and mentally on the kids who play them. The fact that the games kids and teens might be playing a lot encourage violent behavior can be a serious problem‚ and the nonstop
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In the early ages of video gaming‚ males were predominantly targeted by game companies‚ which resulted in games that were designed for mostly heterosexual males (indie games were created and variations of mainstream games‚ but they were not profound and didn’t become well known). Within the past decade‚ this stereotypical idea has diminished‚ and females currently represent almost half of the gaming demographic‚ about 46% to be exact. Gaming holds a greater significance than we thought‚ which is
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A video game is an interactive computer that displays a video signal‚ allowing you to play thousands of games on your television or handheld video game device. (Wikipedia‚ Video Game) We have came a very long way since the very first type of video game console was invented by Ralph Baer in 1967. From the very first console‚ the "Brown Box" to the more interactive video game consoles such as the Wii‚ Playstation‚ XBOX or the handheld Nintendo DS. Regardless of which video game is being used‚ it has
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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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