Violent Games Effect on the Brain

There were a study on May 29, 2010 stating that young men who plays violent video games for a long period of time show distinct changes in brain activity that correlate with aggressive behavior, preliminary research suggests. There has been little study on the effect of violent video games have on young men. The study was fourteen 25 year old's playing really violent games and fourteen 25 year old's who did not play any violent games. The results went to the American Psychiatric Association. The results showed violent games have a higher scores on the aggression questionnaire. Statistical analysis showed the increased activity in the default mode network correlated with higher scores on the aggression questionnaire, says Gregor R. Szycik. The work is very preliminary and does not show that violent video games lead to aggressive behavior, he also said.  Moderation is key, said Hilty.  "If you do anything too much, even exercise, you'll run into trouble."

-Violent Video Games Have Impact on the Brain. (n.d.). WebMD - Better information. Better health. Retrieved March 31, 2011, from http://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20100525/violent-video-games-have-impact-on-the-brain

the Good and the Bad of Video Games

The Good Things About Video Games

There are so many video games that teach us things that is not learned in school:

-Following instructions
-Problem solving and logic
-Hand-eye coordination, fine motor and spatial skills
-Resource management and logistics. 
-Multitasking, simultaneous tracking of many shifting variables and managing multiple objectives.
-Quick thinking, making fast analysis and decisions.  
-Strategy and anticipation 
-Developing reading and math skills 
-Perseverance 
-Pattern recognition
-Estimating skills
-Inductive reasoning and hypothesis testing 
-Mapping  
-Memor
-Reasoned judgments
-Teamwork and cooperation when played with others
-Simulation, real world skills

There are also so many bad things about video games:

-Most of the bad effects of video games are blamed on the violence they contain.
-It makes your kids socially isolated
-It does not exercise imagination
-teaches kids bad values
-Games can confuse reality and fantasy.
-Academic achievement may be negatively related to over-all time spent playing video games.
-Video Games are bad for your health
-When playing online, your kid can pick up bad language and behavior from other people, and may make your kid vulnerable to online dangers.
-It can be addicting sometimes  


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Video Games

Video Games- There had been video games since the 1970's beginning with Atari's Pong. Video Games have a highly effective way of teaching children with school. For example, Apple's Lemonade Stand. It is also stated in a study used with third graders and a computer software. One group had third graders study text on a computer and another had video games to study. It was shown that the third graders using the games to study did better on tests. It was conducted by Tsung-Yen Chuang and Wei-Fan Chen. Even with this they said that dont let your kids play games all the time. there are many problems with video games including obesity, video-induced seizures, and postural, muscular and skeletal disorders, such as tendonitis, nerve compression, and carpal tunnel syndrome stated Gentile. He also stated that these are rare and parents should focus on the content in their children's games as well as limit the time they play with them.
     Violence and Video Games- It was said that the Columbine shootings was caused by the games Doom and Wolfenstein 3D played by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. There were many lawsuits against these game companies and failed. There were also a law stating that you had to be 18 years old to play violent games. This was ruled against by the California Supreme Court. Video games were also accused of terrorism. Joshua Tompkins said that the game "Flight Simulator" is too real, that could be used for terrorism. Zacarias Moussaoui, a hijacker involved in the September 11 attacks, had flight simulator software on his laptop.

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