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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