Do Video Games Cause Violence and Hurt Health?

Parents and scientists too often think over various habitual hot potatoes like “Do video games cause violence?” and “How to protect children from negative sides of the internet, TV and peer pressure?”

According to AP, Japanese schoolchildren are getting addicted to internet-linking mobiles. The government is worried about how elementary and junior high school students are getting sucked into cyberspace crimes (pedophiles, trickster, etc.). Besides, they spend much time playing video games and chatting all day long.

Out of sight, I can’t but make some examples concerning the internet and video games as well. Have a look around! Do you remember yourself ten years ago as advanced web-users? You weren’t “third-generation” users.

One of the leading analysts of telecommunication market, Jakob Nielsen is of the opinion that folks weren’t accustomed to the internet area in the past.

Recent researches of Jakob Nielsen show that we are (web users) getting more and more selfish, anxious and angry! Also every internet surfer is impatient being on the web. I’m not surprised due to my own experience and knowledge.

According to Jakob Nielsen, instead of dawdling on websites many users want simply to reach a site quickly, complete a task and leave. I’ll say! As for me, I hate waiting for too long, can’t stand dragging my feet.

I’m not going to chewing the fat about it. Following just confirmed facts and results, I came to conclusion that web-users, who correctly use search requests and engines, are less subjected to stress and irritation.

Further to my pros and cons of using stunning breakthroughs of science, I’d like to take notice of video games. Popularity is self-evident. Nobody can ban online distribution and playing.

I’ve already said that video games have positive influence. Thus, they can’t be a reason of violence and cruelty.

In confirmation of these words Harvard researches disproved a considerable impact of video games on children. If you ask somebody whether video games cause violence or have nothing in common with cruelty, remember these researches.

Perhaps the most startling finding (at least for people the likes of Jack Thompson) is that boys that don’t play any video games at all are now considered to be socially inept. A danger sign for boys is “not playing video games at all, because it looks like for this generation, video games are a measure of social competence,” says Kutner and Olsen.

The most important point, however, is that video games activate reward regions of brain in men more than women. Allan Reiss, MD, and his colleagues from Stanford University Medical Center have proved that the part of the brain that generates rewarding feelings is more activated in men than women during video-game play. That’s why men more likely to become “hooked” on video games.

To sum up, I’d like to express a hope that addicted gamers will be able to think for themselves. Unfortunately, therere many inveterate gamers who can’t imagine their lives without such a consuming activity. They just can’t do anything with it. Find aurea mediocriatas, or the golden mean!

Having said that, I remembered some valuable posts on video games at amuseline.com
• The Secret of Video Games Ups and Downs
• What Makes Video Games Serious Business?
• Video Games Have a Positive Influence.

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