What are effects of video games on teens?

Video games are making teens more aggressive and violent. Our children are at danger. Video games became more interesting to kids than any other things, is because one could interact with the objects moving in the screen or have a control over something. Unlike cartoons, board games and toys, video games provided the teens a command and control scenario where they actually were a part of the virtual world. The first types of video games didn’t have ‘ill-effects’ on kids because they were strictly fictious and offered commands to be carried out. The visuals weren’t that good and it didn’t shape many thoughts in the gamers’ head. Games like Pac-Man, Mario Bros, and Tetris were just a pastime at the arcade. As the gaming world gradually moved forward the initiation of ‘violence and aggression in teens’ took place.

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“It’s important to know the long-term causal effects of violent video games, because so many young people regularly play these games,” Violent video games 'make teenagers more aggressive towards other people. “Playing video games could be compared to smoking cigarettes. A single cigarette won’t cause lung cancer, but smoking over weeks or months or years greatly increases the risk. In the same way, repeated exposure to violent video games may have a cumulative effect on aggression.”

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Playing video games is conveying the bad effects to the players in many aspects.
First, electronic games might have a negative impact over personal physical health. Gamers become lazy because they do not exercise every day. For example, they often eat only junk foods while playing, so they can become obese. Besides that, players have weak muscles because they do not exercise continuously, so their physical condition decreases. Moreover, their visibility is reduced by the time they are exposed in front of TV. When competitors spend a lot of time playing interactive games, their eyesight is damaged; as a result, they might need glasses. If gamers’ visibility decreases they have terrible headaches every day; consequently, they do not can sleep efficiently.

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Violent media can elevate aggressive feelings and thoughts, especially in children.
These effects on aggressive behavior can be long-term.
Although fewer studies have been conducted on interactive video games,
evidence suggests that playing violent video games may have
a more dramatic influence on the behavior of children and adolescents.


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I think the video games are good and bad. I myself love playing games.
I think it relaxes me and I can take out of my stress on the games.
I think the videos games provide a fun and social form of entertainment.
It offers the potential to foster creativity and makes the kids comfortable with techs.
It also teaches eye-hand coordination and visual spatial ability.
Besides the good effects of video games, there're some bad effects on them.
Teens might fall in academic performance as being addicted to games.
Some might tend to be more aggressive thoughts among the youths.

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Video games serve a wide range of emotional, social and intellectual needs, according to a survey of 1,254 seventh and eighth graders. The study's author, Cheryl Olson, PhD, also offers tips to parents on how to minimize potential harm from video games.
Commercial video games have been shown to help engage and treat patients, especially children, in healthcare settings. For example, some specially tailored video games can help patients with pain management, diabetes treatment and prevention of asthma attacks.
Video games in mental health care settings may help young patients become more cooperative and enthusiastic about psychotherapy. T. Atilla Ceranoglu, M.D., found in his research review that video games can complement the psychological assessment of youth by evaluating cognitive skills and help clarify conflicts during the therapy process.

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I think more and more kids are playing video and computer games
- especially ultra - violent ones that are top sellers.
Research shows that children are also spending increasing amounts of time playing them:
an average of 13 hours per week for boys and five hours for girls.
A recent content analysis by the research organization Children Now shows that
a majority of video games include violence and about half of the violent incidents
would result in serious injuries or death in the "real" world.




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Video games can be considered the second nature of the modern children, and that virtual world partly reflects the real world. Through that, children can come up and learn more knowledge about the real word. However, video games can also cause a lot of negative effects on children if they are addicted to those.


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Playing violent video games can make some adolescents more hostile, particularly those who are less agreeable, less conscientious and easily angered. But for others, it may offer opportunities to learn new skills and improve social networking.

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I like video games, But I really don't play them that often.
In a year i'll buy about 4 video games,
only about 2 of which i'll fully complete.
But I don't think its "art".
At least let. The industry is changing,
you don't have to look further then
The Last of Us to see how deep video games can be.
But still a large amount of games are a from of escapism,
Just mindless entertainment.

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Too much video game playing makes them socially isolated. Also, they may spend less time in other activities such as doing homework, reading, sports, and interacting with the family and friends. When playing online, teens can pick up bad language and behavior from other people, and may make they vulnerable to online dangers. Games can confuse reality and fantasy. Some video games teach them wrong values. Violent behavior, vengeance and aggression are rewarded. Negotiating and other nonviolent solutions are often not options. Women are often portrayed as weaker characters that are helpless or sexually provocative.

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