Paper Topic:

The positive and negative effects of the electronic gaming insudustry on the minds of children from past to present.

Positive and Negative Effects of Violent Video Games on Child (NAME

INTRODUCTION

With the advent of modern technology , computer games are now more realistic . They mirror the real world . Some of the played computer games are violent and the main costumers of computer games are the youth These computer games are mostly played by children . These computer games are part of their childhood

In the recent years , many psychologists made studies on the influence of violent computer games to a child behavior . If playing violent computer games will lead to aggressiveness

and juvenile delinquency . In a survey conducted by psychologists , 32 of the youth tend to play fantasy violence , sport is 29 , general entertainment is 20 , human violence comprise to 17 and the least played computer game is educational games which is 2 of the There have been numerous studies conducted involving the correlation between video games and child aggressiveness . The results of these studies show that the increased realism and immersive game play that is now prevalent in the next generation games are manipulating the childhood stage of life . From birth to age 12 , children are exposed to all sorts of mass media elements that they should not be . What is not real to adults is very real to them . From a psychological and sociological perspective , the child brain is not fully developed until adulthood , thus creating a very small understanding of what they see and understand . Exposure to content that pushes the limits on ratings such as Teen and Mature in the ESRB rating system , allows children to relate and mimic the aggressive game play that they become fully involved in This proposes a major problem in the child 's brain development and could have potential negative effects on that child 's view of right and wrong .On the opposite hand , there are positive effects of the advancement in the gaming industry . Video games are now becoming more realistic to an extent where visual quality is almost as good as a real life image Studies have shown that a child 's visual acuity or visual responsiveness improves when playing certain video games . It has also been determined that video games enforce learning in a direct and corrective reinforcement method that eases the learning process in children , and even improves spatial visualization , a concept where the eye has a new sense of space that can aid in job performance . Games are also hypothetical representations of real life situations that give the child a way to help personalize information and assess risks and consequences This also helps in the decision making process and gives a positive effect to a child 's view of right and wrong

So which side do we agree on ? The format of this will be organized as a pro and con approach . With concrete examples of past and current games , along with scientific studies , it will be evident that the growth in the electronic gaming industry has produced both positive and negative effects on the...

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