When reading this article, I noticed it was broken up into two sections of positive and negative effects of gaming. I also noticed that the negative effects sections was a lot longer than the positive, meaning there were more effects in the negative section. Some of the effects (both negative and positive) were already stated in the previous articles I have researched and read but some were not.
For example the positives were ones I had not previously seen or thought about. Some positive effects included a sense of achievement, and the development of: perceptual, cognitive, and motor skills/ability.
As far as the negatives most I had already read about but some were not. The ones that stood out to me the most were the possibility of leading to: obesity, carpal tunnel syndrome and high blood pressure. Obesity makes sense because a lot of people sit around all day playing games (not getting exercise) and then eating junk food. Carpal tunnel can come from being in a stiff or bad position causing your nerves in your shoulders and neck to not function properly. High blood pressure can be from increased heart rate when playing very action packed or violent games.
I want to do go a lot further in my research so that I can get more in-depth information regarding the positive and negative effects of gaming. This article still helped me nonetheless.
This subject is very sticky indeed. It is true that games have more negative effects than positive ones. I’ve seen documentaries that show how serious the problem is. In fact, the problem is much bigger than people even realize. Because children’s brains are so easily molded, they become brainwashed and programmed (to some extent) from all of the images they see. It’s no secret, for those brave enough to pull their heads from the sand, that kids who lose it and take a gun to school and start shooting people have grown up on violent video games, TV, and movies. Look how long it took us to accept the fact that cigarettes are bad – decades. One day enough people will be brave enough to face the multibillion dollar gaming companies and hold them responsible.
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