The effects of violent video games on a person’s behavior and actions.
Did you know that the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) have concluded that 42% of all Americans play video games for at least 3 hours a day! That is almost is 150 million people in the USA alone! Video games have come a long way from where it began. The first video game ever created was the game of “Pong” in 1972. A simple, 2-dimensional game that can be recreated in less than 30 minutes. In 40 years, it went from Pong to Extremely complex, almost life-like video games that took years and millions, if not billions of lines to code. Now, video games are treated the same as sports. There are competitions and shows about video games as well. With that, violent video games were also created. This is where the problems begin. Although video games are fun, it also has a bad side. Light cannot exist without dark. There are many adverse effects in violent video games that this essay will tackle. In this essay, effects such on the brain will be tackled mostly; effects such as how it affects your aggressiveness or how it increases aggressive thoughts and emotions. Firstly, how do videogames affect your actions and physiological response? Some adverse effects included heart rat, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure increase are all …show more content…
Although there are many more adverse effects, these are the ones worth noting. Violent video games have caused many adverse effects whether it be in a person’s physiological reactions, thoughts or emotions. However, this doesn’t mean all video games are bad but violent ones are effective. It is suggested to not play a lot of video games (even less for violent ones) and start playing less and less. However, to conclude, here is a quote by Herb Kohl: “We cannot and will not bad the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games to children, where their effects can be
Did you know that the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) have concluded that 42% of all Americans play video games for at least 3 hours a day! That is almost is 150 million people in the USA alone! Video games have come a long way from where it began. The first video game ever created was the game of “Pong” in 1972. A simple, 2-dimensional game that can be recreated in less than 30 minutes. In 40 years, it went from Pong to Extremely complex, almost life-like video games that took years and millions, if not billions of lines to code. Now, video games are treated the same as sports. There are competitions and shows about video games as well. With that, violent video games were also created. This is where the problems begin. Although video games are fun, it also has a bad side. Light cannot exist without dark. There are many adverse effects in violent video games that this essay will tackle. In this essay, effects such on the brain will be tackled mostly; effects such as how it affects your aggressiveness or how it increases aggressive thoughts and emotions. Firstly, how do videogames affect your actions and physiological response? Some adverse effects included heart rat, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure increase are all …show more content…
Although there are many more adverse effects, these are the ones worth noting. Violent video games have caused many adverse effects whether it be in a person’s physiological reactions, thoughts or emotions. However, this doesn’t mean all video games are bad but violent ones are effective. It is suggested to not play a lot of video games (even less for violent ones) and start playing less and less. However, to conclude, here is a quote by Herb Kohl: “We cannot and will not bad the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games to children, where their effects can be