Children and Video Games: Playing with Violence
No. 91; March 2011
Video gaming (playing video games) has become a popular activity for people of all ages. Many children and adolescents spend large amounts of time playing them. Video gaming is a multibillion-dollar industry – bringing in more money than movies and DVDs. Video games have become very sophisticated and realistic. Some games connect to the Internet, which can allow children and adolescents to play online with unknown adults and peers.
While some games have educational content, many of the most popular games emphasize negative themes and promote:
- the killing of people or animals
- the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol
- criminal behavior, disrespect for authority and the law
- racial, sexual, and gender stereotypes
- foul language, and obscene gestures
There is growing research on the effects of videogames on children. Some video games may promote learning, problem solving and help with the development of fine motor skills and coordination. However, there are concerns about the effect of violent video games on young people who play videogames excessively.
Studies of children exposed to violence have shown that they can become: “immune” or numb to the horror of violence, imitate the violence they see, and show more aggressive behavior with greater exposure to violence. Some children accept violence as a way to handle problems. Studies have also shown that the more realistic and repeated the exposure to violence, the greater the impact on children. In addition, children with emotional, behavioral and learning problems may be more influenced by violent images.
Children and adolescents can become overly involved and even obsessed with videogames. Spending large amounts of time playing these games can create problems and lead to:
- poor social skills
- time away from family time, school-work, and other hobbies
- lower grades and reading less
- exercising less, and becoming overweight
- aggressive thoughts and behaviors
Copyright © 2012 by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Read the text and share in this foro your answers to the following questions.
1. Acoording to the reading, write an advantage and a disadvantage of videogaming.
2. Write something new or interesting that you learned from this article.
3. Are you in favor or against to videogaming? Why?
1.The aventages are that many children and adolescents spend large amounts of time playing them the adventages that some videogames mostrate the killing of people or animals, the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol.
ReplyDelete2.Are interesting that the childrens spend time in videogames and less for family and lower grades.
3.I’m against because the children learn in videogames violence and they can practice in the school, in the house,etc.
by: Nicole Stephania Ramírez Ángeles
Nicole, you´re first answer is not clear, which are the advantages and which are the disadvantages. Correct your spelling so that your message is clear.
DeleteNicole, correct your participation as soon as possible :)
DeleteSomething good to play videogames is that you can practice your reflexes and if you're bored get to play with them.
ReplyDeleteFor other part the trouble is that some games are violent and you can find people who do not know.
I think videogaming is bad because other than that you can play with strangers, some are violent and also you can get addicted.
For other part it´s not bad play videogames when you play with responsability.
For me videogames can be good or bad depends on the type of game and the people who´re playing
Pau, to contrast ideas you may use the following phrases: On the one hand / on the other hand - In the first place/in the second place.
DeletePau, you missed the second point, "Something interesting o new that you have learned from thins article?" Please, complement your participation.
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ReplyDelete1. AN ADVANTAGE: is that some games have educational content.
ReplyDeleteAN DISADVANTAGE: is that most popular games has negative themes.
2. That in the world excist many types of videogames, but you only have to play the good.
3. I am favor for nor against it because there are video games that teach you new things such as math teach you and other bad things like abuse, pornography, sexual, racial, drugs, alcohol, etc.
NIDIA FERNANDA LÁZARO HERNÁNDEZ. 6ºA
Nidia your answers show a good comprehension of the text. Very well done, you´ve got it! :)
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ReplyDeleteTHANKS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. THIS SPACE IS CLOSED.
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS TO: NIDIA FERNANDA LAZARO HERNANDEZ. (1 EXTRA POINT)
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ADVANTAGES: Some videogames are good, educative and help with the development of fine motor skills.
ReplyDeleteDISADVANTAGES: you could become a inmune person for violence.
SOMETHING NEW: That I used to play violent videogames but now i don´t play this kind of videogames .
I am on both sides because some videogames are educative and people who play them are bother from people that don´t like videogames.
thanks teacher and sorry for the first message where i wrote hola i was learning how to use this blog
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