Reference no: EM131314625

Useless Violent or Helps Gain Useful Skills?

Thesis - playing video games leads to addiction and other health problems but not violence.

I. Introduction

Even though video games players have shown instances of aggressive thoughts in a study done in Singapore, playing video games leads to addiction and other health problems but not violence because playing video games leads to teamwork, relieve stress, and No study has linked the two activities fully.

II. What are the advantages of playing video games?

i. Studies - some games have incorporated learning materials in their architect.

ii. Teamwork - Some video games require two or more players either physically present or virtually. Through this players can learn how

to work with others sometimes in different continents.

iii. Intellectual skills - Most video games need one to use their brains more. This leads to higher IQ in young children

III. What are the disadvantages of playing video games?

i. Anti-social skills - Video game players tend to have an antisocial life. Their interaction is mostly with computers rather than with humans.

ii. Addiction - Video games can be addictive in nature

IV. Do Video games playing lead to violence?

Extensive study has not been done on this field. The ones done do not direct correlation between playing video games and violence

V. Conclusion

Extensive research needs to be done to change the perception that people have in regards to video games and violence.