The Negatives of Video Games

Well if you read the positives about video games and its link to violent video games then here is the negatives which I am aiming in my topic. In the report by MediaWise.org, they did a study about the negatives of video games, mostly violent. Some reports stated "Over-dependence on video games could foster social isolation, as they are often played alone." Others reported that "Practicing violent acts may contribute more to aggressive behavior than passive television watching." They also stated "Studies do find a relationship between violent television watching and behavior." With all this its not only video games that have been the problem but violent television shows.

On gameinnovator.com they state and I quote,

"There is a wide range of reported negative effects of video games on health; however the actual evidence of games directly causing certain negative effects is very weak. Other negative effects are usually due to prolonged excessive play of video games. Parents concerned with the amount of time their children spend on video games should encourage them to balance the time out with other activities. Extremely adverse effects such as hallucinations are very rare and could be caused by other unknown factors." (D )

Research continue on this issue and so far they have come up with there is a link between violent games and increased aggression. But the research is not 100% accurate.

As violence increases in schools due to game violence. With that, cyber bullying is happening more often like on Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games where higher level or classier looking player pick on weaker, less classier player. They take this power to the real world and violence in video games are link. More details are to follow.


D, Damien. "How Video Games Affect Health." 07 05 2008 .