Review of research on the impact of violent computer games.
The effects of both violent and non-violent video game playing can be determined by the amount of time playing the video game and by the content of the games being played. The content of the games being played could definitely have a factor in how a child performs in school, and how aggressive they are towards peers and teachers. Obviously if a child is playing hours upon hours of violent.
Cite this paper as: Lin FL., Hsu TY., Wu TS., Chang CL. (2013) The Effects of User Involvement in Online Games, Game-Playing Time and Display Duration on Working Memory. In: Harris D. (eds) Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. Understanding Human Cognition. EPCE 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8019. Springer, Berlin.
According to ESA (2010) over 70% of American homes play computer or video games, the average gamer is 37 years old and has been playing games for over a decade. Almost 30% of gamers are over the age of 50. Computer games now are not a “kid” thing or a “geek” thing but an “everybody” thing. Because of these recent findings, it seems reasonable to argue that perhaps, we should be.
Effects of Violent Video Games on Children: A Comprehensive Research List. 1) An examination of psychoticism and motion capture controls as moderators of the effects of violent video games. Markey et al. (2009). Conclusion: Individuals with elevated levels of psychotocism responded to violent video games with an increase in self-reported aggression and hostility.
Playing them has both upsides and downsides, and individuals may vary based on the types of games they play, the amount of time they spend playing, and, likely, their own existing personality traits.
The purpose of this research is to know the Relationship of Playing online games to the students’ behavior and academic performance and what are its positive and negative effects. With this research, people will be able to comprehend on what the students are enjoying so much about online games and why they let it affect their behavioral and academic performance. Related Literature.
Computer games can have impact on teenagers, especially for those who spent hours after hours playing them. Games that played with a team can helps to reinforce concept of the effectiveness of teamwork. However, video games may have negative effects too. For my opinion, video games will definitely affect us as a college students. 3.1 Negative impact of playing video games Alertness.