Thursday, August 29, 2019
Computer Games â⬠Good or Bad
Before we decide whether or not computer/video games are bad, there are many facts and opinions to consider. For example, many people feel that these games are too violent and that they cause an undervelopment in the frontal lobe. Others feel that games are helpful and educational. There is also a health concern. According to Professor Ryuta Kawashima, ââ¬Å"The importance of this discovery cannot be underestimated. There is a problem we will have with a new generation of children ââ¬â who play computer games ââ¬â that we have never seen before.The implications are very serious for an increasingly violent society and these students will be doing more and more bad things if they are playing games and not doing other things like reading aloud or learning arithmetic. â⬠I do not agree with this statement fully, though I can understand that it does occur in some cases. I love playing computer and video games. When I was younger I used to play a James Bond game with my frien ds. We also played Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter. I used to love those games, and I remember making them ââ¬Å"turn off the bloodâ⬠because I ddinââ¬â¢t like that side to it.I still play video games, and though they may include shooting, fighting and other violence, you donââ¬â¢t see me beating up somebody because of a video game. I do know that there are some bad people in the world who have hurt someone because they were influenced by violent games. Another concern is the underdevelopment of the frontal lobe. As written by Tracy McVeigh, education editor, ââ¬Å"Whenever you use self control to refrain from lashing out or doing something you should not, the frontal lobe is hard at work. Children often do things they shouldnââ¬â¢t because their frontal lobes are underdeveloped.The more work done to theicken the fibres connecting the neurons in this part of the brain, the better the childââ¬â¢s ability will be to control their behaviour. The more the area is sti mulated, the more these fibres will thicken. â⬠I think I agree with this statement, becasue I have seen the behaviour of the people around me, they seem out of control sometimes. They speak before they think, they fight constantly and are always in other peopleââ¬â¢s faces. One guy states ââ¬Å"Iââ¬â¢m not going to argue that violent entertainment is harmless.I think it has helped inspire some people to real-life violence. I am going to argue that itââ¬â¢s helped hundreds of people for every one itââ¬â¢s hurt, and that it can help far more if we learn to use it well. I am going to argue that our fear of ââ¬Ëyouth violenceââ¬â¢ isnââ¬â¢t well-founded on reality and that the fear can do more harm than the reality. We act as though our highest priority is to prevent our children fron growing up into murderous thugs ââ¬â but modern kids are far more likely to grow up too passive, too distrustful of themselves, too easily manipulatedâ⬠.I agree more wi th him than Professor Kawashima, because I donââ¬â¢t find that video games influence EVERYONE to be violent. I feel that they release anger by hurting fictional characters on a screen rathern than real-life people and animals. Professor Angela McFarlane says ââ¬Å"Adventure, quest and simulation type games have a lot of benefit ââ¬â theyââ¬â¢re quite complex and create a context in which children can develop important skillsâ⬠¦Weââ¬â¢re not advocating arcate, shot-the-baddie type gamesâ⬠¦Now thatââ¬â¢s interesting when the stereotype is that children play on the computer exclusively on their own.Teachers and parents then broke that down into skills of negotiation, planning, strategic thinking and decision-making. â⬠I feel that if television can teach us, so can video games. Video and computer games can cause health problems. In every instruction book for games there are warnings. Some people suffer from a condition called Photosensitive Epilepsy. As sa id by Professor Graham Harding, ââ¬Å"Photosensitive epilepsy is best defined as a tendency to recurrent convulsions, precipitated either by flashing lights or patterns. â⬠I have only ever had one fit in my life, when I was younger.I was diagnosed with occipital epilepsy. Iââ¬â¢ve always played video games and hadnââ¬â¢t had a problem. We got a PS2 (PlayStation 2) for Christmas last eyar, and while I was playing I felt dizzy. This occured with every game on PS2 except Buzz, though itââ¬â¢s a quiz game and doesnââ¬â¢t have all those flashy graphics. I can play on the Computer, my Nintendo DS and my GameCube without a problem, it seems to just be the PS2. I agree that video games can cause health problems, though if you do everything you need to (e. g. not playing a certain game, having a break etc. you should be alright. Computer games ââ¬â are they good or bad? In my opinion, I think that they are enjoyable, though they arenââ¬â¢t for some people. Those peo ple who can be so cruel as to murder an innocent kitten or beat up a person due to these games are the reasons why there are doubts about computer and video games. Computer games are both good and bad. Good because they are enjoyable and can be educational, though bad because they cause some violence. Just remember, more people kill in the name of God than violent computer games.
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