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Question 1:
What are the harmful effects of video games?
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Question 2:
What are the benefits of playing video games?
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| “State of Play” Listener Oct 2008
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- Korean gamer died from exhaustion after playing continuously for 50 hours
- Professor Mark Griffiths of Nottingham Trent university – expert- has done lots of research on issue- no evidence of negative effects
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- games where players share goals are positive – teamwork etc
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| “A load of rot” Listener Feb 2007
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- games exercise the brain
- games are a type of learning
- games teach people to obey the system – gamers have to play by the rules
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| https://serendipstudio.org/oneworld/
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Study of teens who play video games – evidence says games like Doom, Unreal tourn. and Goldeneye 007 encourage violence – students playing these types of games showed more aggressive thoughts . Columbine murderers had played Doom a lot.
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| Tearaway magazine Oct 2009
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- ‘Fair play’ study in US found that many games sterotype African Americans
- US and Japanese research show gamers exhibit more aggressive behaviour
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- Not all gamers are addicted. -There are lots of ‘normal gamers’- 44% over 44’ 48% are female.
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| Natonal Institute of media and the family
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- 1st person games – player in control – might lose track of reality
- parents should monitor
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| The Star April 30 2008
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- lots of gaming can cause sleep problems and back pain
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parents need to monitor use
Florida study - obesity and heart problems
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| Science 2.0 website
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University of Rochester
- research – showed action video games trained people to make decisions up to 25% faster
- strengthens connections between brain cells
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Published on: 06 Jan 2011
