Bad Effects Of Video Games

Bad Effects Of Video Games

For decades, video games have been a great past time for most families worldwide especially in the developed countries. From the world of non-colored video games to the now 3d versions of human like video games. Playing video games has transcend how people entertained themselves at home. But is there really a health threat when we play video games?

Video games are mostly played by teens but as we go further to the beauty of technology, age does not matter at all as more adults and women are addicted to video games. There have been more worries by the health experts about the bad effects of video games to people's social, emotional, cultural and health perspectives.

Today, video games can be played in various platforms - Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, personal computers, PSP, arcades and many more. Most of these video games are not child friendly were obscene, violence, bloody and many more worst graphical figures are just usual. These kinds of media are not good for your child. Let me site some of the worst effects of playing video games.

Aggressive Behavior

Although not fully linked to the overall behaviors of any child, experts say that video games do play a big role to act strangely and aggressively. Children imitates what they see in the video games. A research shows that children who are more exposed to television and other graphic media such as video games does have higher tendencies of abrupt aggressive behavior than those children who love to read books and studies well.

Long Term Depression

Too much exposure to video games has higher risk of having long term depression when they get older. People who suffers from this syndrome often has feelings of non satisfaction maybe because they are not satisfied with the game, did not able to finish the game and many more factors. Playing games in hours are also proven to cause depression in adults.

Eye Problems

People who are addicted in video games has higher risk of eye problems. This includes higher eye grades, cataracts and eye stress. Eye problems are caused by too much concentration in the television monitor which is very stressful to the eyes.

Obesity

Video games are often played alone in a room. This is accompanied mostly by too much muching when playing video games. Actually, playing games disrupts your regular eating habits where you tried to eat too much in certain time just to extend your playing hours much longer without the worry of starving. Too much food while sitting in your couch for much longer period of time can cause more production of excess fats in your bellies. Almost 65% of video game addicts are considered obese.

Other effects of playing video games are lower health status physically and mentally, poor lifestyle and less social life. This bad effects can also be acquired by too much television, music, watching movies and many more.

Video games also has beneficial effects if you try to use it moderately. Nintendo Wii for example can boost immune system and cardiovascular health by moving your body parts just like a normal exercise. I recommend that you choose the best games for your children and avoid adult oriented games that can mold your child's mind incorrectly. Limit their playing time and guide them when playing, don't leave them alone. Video games can be harmful if we let it harm us so stay informed and be watchful all the time.