VIdeo Games and Their Effects

When looking into video games and what happened when you are spending so much time on them, my group found very common but also interesting things. As a group we researched benefits and also negative effects on people who play video games and here are the two that stood out to us the most.

Everyone knows that playing video games has its bad sides. The negative effect that we found on people who play video games is that it can lead to addictive behavior. By addicted behavior we mean that the people playing video games get a very addictive connection to video games. According to Livestrong, addictive behavior due to video games causes lose of interest in previous hobbies and/or activities. People who show additive behavior from video games also are constantly thinking of their next video game session and when they can get back to the video games themselves.

One benefit to playing video games was found by buisnessinsider.com. People who play video games make accurate decisions 25% faster than people who don't play video games. They make faster decisions because the video games require thinking and fast reactions.