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My topic is the effect of video on children. In America, 81% of young people play at any rate once per month, 8.5% of them are dependent and "the normal 8-to 12 year-old now plays 13 hours of computer games every week, while the normal 13-to 18 year old plays 14 hours of computer games every week" (Metrics 2.0, 2007). Since computer games are so unmistakable in children' lives, it is hard to keep them from playing computer games entirely– however is that even essential? Through the research of my topic, I hope to understand how video games are really affecting the lives of children. With such an assortment of amusement sorts out there, it is hard to say if computer games as a rule are great or awful.my argument is that, majority of parents today do not pay attention to the kind of videos that their children are watching and this could affect their development. Fortunately, there have been incalculable studies done on this and data on the upsides and downsides can be effectively found.
Negatives of Video Games
There are different sorts of computer games accessible in today's industry. Computer games are proposed to target distinctive parts of a tyke's life. These computer games are included an assortment of instructive, genuine, and easygoing diversions, yet as a general rule, what kid is going to pick an amusement about learning versus an amusement where they can slaughter zombies or drive autos at rowdy measures of rate? A study from Buchman and Funk found that "rough amusements turned out to be reliably well known crosswise over evaluations for both young men and young ladies" (Cesarone, 1998). Instructive amusements were more famous for a percentage of the young ladies being asked, however all through all the age bunches, fierce computer games never lost their unrivaled force in the gaming business.

Contemplates have demonstrated the negative impacts brutal computer games have on the more youthful era. Calvert and Tan did a study on youthful grown-ups, where they looked at the contrasts between playing versus watching vicious computer games. Ponders found that "students who had played a vicious virtual reality diversion had a higher heart rate, reported more discombobulation and queasiness, and showed more forceful musings in a posttest than the individuals who had played a peaceful amusement" (Cesarone, 1998). Despite the fact that these studies don't straightforwardly figure out whether animosity increments in their experimenters, they can watch behavioral changes that incorporate more forceful examples.

Advantages of Playing Video Games
Research has demonstrated that playing computer games can be useful for various subjective capacities and might likewise contain social benefits.gaming is fortifying, a learning knowledge and a social movement. The motivation behind why individuals discover it so charming is that amusements are normally the right level of testing and the player plays a dynamic part (dissimilar to staring at the TV) so there is a motivator to accomplish (Gee, 2003). We should likewise not overlook that numerous recreations, similar to "Ascent of Nations" or "Time of Mythology" are instructive and have a considerable measure to offer in zones like science, governmental issues, history and social studies and a few diversions are handy, similar to pilot-preparing reenactments. The gaming scene is extremely prevalent. In this way, playing computer games has turned into a social movement. Truth be told, about 60% of successive gamers play with companions, 33% with kin and 25% with a life partner or folks. Numerous amusements require agreeable play and logistics, comradeship and continuous cooperation between colleagues.

My audience for this paper is the parents who are interested in knowing the effects of video games to their children. Like such a large number of different issues nowadays, the idea of computer games is questionable. The line between a sound measure of gaming and an unreasonable sum is effectively obscured and crossed– particularly when computer games are as addicting as studies case. As parents, it is reasonable to discover balance in all things. Banning recreations altogether might be beneficial for a few family units, however others (contingent upon the unmistakable quality of gaming inside of the earth) will find that it might socially detach their youngsters, take away a wellspring of delight and perhaps psychological advancement. In order to justify my argument, I will be prompted to conduct a study and indicate using statistical variables and graphs the effects of video games on children.
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Hsieh, Ru-Lan, Wen-Chung Lee, and Jui-Hsiang Lin. "The Impact Of Short-Term Video Games On Performance Among Children With Developmental Delays: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Plos ONE 11.3 (2016): 1-16. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
This article addresses the issue of video games causing delays development in children. The author gives a demystified research that indicated that indeed video games affects the development of children but differs with other authors by elaborating that short-term interactive video were important to the development of children.
This article contains some key points that enables a reader to clearly understand the context of the article. The author has provided enough information to support the argument that the use of short-term video games will help the children improve in their development.
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Etchells, Peter J., et al. "Prospective Investigation Of Video Game Use In Children And Subsequent Conduct Disorder And Depression Using Data From The Avon Longitudinal Study Of Parents And Children." Plos ONE 11.1 (2016): 1-11. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
This article addresses the issue of video game of the development of children. This is in particular the relationship that exists between the video game use in children, degree of violence in game and the measure depression and a 6-level banded measure of conduct disorder.
The author has argued on the basis of the use of shoot-em-up games were associated with conduct disorder. This supports the argument of other sources on the general effect of the video games on the development of children. However, it is also worth noting that the article is not such comprehensive and readers may not achieve much from it.
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ALSHAIJI, OHOUD ABDULLATIF. "Video Games Promote Saudi Children's English Vocabulary Retention." Education 136.2 (2015): 123-132. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
The article addresses the effect of using video games in teaching children in the kindergarten. The argument of the author is that the use of video games in teaching children in kindergarten is effective based on the case study which was carried using control experiment and the experimental group.
The argument that the author gives contradicts the arguments that are highlighted by other authors. In perspective, this article seeks to justify that the use of video games especially in kindergarten is beneficial to the development of children. This indicates the difference to the aspects that other author’s show which claims that video games have a wide negative impacts on the development of children.
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Wijnhoven, Lieke A. M. W., et al. "The Effect Of The Video Game Mindlight On Anxiety Symptoms In Children With An Autism Spectrum Disorder." BMC Psychiatry 15.1 (2015): 1-9. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
The article is based on the analysis of children with an autism spectrum disorder. The primarily objective of the research is to investigate if the use of video games is significant in improving the mental health of this children.
The research on the use of Mindlight video game that the article addresses serves to justify that the aforementioned will improve the mental health of children suffering from autism spectrum disorder. However, it is worth mentioning that the article is not comprehensive in that is does not prove that the use of mindlight video will indeed be effective to the children.
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Strahan, Brandy E., and Jennifer H. Elder. "Video Game Playing Effects On Obesity In An Adolescent With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study." Autism Research & Treatment (2015): 1-7. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr. 2016. This article reports on the effects of video game playing on an obese adolescent with autism spectrum disorder and illustrates the use of a multiple baseline single subject design.
The author validates in the article that the use of video games is really essential in improving health in people with autism spectrum disorder. In context, the author does not differ from other authors who links the use of video game and autism spectrum disorder to be related and the former reduces the effects of the latter.
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Aljafari, Ahmad, et al. "An Oral Health Education Video Game For High Caries Risk Children: Study Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial." Trials 16.1 (2015): 1-10. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
This article suggest the alternative approach of families of children who are suffering from anesthesia due to tooth decay should employ. This includes the use of internet, DVDs and Video games as a method of delivery of education that might fit in with their busy lifestyles.
The author of the article is critical in highlighting the importance of using the internet ,DVDs and video games to assist the investigation assess the acceptability and efficiency of an oral health education video game. The article is however not conclusive since the author only gives the suggestion but does not define the claim. As such the source cannot be relevant for readers.
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Mifsud, Charles L., Rosalind Vella, and Liberato Camilleri. "Attitudes Towards And Effects Of The Use Of Video Games In Classroom Learning With Specific Reference To Literacy Attainment." Research In Education 90 (2013): 32-52. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
This article addresses the issue of using video games in the classroom from different stakeholders, namely students, teachers and parents.
The author agrees with some of other authors that the use of video games in teaching of English is important. This is supported by the use of an experimental group which showed improvement. As such, this article is useful to readers since it is comprehensive.
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Boyce, Aaron, et al. "Effect Of Videogame Play And Extracurricular Activities On Parent Perceived Socio-Emotional Functioning In Children And Adolescents." International Journal Of Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach / Tarptautinis Psichologijos Zurnalas: Biopsichosocialinis Poziuris 12 (2013): 29-49. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
This article seeks to contradict that playing video games in children makes them to develop aggressive and hostile behavior. In context, the author argues that there is some degree of magnitude of effects and also the factors that contribute to aggression and social skills.
The author however, does not prove that video games have any close relationship to the social skills that children develop. This implies that the author does not justify the claim and therefore, this article cannot be very essential to readers.