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About Gaming Addiction

Video game addiction. A lot of people have been addicted to these for years. Its interactive games and story line is usually what gets people addicted. Some people just play video games for the blood and gore. There are some ways on how to stop playing video games as much as you do now. Games addiction can also cause obesity. It can cause obesity because video games and on-line games both include being inside. Excluding the popular Nintendo Wii games that actually requires moving unlike the other video games. Staying inside can cause obesity because your body might not get the exercise your body needs to stay fit.

Below are some Positive and Negatives. We had so many information that we needed to put it on a different page.

Affects Negative Positive
Physical
  • Can cause obesity if you stay inside the house playing video games the whole time.
  • Violent video games can make kids become violent.
  • Being inside the whole time is unhealthy for the kids because the kids won't get the excerise they need.
  • Improves hand eye coordination. For example Guitar Hero improves your hand eye coordination.
  • Also makes you a better surgeon if you play for at least 3 hours a week. Surgeons who play at least 3 hours a week have more precise cutting and less mistakes in a surgery.
  • It can improve your dexterity as a surgeon and make 25% less mistakes than regular non-playing surgeons.
Social
  • You may get addicted and waste your money on even more video games.
  • You might not have a social life anymore if you kids just stay inside the whole time.
  • Might Meet strangers that want to rape, kidnap, kill, or any other bad thing with you.
  • Games might prevent you from coming out of the house.

 

  • You can meet your friends online and talk with them while you're playing your favorite online game.
  • You can play with your friends at your house or at their house.
  • Or play them online with Nintendo Wii's Wi-Fi Connection or connect to the internet online. You can also connect to the internet with X-Box live.
Emotional
  • May make you lose self esteem because staying inside doesn't give you exercise and makes you obese. Then you feel to shy outside of your house
  • Makes you proud of your self if you pass a really hard level in a games.