Do video games effect your brain?

Answer 1

It can affect your brain positively or negative. This depends on a lot of factors.

If you know the difference between reality and fiction, then games are a very great way to relax and spend time, however too much causes addiction. More than 3 hours a day shouln't be permited. They also adjust your memory, reflexes and eyesight positively.

But Video Games can also affect your work or school performance. Why? Games are fast paced and fun while work is slow and boring...Measures of moderation should be taken if the following happens.

Also video games can set positive or negative models for young children... He/she would want to be a soldier in a war or he/she would want to be a racecar driver. He/she would want to be an athlete or he/she would want to be an intelligent detective. This motivates them and can actually influence them to take good grades and become succesfull.

Answer 2

It depends on what type of game

I will use the video game "Grand Theft Auto" as a reference

In Grand Theft Auto it is your job to cause murder and mayhem and you get rewards for that behavior, that teaches people that killing people, car jacking people, and robbery is ok and will get them rewards, but if they play the video game "The Sims" it doesn't teach them anything really, because in The Sims it is your job to take care of virtual and fictional people, so it all depends on the game that they play.

Answer 3

It will desensitize you to death and your eye sight will get better but you might find your self not doing work because of it. Video games can also make your reflexes quicker and you tend to think faster(most of the time). It also makes it hard to think about school related things. My little brother plays for hours and hours and he's now addicted. You can get addicted too, so don't play video games for more than an hour a day!

Answer 4

increased motor skill

decreased intelegence <-----------depends on the game

Recent scientific tests have shown that video games actually improve hand/eye co-ordination in the young and can help with problem solving abilities.

Answer 5

no, i hate when people say "video games rot your brain"

I agree. For example, People who play "Super Mario Galaxy" learn about Physics better than taking a test on Physics. The reason is because it is more interactive.

Answer 6

Video games can have a positive effect on brain cells by helping to improve the memory. Negative effects can result from playing too much video games by damaging the motor skills in the brain.

Answer 7

Video games teach you to do things in the real world that are only ok in the virtual world, for example, the Grand Theft Auto game was sued because a 16 year old went on a shooting spree in a mall after playing the game and thinking it was alright, however some games don't teach that, "The Sims" is a game where you take care of virtual people and it doesn't teach them much only that virtual people need to go to the toilet a lot (if you play the game, you would know what I'm talking about)

Answer 8

Video games have no effect on brainity since brainity is not something that exists, it is not even a word.

On the other hand, video games have been shown to improve hand-eye coordination skills. Also, depending on the types of games they can improve multitasking, problem solving, critical thinking and in some cases team work.

As an interactive medium, video games have the potential to teach and exercise a wide range of mental skills. The key however is to realize that there are a wide range of games and than examine the qualities involved with that particular game which may be beneficial. There are of course many time wasters that are of very little value to improving brain function.

Answer 9

video games mess up your brain when you play alot it roots it so i would reccomond to play on weekends