Addicted to Video Games
When you think of video games, you don’t think of an addiction, but video games can be as addictive as gambling or alcohol.
When my son was around 3 years old, I bought a PlayStation video game system and he would sit and watch me play. One day my son asked me if he could play, it was a 2 player game, so I showed him how to play. I would play from time to time, and as time went on he became better and better. It was like nothing I had ever seen, he was a natural.
As the years went by and my son grew older, he was playing more games and he had asked for a Nintendo Gameboy. He soon grew bored of it, he asked for a Nintendo Wii for Christmas and Santa made his wish come true. As the months went by, as a reward for doing chores he would receive a game instead of money. Before long, he had every accessory and he had received 22 games. The years passed and again he grew bored of the Wii, so he asked for the Xbox 360 video game system, and of course I gave in. He became more involved in playing games as the years went by. He always would ask for the newest games, the newest wireless controllers, or headsets. He began to play more in the multiplayer online game venues, and had a list of friends from all over the world.
He plays the Xbox any and every chance he gets, beating complete games in as little as 4 hours, or playing campaigns in the online multiplayer area for hours on end. When he plays the game so much, it tends to get in the way of his everyday life. He and I will fight to have him stop to eat, to do his homework, and even to go to bed. He has become very good at games, knowing tricks, cheats, and becoming a very skilled player. He plays so much that he has said, that when he gets older he wants to design video games for a living. His relationship with his Xbox has gotten to where, at times, cause’s fights and has to be shut off.
The Term Paper on Article Critique on Video Game Play and Aggressive Thoughts and Behavior
The study by Vincent Cicchirillo and Rebecca M. Chory-Assad (2005) entitled Effects of Affective Orientation and Video Game Play on Aggressive Thoughts and Behavior investigates the effect of violent video game on aggressive thoughts and behavior and the mediating role of affective orientation on this relationship. This study is prompted by the scarcity of research examining the role played by an ...
Over the last couple years I have noticed and came to realize that he is addicted to playing video games. If it isn’t his Xbox 360, it’s playing mine craft on my computer, or playing angry birds on his iPod. Video games can be found almost everywhere today, on computers, phones, and iPods, further fueling the addiction. When I was a kid we didn’t have Internet or video games, we played outside, rode bikes, or built forts. Today’s Kids do not realize what it was like back then, today if the power goes out, or the internet isn’t working, they just cannot survive.
The video game industry keeps his addiction going with his Xbox by constantly developing new games, updates, or game add-ons. The video game companies market the games and game systems with fancy commercials to show off the games, the graphics, and the latest technology. Stores also keep the relationship going by offering “free upgrades” if you pre-order a game or a person can buy “add on content” for the game. And as long as the companies create new games, the relationship and addiction will continue.
I just recently bought him a new Limited Edition “Gears of War” Xbox 360 with Wi-Fi, and the Kinect Senor bar. And this weekend I bought him a game called Sky rim and Pre-Ordered Halo 4 that comes out this November. I realize I am keeping the addiction going, but I buy him them because I see how happy it makes him. By he playing games it not only affects him, but also affects me because I am the one that pays for them, it also causes fights between us when it’s time to eat, do homework, or go to bed, and often affects his school work.
I have realized how weak a person can be to an object, how it can over take your life and you can get addicted. If a person doesn’t set limits, it can and will consume their life and can affect school, work, and even their marriage. People don’t think video games can be addicting, but it can be as bad as being addicted to alcohol or gambling, they all lead to problems if not controlled. You don’t normally think of someone being so connected to an object, that a lot of their time and life revolves around it. It can become so addicting and troublesome if it stops working, breaks down, or the power goes out. It can turn their whole world upside down. When the power recently went out because of a bad snow storm, you would have thought the world came to an end. He did not know what to do, the power was out and he could not play game, he kept asking when the power would come back on. He was acting like he was having with drawls, like someone that was an alcoholic, needing his fix, giving him a “high”, and until he got it, he was not his normal self. It was the longest 4 days of his 11 year old life.
The Term Paper on Computer Games on Young People
The effects computer games have on young people. Good or bad? Effects of computerised gaming have a wide range on young people today and like anything else the effects you get out is in the way they are used. If we look at how computer games are made and what they are intended for we can get a better understand for the effects that come out of them. Computer games today are created on a bases of ...
I have often wondered why He is so addicted to games. We live in a small mobile home park, and I thought maybe it was because I am an over protective father that doesn’t want him playing out in our street or hanging out with some of the “shady” kids in our neighborhood. But I think kids these days catch on to the gadgets faster than us adults do and their lives are going to revolve around them. If you want your phone programmed, ask your child. If you want to know how to use your iPod, ask your child. And so the connection with video games comes so natural to Him.
I want people to know how video games can be very addictive and can lead to and cause problems in their lives. I would compare the relationship of a person and a video game to a person and a casino, Video game developers use fancy commercials and marketing to draw people in to buy and play the games and to keep them playing. A casino uses the same marketing to get people to come in and spend money with the high hopes of “winning big”. People in the meantime win a little, so they continue to go back hoping to win more. People can get very addicted to video games just like an addiction to gambling or even alcohol. If not controlled or having limits and rules, video games can become very addictive and can lead to problems at school, work, and even ruin marriages. People can blow all their money on buying video games, letting them consume their life and keeping them “hidden” from life and their families.
Reflective Essay: "The Best Game Of My Life!"
Around six years ago I remember my parents encouraging me to play ice hockey. It was my first time on the ice and I had a bit of trouble getting started, but as I played more I began to love the sport and I just couldn’t get enough of it, now it has become a significant part of my life. In this essay I will reflect upon a very important and exciting ice-hockey game that took place a while ...
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