I believe that there is a risk of video game addiction among adolescence more so now than ever. Now days, everything is becoming virtual, and even the younger generations are being consumed by technology. I remember when I was only six years old playing Mario on the original Nintendo all the way up until now playing First-person shooters on 3rd generation consoles. I think that playing as much as I did had an impact on my life. I do not remember a Christmas or birthday without asking for at least one video game. It was just a part of our family nature. I had many cousins my age that played for hours along with me. According to this article, it said that only 14% admitted to playing longer than 2 hours. In reality, I imagine that they play much longer than they realize, and they are either lying or just unaware of how much time they actually spend in front of the TV. The only way to acquire truly accurate results would be to either spy on each individual or ask their parents and hope they give accurate approximations.
Awesome job on your summary response. You link didn't take me to the article though.
ReplyDeleteYour article about the addiction of video games i believe your are right. Because now days everything goes around technology and younger kids are seeing advertisement about the wii, xbox360, and PS3 and they are loving the games that they see. If a kid plays alot when they are younger they will love it and most likeyl stick to it when they get older and will follow up on the games and always be interested in games. Something you could of added was a video of interviewers interviewing kids and asking them questions. But I think everything you said in your article was right.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your response to the article. I think that video games can be very addicting, especially when they are started at a young age. I am also surprised that only 14% played more than 2 hours a day.
ReplyDeleteYour stories and articles were interesting to read and funny too! I especially liked the story “Miracles Do Happen”. Your layout of your blog is very organized and clean which is good. You could of added some pictures to make it more creative or other graphics to show also more than telling. You should tell us more about your obsession with the video games to make us feel it. You did an awesome job!
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