Violent Games An Addictive Product - 873 Words

In 2014 there was a popular game named Flappy Birds this was created by Dong Ngugen. This game generated  £50,000 per day, however this game was removed down as people were addicted to the game. Dong Nguyen said, I can t take it anymore my life is not as comfortable as before, and I am losing my sleep over this game. Not only did this affect Dong Nguyen but other people as it caused serious addition and serious incidents occurred. As a result from this game a 17 years old boy stabbed his brother 17 times in the chest because he had a higher score. Therefore, action had to be taken and the game was removed. The developer said But it happened to become an addictive product. I think it has become a problem. To solve that problem, it s†¦show more content†¦As a result of playing games it can lead to children or adults getting restless and irritated in the long term. However, aggression is more common in boys age 12-15 but this decreases by age. Children are affected more with aggressive behaviour and feel the urge to play digital games. This is due to their brains still developing. According to research shown in the article of Applied Development Psychology, violent gaming also has an influence on brain development. As a result of violent games causing the individual to become more aggressive, study has shown that the heart rate is affected in boys aged between 12-15. Researchers from Stockholm University, Uppsala University and Karolinska Institute in Sweden have worked together with this study. In this study several boys aged 12-15 were asked to play two types of digital games in the evening to determine whether violent games has an impact on the heart rate and sleep of children. The outcome of this study was that the heart rate consistency was a concern when children played violent games compared to non-violent games. However the children who played violent games before sleeping felt they had not slept well compared to non-violent games. Lack of communication in families is a serious problem and this is because children are isolating themselves in their rooms playing digital games and not