Comments on: Are Video Games Bad?

By: A Week Free from the Internet – An Experiment

A Week Free from the Internet – An Experiment — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:09:55 +0000

[...] to be active on the Internet? I make money online and even I don’t need it as much as I use it. Video games are the same. So are television and movies. They all have a place in modern life, but the root of [...]

By: Video Games Save Lives « Donate Games

Video Games Save Lives « Donate Games — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:44:34 +0000

[...] our Xbox, the GameCube, the Wii, and our Gameboys our family owns perhaps100 games. We’ve played all of [...]

By: Alex Albíter

Alex Albíter — Fri, 20 May 2011 03:16:12 +0000

Dada la información que aportas, me pustulo totalmente en contra de que el ámbito de los videojuegos sea malos.

Es verdaderamente ciera la información que nos das a conocer, por lo que estoy totalmente de acuerdo cintigo, La “adicción” que afecta a la salud, según muchos estudios, es causada por el mismo consumidor. He observado asimismo que muchas noticias critican a los videojuegos por su fuerte violencia mostrada hacia el sector infantil principalmente. No es culpa del todo de la industtia videojueguil, sino de los mismo padres de los menores de edad que se envician con un videojuego no apto para ellos.

Para epezar, existe una organización llamada ESRB que otorga clasificación de edades a los juegos, misma que se muestra notablemente en la esquina de la caja de de los juegos. Los padres, al comprarle un juego a su niño no se percatan o hacen caso omiso de la letra “M” (que en inglés significa “Mature”, es decir, para mayores de edad) y poco después se quejan de la pésima interactividad en un juego para un infante.

Ahora, si de la salud se habla, existe toda una variedad de videojuegos con sensores de movimiento que funcionan medianta la utilización de controles (o inclusive, sin ellos). Ya sea la videconsola casera Wii con su control Wiimote y toda un catálogo increíble de videojuegos, la aplicación PlayStationMove de la consola PlayStation 3 o la más reciente Kinect, un accesorio inteligente para la Xbox 360.

En conclusión, y exactamente como menciona la ABC, y otros estudios, los videojuegos hacen a las personas más perceptivas, entrenando sus cerebros a analizar cosas mas rápidamente.

By: christian soto

christian soto — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:27:25 +0000

THE GAME IS FUCIN COOL I MEEN PRINSE OF PERCIA 3 WAS COOL BUT PRINS OF PERCIA IS ASUM

By: Markin Ambuh

Markin Ambuh — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:01:03 +0000

Video games are not bad but it is our responsibility as parents to supervise our children. In my case, I only allow my children to play video games over the weekends only.

By: Kids are Full of Pop Culture Useless Knowledge – Is that Bad?

Kids are Full of Pop Culture Useless Knowledge – Is that Bad? — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:07:38 +0000

[...] there is room for both. My youngest kid, Alan, knows just about everything there is to know about the video game Halo. You’d think by listening to him talk about it that it’s his only interest. That [...]

By: Xbox 360 games fan

Xbox 360 games fan — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:48:30 +0000

after having this game for so long and playing it here and there, I’m finally sitting down to play it on veteran mode. Now I have played it through recruit and even hardened with little to no problem at all, as it should be. But let me tell you, on veteran they pull out all the stops and I mean all of em. For instance no matter how many of your own guys are around you every enemy shoots directly at you! Be prepared to dodge grenade after grenade after grenade after grenade and oh wait 6 grenades at one time!? Yeah sounds like fun! You thought you had help from the AI, think again! This has to be the worst AI I’ve ever seen, I mean your guys run by the enemy and do nothing, randomly shoot into walls, get in your way and are more of a nuisance then anything. It is the most unbalanced mode I’ve ever played……COD4 no problem, veteran beat, Modern Warfare 2 challenging but no problem! You have to be extra cautious when playing veteran here though and even then be prepared for grenades and miracle shots from the enemy and non stop units! Me and my brother literally played the same level for over 2 hours and are still playing it as I write this review! And were pretty damn good at COD no exaggeration. I’m sure most people have played this and are onto MW2 by now waiting for Black Ops to come out but for the ones who haven’t played this, be prepared to be frustrated out of your mind if you plan on playing it on veteran, seriously……..I would hate to play this game on veteran for the Wii…….jesus

By: jayim

jayim — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:57:15 +0000

My 14 year old son plays CoD. He gets decent grades and is on the H.S. swim and water polo team. I’ve never seen any hint of violence in him. His friends also play and they are good kids. So I don’t think video games are bad for kids either. You just need to regulate the time they play them.

I don’t agree on with you on warning labels though. By definition, it is not censorship. It keeps me from wasting money on something I wouldn’t want my kid watching, playing, or listening too.

By: evohomeschool

evohomeschool — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:41:43 +0000

My older children had an interest in playing video games and I kept them at a minimum. As they became high school kids they were able to play more of the violent warfare games. They were excellent students and have gone on to become self-sufficient young adults. They’ve turned out more successful than my brother and even my cousins.
Now I have one young child left in the house that has no interest in computers or video games and thinks they’re stupid and a waste of time. (I’m sure this will change as he gets older)
I agree that the parent is responsible for what the child does or doesn’t do and the ratings are ridiculous. Though I do appreciate the ratings of movies.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:06:15 +0000

There are lots of games that are not violent and/or educative. You have to be picky, just like you would be with movies for example.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:16:21 +0000

Ben: I agree that video games could take the human element out of war thereby making them more terrible than ever. Have you read The Forever War, and Forever Peace by Joe Halderman? The Forever War won the Nebula award back in 1975 and Forever Peace was written in the 90′s. You might like both of those books. Forever Peace specifically is about soldiers fighting wars by proxy. Exactly as you say