The effects of videogames on society
Good morning/afternoon, Ladies and gentleman, if there is anyone present that has not before played some form of videogame then it will be a feat against the odds, by some chance. As the Sony figures for November 2011 to January 2012 show that PlayStation sales have stayed steady worldwide, with the Middle East emerging as a major market there has been a Recent incident, A four year old boy shot and killed his father, this happened after the man refused to buy his son a PlayStation console. This Saudi Arabian boy has been labelled the country’s youngest ‘killer’, the idea of a four year old killer is phenomenal, but the idea that the PlayStation consoles helped cause this incident sparked the controversial debate over the effects video games have on our society and community. In the past thirty years since the development of videogames, they have had a significant impact on the way leisure time is spent.
Video games are a huge part of many people’s lives; they have been rapidly developing since their conception in the 1970’s. Each generation uses the newest technologies available, leading to more impressive graphics and realism. The idea that this form of entertainment causes ill and often violent actions throughout society is widely discussed, though nearly every new medium from comic books to gangster films have had a finger pointed at them screaming corruption! On average the level of violence in American national school studies are at a stable or declining level. The industry of videogames and products is rapidly growing due to the high demand; in 2009 Australians spent $2 Billion on the videogame industry a 47% increase from 2007, this figure was published on news.com . (1) The demand of video games is not only in youth, adults are becoming more involved as the market for videogames has a niche aimed at older generations. The use of videogames in schools is also becoming popular with research showing that playing videogames can positively influence brain
Video games are a huge part of many people’s lives; they have been rapidly developing since their conception in the 1970’s. Each generation uses the newest technologies available, leading to more impressive graphics and realism. The idea that this form of entertainment causes ill and often violent actions throughout society is widely discussed, though nearly every new medium from comic books to gangster films have had a finger pointed at them screaming corruption! On average the level of violence in American national school studies are at a stable or declining level. The industry of videogames and products is rapidly growing due to the high demand; in 2009 Australians spent $2 Billion on the videogame industry a 47% increase from 2007, this figure was published on news.com . (1) The demand of video games is not only in youth, adults are becoming more involved as the market for videogames has a niche aimed at older generations. The use of videogames in schools is also becoming popular with research showing that playing videogames can positively influence brain