BehindMyShadow: Video Games, And Us
Video Games, And Us .
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Games, we've heard all about them. The good, and the bad. Scientific research has shown that certain types of video games can have beneficial effects, improving gamers’ hand dexterity as well as their ability to solve puzzles – attributes that have proven useful not only to students but to surgeons.

However, there have been quite a few horror stories concerning video games.

Here Is An Extract From A News Article:

"In October 2007, when his parents decided they had put up with enough, they took away 16-year-old Daniel Petric's "Halo 3" game and hid it in a lockbox. They decided their son had been playing the game too frequently and that it was affecting his behavior and his performance at school.

A little more than a week later, Daniel stole the key to his father's lockbox and removed both the treasured X-Box game and the 9mm handgun stored within. He went into the living room, where his parents were watching television, and said "Hey, could you guys close your eyes for a minute? I have a surprise for you."

The surprise was a bullet in each of their heads, as well as in each of his mother's arms. He then tried to fit the handgun into his father's hand, saying, "Here, Dad, take this - it's yours."

The Petric family had been expecting Daniel's sister and her husband for a visit at 9 p.m. to watch the Indians game on TV. She arrived at 7 p.m., two hours early, and became suspicious when Daniel wouldn't let her into the house. He told her their parents had been fighting and it would be best if she left. Instead, she and her husband forced their way into the house, discovering the grisly scene.. and Daniel fled on foot, "Halo 3" still in his hand."

-Taken From http://boingoloidburke.livejournal.com/10761.html

Video games are a great way to de-stress. In fact, for the average non-gamer, spending 15 to 20 minutes a day playing an easy to learn, though difficult to complete, games like Tetris or Minesweeper, will work wonders in de-stressing. However, the more difficult and complex games may actually be more effective than other simpler games. However, it has also been proven that the additional time gamers spend playing video games can be used for more productive and constructive tasks. At the same time playing too much video games may get you addicted, and in the long run, it may be difficult to kick the habit.