Negative Effects of Violent Video Games on Children

Running head: ENGLISH COMPOSITION
English Composition
Name of the Author
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1ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Technology plays an important role in the life of the individuals in the present age. I
tis because of technology that individuals are able to interact with each other and
communicate their problems within a short period of time. Technology, indeed has made life
much easier for the individuals in their daily life. However, just like all other things,
technology also has certain negative effects on the lives of humans.
It is because of technology that various crimes and other harmful activities are
happening in the society. It is also being said that children nowadays are getting more
exposure to technology which can be harmful for their development. They are spending more
time with technologies and less time playing outside and their studies which will affect their
natural development. Thus, many people are of the opinion that children should have less
exposure to technologies.
The thesis statement of this essay is to find out the exact relation between
playing computer games and aggressive human behaviour.
Video Games are considered as one of the most important leisure time activity for
children and teens. Children and teenagers like to play video games as it takes them to a
world where they are the maker of their own destinies. However, many experts are of the
opinion that video games especially the violent ones are making the children more aggressive
in their real life.

2ENGLISH COMPOSITION
It is because the amount of action and violence that they come across in video games
make them, want to replicate such behaviour in their real life which is the main reason for the
children becoming so aggressive in their real life.
A lot of experts say that this kind of behaviour is harmful for the children as being
aggressive in their real life might lead them to be involved in some criminal activities which
can cause problems in their future plans. Thus, experts warn children to stay away from video
games or spent minimum time in playing those games.
There are various reasons why violent video games are causing children and teens to
become more aggressive in their real lives. First, when children start playing video games,
they imagine themselves to be the maker of their own destinies. This causes them to rely
more on the video games during their leisure times to make sure that they can escape to that
world where there are real world problems.
And when they especially start playing video games that are violent in nature, it
excites them to the level of them wanting to replicate the action inn their real life.
As stated by Sherry (2001), therefore in schools, when there are problems among
friends, children might replicate such violent acts which might seriously injure their friends
or other people in the class or in the school. Thus, if such acts are not controlled at their basic
stage, they can turn out to be a major problem for the children as they will become more
violent as they grow up.