The Unknown Effects of Video Games on Teens

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There has been quite a bit of controversy concerning the real effect video games are having on teenagers. Numerous studies have been done to show both positive effects, as well as negative effects on the rising generation. Furthermore, the increased sales of smartphones and, in effect, apps or video games on your phone, have led to an increased use of games. This in turn, has raised the level of force that these video games have. However, some say this increased power video games have is good, others say they are bad. It is all a matter of perspective, and how someone looks at it. Although most everybody swings one way or another, many can agree that, albeit video games may or may not be bad, the overuse of these games can be, and is, a major force in the world.
Some people argue that the power in which video games have acquired, are contributing to an increasingly safe and more friendly atmosphere in the United States. Many believe that because of video games, teens now have a safe outlet for their anger. Furthermore, the argument that video games are not bad for your health is also a claim many are making towards the positive effect on teens. Many studies have been done regarding the physical effects of video games on the human mind and body. These and many more arguments all have credible evidence to back it up.
The above views all make sense in their own way. The claim that videogames are contributing to safer environment, makes a lot of sense seeing how teens can vent their anger on computer generated beings without hurting anyone in the tangible world. In fact, sales of video games had more than quadrupled in 1995-2008, while the arrest rate for juvenile murders fell 71.9%, and the arrest rate for all juvenile violent cr...

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