Are Video Games Good? A Non-Gamer's Perspective by Gabriel J. Adams
The argument as to whether video games are good or not is perhaps one of the hottest debates today. There are smart, well-educated, well-meaning people on each side of the debate. As a non-gamer, I have an interesting perspective bring to the discussion - I'm a non-gamer who views video games... I believe that playing violent video games may increase violence only if and when other factors are present. ... I feel the same about violent movies, which I generally do not mind. ... They did not make me violent.

Kids' Computer Games by Max Bellamy
Computer games have become a popular childhood spare-time activity. But research indicates that kids’ computer games adversely affect children’s physical and mental health. The games featuring excessive violence are actually doing more harm to the kids. ... This type of kids’ computer game infuses violent behavior into kids. ... Kids’ computer games have been instrumental in injecting violent behavior into children. ... They even save money to buy the latest game titles. ... The kids’ computer game developers are trying to hard to cash in on their increasing popularity.

Generational Issues and Concerns About Teenage Video Gamers by Lance Winslow
Many are concerned over the current most popular video games on the market. It is, at least for a parent somewhat alarming to see the titles and sequences of these games. Many parents are wondering what on Earth the world is coming to with all the blood and guts, violence, nudity and sex in... Maybe I will go out a purchase a violent video game for my new computer and check it out myself, since you are so sincere about this issue. ... So, the desensitizing to killing is more than just a video game issue.

Video Games; The Good and the Bad by Lance Winslow
For those parents with gamer teenagers they know there is both good and bad to video games. On one-hand video games help children in many ways including developing good hand eye coordination. And we have already all heard about that. On the negative side the video games have been getting... Yet for this the game does not necessarily need to be violent although the intensity is ratcheted up a bit if it is and thus it teaches them all these things and all the bad things you mention too, much faster than SimCity.

The Video Game from Hell; is It Taking Your Child to the Devil? by Lance Winslow
Video games have been becoming progressively more violent and filled with more and more sex. Most parents would agree that this cannot possibly be a positive thing for the adolescent and often impressionable teenage brain. And just when you thought it could not get any worse. ... Now there is a video game from hell, actually straight to hell. ... Anyway, in that game, the gamer must kill everyone they come in contact with, steal whatever that character has and keep going downward.” Indeed but who created hell anyway?

Sex and Violence in Video Games; Teens at Risk by Lance Winslow
Have you as a parent wondered what is going on with all these nasty and violent video games lately? Are you taken aback by some of the content your teenagers are playing with in their video games? Does it at least bother you a little bit? Personally, I have often watched the Video Game reviews... Or is it being taken too far as the video games make such acts okay in the VR World and an impressionable mind, which is straddling the two worlds might or will develop a mindset that such violence is okay?

Violence in Video Games - Is it acceptable? by Oliver Earl
Violence in video games never was much. Such as blood in Mortal Kombat and Doom. But has it now got a bit out of hand? Such as GTA: San Andreas and the new release "Saints Row" are all about theft, street crime and assault. Is it time we did a "Nintendo" and started cutting down the violence? ... That's video game violence, and not only that but there is a lot of drug and sex scenes in GTA and similar games. ... Kids and teenagers wouldn't be able to go and purchase a 15/18 rated game in a shop, but their parents could, and the chances are they will.

Violent Video Games: Do They Lead to Aggressive Behavior or Not? by Brian Vaszily
Video games for children, teens and young adults bring in $10 billion a year in the United States. Certainly some of the games offer harmless entertainment and maybe even some educational value. But the games that seem to be the most eagerly anticipated, the games that major... Compared with the control group, the players neither increased their argumentative behaviors after game play nor were significantly more likely to argue with their friends and partners." Another study of 35 8- to 12-year olds, in which the children played a non-violent...

Why 80's Arcade Games are the Best by Dave Poon
Reminiscing the 80s would never be complete without mentioning about 80s arcade games. An arcade game is a coin-operated gaming machine that you would usually find in entertainment centers, video arcades, and even in restaurants. Popular arcade games are redemption games that give players... The success of the Pong video game spawned lots of imitations and created more and more avid video players. ... Eventually video game arcades abounded through the 80s. ... Some of the most influential 80s arcade games were the following: Space Invaders – This game, one of the predecessors of modern...

Kids Online Games: Get Phat! by Scott Soloff
Kids online games are games that kids can play when they are connected to the Internet using either a computer or a video console [Examples: Playstation 2, Xbox]. Kids love games, and with kids getting net-savvier by the day they have latched on big-time to online games. ... Conclusion There is a silver lining to this dark image depending on how you look at kids online games: statistics show that 62% of the video console and 66% of the PC game market customers are over the age of 18 years. ... (2) A video console: Kids really freak out on a video console.