Health+Perspective


 * In Regards to:**
 * __The Beginning of Violence in Video Games__**

Games in today's world have become more and more violent and graphic and it is a major concern as to what do games actually do to ones mind in a healthy sense. Is it possible for a child to play a game so much and actually start to believe that it is real and that it is alright to do what is being done in the game. Children now a days are more and more influenced by what they see, hear and do. Games can be very influencing towards the mind of a child and games like Mortal Kombat and Man Hunt are games that should be monitored especially when young children are present or playing the game. It should also be enforced that the child be reminded that the game in completely fake and should not be copied. It's also a major issue that some stores that sell these types of games do not enforce the rating on the back of the game and will sell to just about anyone. If the rating says Mature and it is for people 18 years or older, there is no way a 13 year old should have the game in the first place.

The games are very realistic and can at some times seem real, so a time limit should be set by parents as to how long a child should be allowed to play a game like that. The parents are just to blame if they are the ones purchasing the games for their children. Games are never going to change and there is nothing that we can do to take what is in the games out, so it is up to us to make sure that children are somewhat sheltered from these types of games until they are of age to play them.


 * In Regards to:**
 * __Violent Video Games__**

Today's world is always enduring violence and negative attitudes towards games. Well there is a reason for that. Games today have taken a major step in what is shown and done in games between characters. In today's games, shooting and killing is as normal as breathing and we don't realize how much of an effect that it is having on the young children in this world. When a child sees a person kill another person and they are able to get away with it, the child, especially at a young age, believes that they will be able to do the same thing and get away with it also. We know that is not the case. People in the real world have to be held accountable for their actions and pay for them. There is no cheat codes in life to make the police just go away. Long exposure to these types of games instill a sense of invincibility that children acquire by playing them. If we are able to get children to play less, enforce ratings, and make the parents aware of what the games are really doing to their children, hopefully we can reduce the number of bad incidents that are traced back to being related to video games.