Topic > Negative Video Games - 1971

Prosocial video games, those games that contain no violence and promote good, have been shown to promote prosocial actions even in the real world. Along with these positive aspects, they can also be used in the medical field by facilitating the training of surgeons and treating clinically ill patients. In fact, video games have negative effects on their users, such as creating addiction in the user, just as violent video games trigger possible aggressive thoughts, even if only for a short period of time. Although some violent video games actually have negative effects on the player who plays them, the positive uses in medicine and the benefits they offer the player outweigh the potential negative effects. Video games have possible negatives that people tend to focus on more than their benefits. One of these problems that video games have is their own