Video games give little boys the opportunity to play major league sports in the comfort of their own home, and fantasize about what it would be like if they donned a colorful jersey of their favorite football or basketball team and took on their opponent in a National playoff game.
These action sports are displayed in realistic regulation sized court settings that come complete with the cheering fan sounds that come from a sell-out crowd, or a player might be subjected to boos and hisses from fans, that are emitted following a bad play on the playing field that resulted in an interception when the ball is on the 10 yard line.
All of these athletically oriented video games allow children to mentally interact in a fast paced game environment. These young children will become very knowledgeable about the physical movements that are required to play basketball and football, before they are ever tasked to perform these actions in real life.
These athletic video games have a unique personalization attached to them, and children identify with many major NBA team players that they see on the basketball courts on weekday nights and weekends throughout the year. These video games help to reinforce confidence levels in children and remind them that they can do anything they want in life if they are willing to put in enough effort to refine their talents.
Fathers and sons can form a bonded relationship through video games. The helpful hints and life learning experiences can be shared between family members, and each one realizes how very talented the other person is in different aspects of game play. Perhaps the parent excels at finding lost treasure, and the child can complete snowboarding flips better than their father. In many cases, the child becomes a teacher for a time, and they always enjoy that opportunity immensely.
A lot of fun can be achieved when families share game controllers and drive race cars haphazardly through city streets. The amusement of cars repeatedly crashing into buildings with no sign of car damage and children running over any pedestrian they choose at any point in the game can get very comical at times. Video games allow children to develop a sense of humor and develop a keen perception that will stay with them for a lifetime.
Children learn very quickly about how to set up a video game consoles and attach the various game controllers. They become unlicensed computer technicians when they can instruct other people how to use the systems without batting an eye. They learn how memory cards work and how much memory a certain game will take up on their card. Memory cards are very useful to children because they tire quickly of playing a game that needs to be restarted time after time with no winner or end in sight.
Video games are very durable and can take a large amount of abuse before they are broken. The thick plastic that surrounds these electronic game cards is impact resistant and can take many years of wear and tear before they will malfunction. Many people find smaller games more suitable for road trips and vacations, and realize the importance of purchasing a multimedia console that the whole family can enjoy viewing in the living room of their home too.
Dana Bradley
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June 13th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
I need examples of video games promoting immoral behavior?
I am doing a Theology paper on violence in video games and need some examples of violent behavior, aka, drugs, murder, sex, etc., in video games. Links to websites would be appreciated.
June 13th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
there was a whole thing going on about "grand theft auto" a few years back.
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June 13th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
One immediately comes to mind Grand Theft Auto.
Also the Sims, although many kids play it it is very sex oriented.
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June 13th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
apparntly thier is some sort of rape game being invented by Japan
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June 13th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
a form of art imitating life you might say was in the news some time ago when a young man took to the streets with a gun went into a police station and started shooting people after he was done playing Grand Theft Auto. here's the link to the story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6976676/
This may be a great link for more research: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6409148/
also in some mature rated games they have guys picking up girls or whore on the streets and have sex with them. also in some games they have girls in bikinis or in very short skirts which to a teenager could set of some wild hormone rage.
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