I believe video games have positive and negative effects. Just like the saying,"To much of a good thing is a bad thing," video games, if played for hours on end can be a bad thing. They are helpful to people who are using them for educational or rehabilitaionaly purposes. Video games can also take away from a child's education. Often times teenagers and children neglect their school work to play video games for hours and hours. Another negative effect is that childern eat unhealthy due to video games. Children choose to eat junk food while playing video games instead of making healthy eating choices. Children who play video games often become obese because of their lack of healthy food choices.

I believe video games has both negative and positive effects on young children. For example my little bother has a wii game and he plays on it everyday. And from what I seen with my own eyes it has good positive effects on it. How? because it works with his brain helps him do more active stuff. On the other hand their are negative effects into games. For example my babyfather sister son has a x-box and when I was babysitting him I watched him play his game in it was rated r. And the game had shooting, cursing, and just a lot of negative effects in the game in I thought it was not fit for him. And he isn't nothing but 7yrs. old.

I think children playing video games to often has a negative affect to a certain extent.I say this because playing video games make children not be more active,not participate in after school programs,not excercise thoroughly & they dont really have a life outside of the video games. For example, my friend sarah has a 10 year old brother and he is completely addicted to video games his mom have a hard time trying to get him out the house,he barely completes homework & he has gain 10 pounds in the last month because,all he want to do is sit and play video games & she is afraid that he will become obese.

I think that video games have positive and negative effect on some people who take video games a little to serious. I mean some games can help learning easy and fun but other's grand theft auto games. Grand theft auto games show u can walk up to any car and just take it and also walk up to any person an kill them and take their money an stuff someone mit take it serious where they mit try it in the real world ;I know this cab happen because it happen to my friend cody. But their are people out their that can enjoy those types of games without trying it in the real world and won't take it serious they mit be serious playing it just not serious about taking it in the real world. Mostly young teen age boys play video games which their playing video games they probably eat junk food and their not being active and that can effect their heath but also not all boys do it because I konw two boys who play video games and still go outside and play basketball and football my friends Ronald and Jordan.

I believe video games have positive and negative effects. I say negative because, some people use video games to play grand theft auto,oo7, and other games that have something to do with violence. For example;My brother he play his playstation three from 3:00 TO ABOUT 10:00. I think dats not good. It's destroying his brain. On the other hand games are positive. For example; My niece have leap frog at home and she also have a dora the explorer game, which i think is good because, its helpin her with her vocabulary, alphabets, numbers and etc...

Many poeple have very different opinions on wether video games are good for children.I think they have more positive than negative effects mostly because there are many different types of games.For example,i grew up playing NBA Live games and that made me want to watch the real games on television.Doing all that has made me want to play basketball in my future,and it all started by playing basketball video games.My nephew loves basketball,football,and baseball by just wathcing people play the actual games,and he is only going on about three years old.My niece is only six years old and she plays leapfrog games and many other different educational games in order to grow her sense of knowledge. In essence,video games have many positive effects on children.

I think video games are good for kids.Its just the violence thats not good. Video games cathes kids attention and keeps them focus,for a child that has a hard time keeping focus this may be the answer. Also a bad thing may be that while playing video games the child might miss a meal playing games or turn to junk food instead of eating the right foods. My brother loves his xbox 360,and he always plays Grand theft auto 4. the violence in that game is unbearable.No little child should play a game like that but many parents are letting their kids play the game. My brother is a grown man who knows right from wrong so the video game will not affect him like it does little kids. He knows not to beat up old ladys or bump into others cars on the road or be violent. But a little kid who knows no better will act on the violence choices he sees being made on that tv screen. Video games are good for certain age groups.little kids should stick to leapfrog and learn out to count and read. Teenagers who kno right from wrong and can actually tie their shoes should play these video games. But hey......this was just my opinion

I think that video games have both positive and negative effects because it is apart of entertainment. Some video games are made to play for fun like Pac-Man. But on the other hand some video games have way to much violence in it. Which can inspire little kids into wanting to do the wrong thing.While on the other hand video games can also be a way of learning for children. Like for an example Leap-Frog help children learn how to count and read.Nevertheless video games have a huge impact worldwide because they allow people to gat together and have fun.So to me video games can either be very helpful in ways but lead children in the wrong directions in other ways.

I believe that video games are very good for people.Video games help little kids with reading,spelling,and pronunciation.It also keep young adults busy and the best part is that it entertains them. My little sister trinity plays leap frog and she is now learning hoe to say letters and shes only one.i play the wii and the wii keeps me active with out going outside and it's just a very fun game system. In hospitals they sometimes use the wii to keep old people active and moving around therefore, the wii is good for people of all ages.

I think that video games can be accepted in a positive in negative way. Some parents don't let there kids play 18+ games because,they have a lot of violence.For example san andreas is a game that you get involve in drugs,gangs,sex and even bad girls go wild on the streets.This game show people what would you go through if you get involve in the situation CJ(MAIN CHARACTE IN THE GAME)went through on the game.A postive game that i played that you will have fun wth is a college football game, for people that love the game of football. I think this will be a good game for younger in older people because, it show you the real world when you coming from high school,college and nfl. This game is everything like college you have homework,practice,after school events in others.While you in high school scouts come watch you play in all games.To keep playing in college on the game you will have to keep a GPA OF A 2.5 IN HIGHER.

I feel Like there are games that are positive to people like Guitar Hero. Guitar hero gives most of its players a desire to want to use an actual guitar and produce music. Eventhough, there are many games that influence some to preform outlandish acts, others could possibly obtain a new interest.

I think video games are positive and negative, depending on what type of game it is. For example: Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row, they have negative properties for children like gangs, shooting, killing, and robbery. Them are the bad games but they are the best sellers besides sports. Sports games like Fight Night Round 4 and Madden NFL are good for all people. They do not have shooting and killing, all they have is strageties. They test people and people and their mind for challenges. Now Roll Playing Games (RPG) are the puzzle games. Games like Legend Of Zelda, them kind of games give your brain a headache because u go through different levels and solve riddles and puzzles that are challenging to the mind.

I think video games can have a both positive and negitive aspects . Video games such as v-smile and leapfrog have a positive effect on children . Games such as those help children learn the following : spelleng , reading , numbers , communications skills , morals , and etc. Learning at a early age would help better your education while your in school . A negivite aspect that video games could cause is a addiction . Playings video games 24/7 would cause a lacking in grades and school activities . Some games have violence that is not good for children to begin to learn . This is why i believe the video games could be not only positive but negitive also .

I think that video games have a negative and postive effect because, my little cousin have a playstation that deals with fighting like wrestling. When he play with his friends he does them same moves on them and I be telling him that is not good Because he can really hurt them to the point may even kill them. And I think video games have a postive effect as well because my little brother have a leap frog and it helps stimulate his brain till the point he is doing very good in school.

I think video games can have a both positive and negitive aspects . Video games such as v-smile and leapfrog have a positive effect on children . Games such as those help children learn the following : spelleng , reading , numbers , communications skills , morals , and etc. Learning at a early age would help better your education while your in school . A negivite aspect that video games could cause is a addiction . Playings video games 24/7 would cause a lacking in grades and school activities . Some games have violence that is not good for children to begin to learn . This is why i believe the video games could be not only positive but negitive also .

I believe that video games have more negative than positive effects on children. For example: "Leap Frog" helps a child read and count.There's Only a few video games that helps a child with their learning skills, and thats one of them. I believe the following list of games have a negative effect:"Head busters","Grand Thieft",and "True Crime". These games have a negative effect because it shows young children how to shoot,kill,and steal cars. Young children should be learning how to do get along with others, not to kill others. These video games are trying to make children believe that this kind of crime is ok when it's really not!

I agrree that video games have a positive affect on teenagers. They can learn from video games like leap frog. It helps them learn how to spell and write sentences. It also helps with their vocabulary, and words of speech. Video games also have a negative affect on teenagers and young children. Games that have shooting and foul language sets a bad example for them. after playing the game for a certain amount of time young kids start to copy the game. they do this because this is what the game teaches them.

I believe certain video games have positive effects on kids today, because some games such as "Leap Frog",and "Wii Fitness portray a positive roll on kids."Leap Frog" helps with the development of words and sentences to broaden your vocabulary."Wii Fitness" helps people get in better shape, and gives them a new look on exercise.All in all some video games give a positive roll on kids today.

I believe that video games have a positive and negative affect on teenagers and young childern.There are many positive and negative games that keeps us busy.For an example:Grand Theft Auto is a negative game for teenagers especially young children to play.It may keep you interested at the time but you may catch yourself doing what you see on the game.There is positive games that young children can play such as LeapFrog and Sonic.These games do not involve violence and it is not a negative influence on young children.Playing too many video games can sometimes change the way you perform in school.Some kids chose to play video games over their school work.So basically,they are neglecting their school work.This is why I say there can be a positive and negative affect on teenagers and young children.

In my opinion, video games have a negative effect on young children and teenagers. Many video games depict alot of violence and strong language. In the very popular Grand Theft Auto game series, they even take it as far as sexual content. Games, such as these, influence the way children speak, and the way they behave.Many people may argue that there are educational video games that are very useful when raising small children. But if they're just going to grop up and play video games that teach you how to buy weapons, then what's the use?

I think video games can have positive effects on children. Video games can make a child's hand coordination exceptional. There's this new tecnology out that requires great hand coordination, da Vinci Surgical System. The tools for this system are like joysticks. As you know, a joystick is used for video games. Not all video games entertain minds. They can teach children how to read, count, and distinguish between colors. Leap Frog particularly, teaches the young mind things to be taught in school. It also broadens their imagination. Video games,yes, can be negative but their are a lot of positive ones as stated.

I beleive that some video games has a good influence because you can actually learn from video games. For an example I learned algebra by playing a video games. Then other video games I fell premotes violence, sex, and other very exclusive negative things. The maturity of the child dplays a big aspect of how video games influence children and teens in this our generation.

Sincerely, I do believe this guy has a valid point about literature and videogames. He mentioned a fact that videogames positive effects on teenagers often go undetected so anyone could say there wasn't a positive effect. On the downside the negative effects are prevolent in a teenagers life. The games most appealing to teens are ridden with violence seen everywhere in today's society.

I believe that the effects of video games are only as big as you let them be. For instance, if you bought the child nothing but fighting games then the child would think of nothing but fighting. Therefore, the response would more than likely come back negative. Needless to say, that if you buy the child nothing but sports games, then the child would only think about sports. So in theory I would say that it all depends on Exactly what the games are. For example, if a child played nohting but games dealings with demons and bizarrre animals; then the effect might go both ways. The child might grow up to be a great artist, but also might serve the devil or some other demonic being. So the effects of the games, all boils down to what kind of games are being played on a daily bases. Furthermore I believe that the parents should balance the games out and get their kids a little bit of everything.

Personally I belive that video game can be a great positive influence influence. Ive had times when i was playing a game and came across a word I didnt know and I used context clues to figure it out. On one of my games i saw the word panacea and it had the ability to heal all status problems. That really is the meaning of the word. I belive that game are positive if you view the positive.

I believe that the effects of video games are only as big as you let them become. For instance, if you bought the child nothing but fighting games then the child would think of nothing but fighting. Therefore, the response would more than likely come back negative. Needless to say, that if you buy the child nothing but sports games, then the child would only think about sports. So in theory I would say that it all depends on exactly what the games are. For example, if a child played nothing but games dealings with demons and bizarrre animals; then the effect might go both ways. The child might grow up to be a great artist, but also might serve the devil or some other demonic being. So the effects of the games, all boils down to what kind of games are being played on a daily basis. Furthermore I believe that the parents should balance the games out and get their kids a little bit of everything.

Video games are not the worst thing in th world but I think their should be a limitation for video games for children. They should play it to a certain extent,although video games have some negatives they are also helpful in learning. My little sister plays her leapfrog and she knows all her alphabets and the sounds. So video games have positive and negative effects.

That vedios games have positive effects on people, and some have negative.The positive effects are that vedio games are being played mostly everyday and data shows that 79% of children are playing vedio games everyday,And like jessica stated children are neglecting there school work just to play these vedio games.So why dnt we use this use this to our advantage.Why dnt we make some work that involes with the vedio game because i believe that if we do decided to do this more grade point averages will change,more students will be in school,more work being turned in.Teachers,Parents,Principles will see a diffrent in there student/child.

viodo games can be a negative and a positve thing. voido games are a nigative thing because they teach peopple how shot,kill,rubb,and say things dont dont need to be said.some positve ways are that they have some games that teach you how to read,math,and splee.

Video games have a positive and negative effect.A positive examples are it helps kids learn and brainstorm on the game. Like when you do missions on a game you have to concentrate and pay close attention just like what you do in school. On the other hand a negative example of it is some kids when they play video games they want to go out in the community or in the world to do the same thing they saw on the game. That’s why some kids or teens especially shouldn’t be able to buy games that not in their age limit and kids shouldn’t be able to buy games that over their age limit.

In my opinion, video games are negative and harmful. The reason I say that is because they take up all of your time that you could be using for other things. One example I have are my two little sisters. THey both have Nintendo DSI's, and they play them non stop. My mother made a statment saying if anyone of us made anything lower than a C she was going to take away our electronic devices. One of my little sisters made a D on their report card, and my moter took her DSI away. So Therefore, video games have a neagative effect on students.

Video games have positive and negative effects.A lot of people think video games has effected alot of kids these days.Some parents let their kids stay up late on a school night playing video games,but some parents are strict on their kids,because they want their kids to do well in school.Some parents go with their kids to the store and pick out certain video games for their kids to play.

video games have both positive and negative effects. it has more of negative effects than positive.The reason why is because it can allow children to grasp to bad things, and also it can alert their attetion and if they see violence going on in the video game try to do those things that are not neccesary. It also has a positve effect because it can be a way of learning things that they need to know.

Video games have positive and negative effects. A lot of people think that video games have more negative effects than positive. One main reason is that video games are addictive. This is very common with with teens and kids. Parents often worry about their kids being addicted. If a child brings home a Playstation 3, thay might play it for hours. As a result, they will miss out on their homework, they won't exercise, and they might miss some great things in the world. Although they are many negatives, there are positives. Video games can teach children. For example, Vtech is a very educational game for kids that are about to start preschool. This will help kids be more familiar with the lessons.

vidoe games have positive uses to them.for example, my grandma has the wii fit and exercise three to five days a week.She has more energy every morning when she gets up from bed.The negative effects of video games are the reasons why students are behind in their grades.

I agree, that video games has positive and negative effects, but the negative part starts with the parents not the makers. Video games aren't rated for no reason. If your child wants a game that's rated M for mature and you see

I think video games are positive such as leap frog and v-tech. These game systems where design to teach younger kids things they would learn in school, for example my little brother owns a v-tech he played the gmae system every day leading up to his first day of school; then he went to school came home and told me how the v-tech told taught him things that he learned in school. another game system is the Nitendo Wii this game system is popular among senior citizens because, the Wii keeps them active and is a great excrise game system. So whether its a leap frog, v-tech, or Nitendo Wii tese are the game systems that make a good name for technology.

I think there are Video games that are positive and some that are negative. For instance Grand Theft Auto that is a negative and violent game. I feel kids 14 or under shouldn't play that because they might think thats what they have to do to surive in life. And another game is Def Jam Icon that has alot of cursring and fighting and kids dont need to play that. A positive game is Gutiar Hero because if you want to make music when you get older you can play that game. Like myself i want to make music when i get older so i play Gutiar Hero because it shows me how to use a Gutiar. And The Sims is positive because it shows you how life is gonna be on your own. And it shows you what to do and not to do in life.

I think video games have a negetive and positve effect on children and young adults. I myself hav3e had some bad expericances with games myself for example. I played them for minutes and hours at a time. This got my behind in my classes and activities. In about a month of playing games, my grades dramaticlly dropped and I didn't know anything in my classes. The cause4 of this was video games. On the other hand I've seen the positive side too. For example my little neice, who is startintg kindergarden hads a a video game called Learfrog. This is a educational game that helps her withe her numbers and numbers. She plays it all the time and I noticed that her grades improved and she has a A+ in all her classes. This aguement goes both ways.

Video games have positive and negative effects. The positives are that they show creativity by making games that can help a person physically like the Wii as an example.

There are a lot of video games in this country; you just can't criticize the bad games. What about V-tech ,leap frog, and fisher price it helps kids to learn their numbers and letters .Wii, Ps3 , and Xbox 360 have educational games as well ,trivia games is the most common .My family and I play trivia games on the ps3 about history ,math or English. Therefore you shouldn't just be talking about the negative, because there's positive as well.

video games are very good not all games are the sliver bullet some game are made for learing such as the game vtech which is a game that is made to help kids learn thier abc and thier math my brother had ther vtech and now he is one of the best students in his class you could say all day that video games are bad but that is not always ture it iis all in what type game you play yes i agree that some games are bad but not all opf them and that is where i stand on the topic and that is what i have to say

Students can really benifit from video games. Video games are a good way for students to learn about diffrent subjects. It was said that the best way for a student to learn is if they dont think they're doing it. So things like war games,football games there all helpfull in some way. War games help with history,football helps with concentration. Overall games do help young developing minds become stronger.

video games have negative affects by, example if a kid stay up from the time he get home until the next day of school that can damage his brain. But on the other hand a positve affect on video games is for toddlers and preschoolers, like leap frog can help toddlers with their abc and numbers.

Games are positive because its a way to have fun without going outside for some kids. Some kids can't go outside everyday, what can they do in the house besides watch tv. A game comes in handy then. Some adults parents ETC... say that some games are to violent, but the games just show a part of what really happens in life or something that you'll get to know with or withtout a game. video games are violent, educational, influencing, everything, i say if you dont like them dont play them.

Video games have a postive way for learning. Leapfog is a children learning game that helps kids to do math and reading. The wii also a good example for learning to they have video games to help your mind with math question and reading question.

I think playing video games have positive and negative effects.I think this because some children that play too much video games make them less active to do other things such a studing often,sports or clubs.I also thank theres postive effects because some video games are educational,such a leapfrog abd etc.

I think that video games has a positive and negative effects on children. I think this because some video games can help children wit knowledge and school learning. Such as math and reading, and learning the ABC's perhaps. And another way is video games can harm children because some kids play harsh games n it could rub off on them. It can make children think in a different way then they are suppose to. When children see things they try it. So its postive and negative things about video games.

I think that video games has a positive and negative effects on children. I think this because some video games can help children wit knowledge and school learning. Such as math and reading, and learning the ABC's perhaps. And another way is video games can harm children because some kids play harsh games n it could rub off on them. It can make children think in a different way then they are suppose to. When children see things they try it. So its postive and negative things about video games.