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Glazer, S. (2006, November 10). Video games. //CQ Researcher//, //16//, 937-960. Retrieved December 3, 2009, from CQ Researcher Online, http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher /cqresrre2006111000 The Spanish researchers believe that including video games in the online education platforms is the best way to achieve mass, economic distribution. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/11/051108085539.htm psychologists found nearly one in 10 of the gamers (8.5 percent) to be pathological players.
 * More than 40% of the children play video games each day and some acedemic schollars say that it actually helps their literacy.
 * playing video games has been proved to keep a lot of children out of trouble because they hold madden tournaments it the school libraries. It has also made some students go back to the librarie and get some books like calculus.
 * Playing video games does keep alot of kids distracted from doing things such as drugs and going outside and doing things that they shouldn't be doing such as joining gangs and stealing and even fighting.
 * Games like the sims are good for people because it gives a whole diffrent view of the earth because they get to make their own family and get jobs and cook their own food and they get to discover new recipes for cooking so the game teaches people how to act in life.
 * Video games offer grandscale of learning which the school needs to catch up on.
 * Playing games like world of warcraft are teaching people slills like leadership and great work roles.
 * Some people at the university argue that playing videogames is not enough literacy for kids.
 * experts argue that playing video games gives people the leadership and enternship that are needed in todays workplace.
 * some people argue that kids learn quicker and better in the video universe than in real life.
 * People say that games that are projected in 3-D are a really good way for people to learn real life situations.
 * Alot o parents argue that there are t omany videogames out there that reveal way to much like the games with the girls on the island walking around in bikinis.
 * Alot more people are going to libraries instead of the sex related places because its a safe place to go and its free and fun.
 * A man by the name of NESS teaches his classes through the virtual world.
 * The students at harvard log onto the computers and send their selfs into an animated classrooms but as avatars.
 * When video games with violence started to be bought mant juviniles started to go out and do bad things.
 * The popular videogame GrandTheftAuto drew alot of attention because you can steal cars and kill people and do drugs and rob some people and there are a ton of guns in the game.
 * Games like hooked on phonics can help little babies learn how to talk and walk at a younger age.
 * There are educational games that specifically teach kids about a certain subject.
 * The graphical video game is the most flexible.
 * Video games also helps students learn other languages faster than reading a book or watching a movie.
 * Flashing images on the video game screen can cause seizures.
 * 1 in 10 kids that play video games get addicted and can't stop playing them.
 * researchers found that playing games on school days is bad for the brain because it keeps them from studying for test and when they take the test most of them fail it.
 * Adults connected poor behavior to a group of children and found out that their i don't care attitude came from playing violent video games and their attitude toward their parents is from games and the lack of trust is because they slack off.
 * Their are 500 adults ranging from the age of 19 and 90 that have health risk from playing video games.
 * Video games are linked to both physical and mental health problems.
 * Violent games lead to a poor quality of life.
 * 45.1% of the women population reported that playing video games is making their husbands and them depressed.
 * Playing games for a long period of time has lead to obesity.
 * Kids have stopped playing games like freeze tag and hide n go seek to stay inside and play bad games like GTA and other shooting games.
 * Playing high quality video games has made people pay less atenttion to their lifes.
 * People that play around 40hours of video games have a hard time to keep focused and stay on task.
 * Violent video games and movies make people numb to the pain and suffering of others.
 * Playing video games takes the pain out of peoples lives.
 * Games makes some people not think about their actions.
 * Siting to close to the tv is really bad for your eyes because it can destroy braincells and make the eye sight bad.
 * Video games is affecting the critical thinking.
 * some video games elevates the blood pressure.
 * playing video games has been proved to make a lot of young kids and teens really depressed.
 * Games make some kids get really lazy and not wanna get active.
 * Action games make some kids repeat what they play and that leads to violence.
 * Video games put bad images into the players heads.
 * Games lead to life related issues.
 * Video games can improve the brain make some people think better and react accordinly.
 * Games can teach people how to read.
 * They can teach people how to spell and write i other languages.