Disadvantages of Gaming

The site http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Impact_Video_Games/ is about how videogames cause kids to become more violent. The author wrote this article to keep parents aware the harm videogames can cause to their children. Also the author works for a non-profitable health organization so the goal is to make sure kids don’t get violent due to videogames.

The author’s viewpoint on videogames is it’s bad for kids and can influence them to get violent. Most of the article is about how tests have showed that people playing violent games become more violent. Examples the author used on this are kids that play violent games tend to be more aggressive, prone to confrontation with teachers, may engages fights, and also have a decline in academics. The other part of the article is about how to prevent this by setting a time limit on how long a child can play.

The site is reliable for research since it is a scholarly source whoever the article is not. All the information and statistics used are tests from 2004 which is eight years ago. A lot of kids in our school also play violent videogames but very few of them became violent. Out of five of my friends who play violent videogames only one acts moderately aggressive. Also he was probably not even influenced by videogames but the other things he plays with such as airsoft guns or actual weapons. Videogames don’t influence many people today but instead it’s just another thing in our lives.  

Benefits of Videogames

The article http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2011/12/the-benefits-of-video-games/ shows people how there are multiple benefits to videogames.  The author author’s purpose is to make an interesting article that people will read. ABC News’ goal is to get viewers so they have to come up with interesting topics to inform the people on. To get more viewers the information they present has to be true or else no one will watch a channel full of fake facts.

The author’s viewpoint on this topic is that videogames are a helpful tool that can help people learn, bond, and improve skill such as hand-eye coordination. In the beginning of the article the author even has a section “Opinion by Scott Steinberg”. The topic of the article is the same as his viewpoint.

Although the article is mainly about the author’s viewpoint the information is accurate and the site is a reliable source. Since ABC is a news channel the information has to be accurate so viewers will want to watch it. The author is very familiar with modern technology and is going to release a book series on parents guide on kids with games. The article was published just a month ago so the information is very new.  Also the information presented about the games is extremely accurate and can be confirmed with any gamer such as myself.           

Medical Benefits of Videogames

This article http://scoop.intel.com/medical-benefits-and-computer-gaming/   is about how video games have medical benefits. The author’s purpose is to persuade how videogames have benefits and aren’t all just bad. For example the author stated that Loyola University Hospital uses a videogame called Snow World to help burn patients recover. Since the patient will be more focused on the game the incoming pain has been greatly decreased. Also the author said research has shown that surgeons who play video games have enhanced their hand-eye coordination and spatial orientation and have 27 percent fewer errors and accomplish tasks 27 percent faster.

                The author’s viewpoints of videogames are extremely positive. To prove this the author has stated in the beginning of the article that he has written similar articles on this subject. He uses facts like hand-eye coordination is increased from playing games.

Even though it is persuasive article, it is still a reliable article because he uses logos (facts) to prove his point. Also the author is part of the company Intel, the world’s largest computer CPU manufacturer, so he specialized with computers and games. Also the article was written January 19^th, 2011 which is very recent. All the information can also be checked by the hospital since they use the method of using videogames to reduce pain. The facts can easily be proven in other articles too. Because the author used reliable information this site is reliable source of information.

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