ETHICS: Impact of computer games on society

ETHICS: Impact of computer games on society

Concerns such as:

Excessive play time - When going from gamer to gamer, Gamers who play consistently is a different as different gamers play for different amount of times. I myself can play up to eight hours a day when I am not at school however school days I will play up to four to five hours a day. Some gamers can play for longer such as twelve to sixteen hours where as some may do it for an hour or two. According to scientists, have long game hours or having an excessive play time may lead to a 'Gaming Addiction' which is hard to take breaks from. This addictions has been classed by doctors as a real mental disorder, Doctors classify as this because during a gaming session, if a gamer was to achieve something or won a game or something, Dopamine would be released giving them that pleasurable feeling of satisfaction. The head of one software company said "In the hypothetical world created by such games, they become confident and gain satisfaction, which they cannot get in the real world."

(Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_addiction)

Social Isolation - This isn't true for every gamer, hell it isn't true for MOST gamers, this is a rare thing to see from a gamer, Social isolation is when you completely lock yourself out from society like the hermits us gamers are and refuse to talk to anyone whether it be online or in real life. Bringing back the addiction we all know to love, this can be a side effect of it as you will feel like you just want to play more and more, "oh just a couple minutes more and then i'll hang out" and then BOOM. You do an all nighter and completely forget about your friends, Great friend you are. Essentially what I am trying to say that it is scientifically proven that gaming addictions can lead to you being put off of the subject of the matter that your friend, family or partner has brought up so you completely ignore it and carry on gaming.
(source : http://www.video-game-addiction.org/social-consequences.html)

Cost - Now when we hear cost we immediately think of finances however cost can also mean a loss of something. A few issues with gaming that can be counted as a 'Cost' is the cost of you mental and physical health, gaming gives you stress, can cause an increase in laziness such as lack of hygiene and it can aslo make people have a lack of sleep.