Technology is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world, we all have the help of technology, newspapers that once made millions with their newspapers now focus on their publications on the Internet and are increasingly gaining space.
The truth is that the web has dominated the world at an impressive speed, and the ease of enjoying these technologies are getting better. The games are an evolution of this technology, available for different types of consoles they have been moving Billions of dollars every year, and it is amazing how they manage to evolve their graphics and functionalities every year, today there is a multitude of games, however not everything is just joy. Many consider these games to be a threat to children as children have access to games with heavy weaponry in a simulation world very similar to real life.
According to Whitney DeCamp, an associate professor of sociology at Western Michigan University, some studies have revealed the connection between kids playing violent video games and violent behavior. But there is a problem with "looking at those two things in a vacuum": Kids who like to play brutal video games may have a predisposition towards aggression, he said.
Reports of a study by the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics that more than 90% of children in the United States play video games. Among kids between the ages of 12 and 17, the number rises to 97%. More important, 85% or more of video games on the market contain some form of violence. You can read more by clicking here.
The influence of the Games
With an impressive success, Minecraft that was released in 2011 reached the second best selling game place in the world losing only to Tetris. But unlike most games that focus only on surviving in a square world, with the primary focus on mining their minerals and building interesting things, there are a few bugs called Mobs that are there to liven up the adventure even more.
The game is very stimulating for the brain because it requires fast reasoning, and concentration for crafting materials in the game, these stimuli in the brain can stimulate a child's intelligence in an incredible way. The game has already been deployed in several colleges around the world, with a slightly different version of the original available for home play, where teachers can spend their activities and narrate and help their students being their private guide.
If you are curious about the game and want to test before presenting your children, the game can be easily downloaded for free from Google or purchased by the official game site, some computers may not run the game appropriately and there it will be necessary to have Optifine HD modification to the game that allows most computers to execute the game smoothly, essential for anyone who has an older computer.
It is a way of using technology and the influence of games on children, games that may not be so safe for their children, but others like this can be very important for the correct development of children, all that is needed is a good Care of the parents with the control of hours that the child will be entitled to play. If you have the curiosity to know a little more about games and especially about Minecraft, you can read here in Wikipedia all about the game.
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