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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Questions about video games for children

1 In average, how long do children play video games in a day?

Answer: According to the research of Oxford University, children play games three hours a day. Also, according to the study by Electronic Gaming and Psychological Adjustment" in 2014, one hour is a beneficial period for children to play video games in a day.

Source: Staff, G. (2015, March 31). Researchers: It's not 'what' games children play, but 'how long' they play them. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://gamepolitics.com/2015/03/31/researchers-its-not-what-games-children-play-how-long-they-play-them#.VZ9lzuoViZO>

Reynolds, K. (2015, April 15). How Long Should I Let My Child Play Video Games Each Day? Each Week? Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.gameskinny.com/w47ar/how-long-should-i-let-my-child-play-video-games-each-day-each-week>

2 In average, how much time do people spend on video games?

Answer: In US, approximately 65% of the households own video games. Also it is said that those particular gamers spend their free time on video games for 18 hours per week, which means about 2 to 3 hours a day. According to Nielsen who researches about people spending on video games, the figure of 65% which is nearly two-thirds of the population, has been stable since 2010. However, people's time spending on video games is on the rise especially smartphones and tablets.

Source: "Video Game Statistics." Education Database Online. Web. 17 July 2015. <http://www.onlineeducation.net/videogame.>

"Nielsen: People Spending More Time Playing Video Games." USA Today. Ed. Mike Snider. 17 May 2014. Web. 17 July 2015. <http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2014/05/27/nielsen-tablet-mobile-video-games/9618025/.>

3 How much time do teenagers spend on video games or any other medias in a day?

Answer: According to the research conducted by Kaiser Family Foundation in 2010, teenagers with the age between 8 and 18 spend 7 and a half hours on medias like playing video games, listening to musics, searching on internets, watching TVs in a day. Especially the time spending on their cell phones occupies the longest time. Moreover hobbies like video games are what people spend most of the time on when accessing internat in addition to e-mails.

Source: Ahuja, M. (2013, March 13). Teens are spending more time consuming media, on mobile devices. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.washingtonpost.com/postlive/teens-are-spending-more-time-consuming-media-on-mobile-devices/2013/03/12/309bb242-8689-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html>

Gibbon, T. (2012, May 8). How people spend time online. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2012/05/How-people-spend-time-online.aspx>

4 Are they any legislations about video games in the world?

Answer: In 2005, Senatoe Hillary Clinton introduced a legistlation that helps parents to protect children from inappropriate contents of video games such as violent and sexual stuffs. The legislation was supported by Director of the Washington Office for Common Sense Media; Norman Rosenberg, President and CEO of Parents Action for Children and Dr. Michael Rich, Director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital in Boston and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Furthermore in California, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Washington, there is a regulation for the sale of violent and sexual games. However it is difficult to prove that those video games were the cause in the case when violents occured.

Source: Hillary Introduces Video Game Legislation. (2005, December 16). Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://gamepolitics.livejournal.com/160116.html>

Barrett, G. (2008, April 4). LEGISLATION ON VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/rpt/2008-R-0233.htm>

5 Does playing video games have bad effects on your health?

Answer: Video games do have positive effect on chidren. On the other hand, it also has bad effects as well. The main symptoms are muscle pain, seizures, obesity, lack of vitamin D, changes in physical appearance and sleep deprivation.

Source: 8 Ways Video Games Are Bad For Your Health. (2012, September 19). Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/cf/slideshows/8-ways-video-games-are-bad-for-your-health#slide=1>

Meixsell, J. (2012, October 14). Video Games are good for you: The Positive Effects of Video Games. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://venturebeat.com/community/2012/10/04/video-games-are-good-for-you-the-positive-effects-of-video-games/>

6 Are there any good effects for children when they play video games?

Answer: According to a study in 2014 by Douglas Gentile, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at Iowa State University, the content of games such as building towns or helping each other can build children's empathy and helpfulness. Additionally it can enhance skills of following instructions and problem solving.

Source: Norcia, A. (2014, June 1). Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.pamf.org/parenting-teens/general/media-web/videogames.html>


The Positive and Negative Effects of Video Games. (n.d.). Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.raisesmartkid.com/3-to-6-years-old/4-articles/34-the-good-and-bad-effects-of-video-games>

7 Are there any dramatical changes on the shape of body if children spend more time outside?

Answer: Yes. Besides understanding the interaction between animals, plants and animals, kids can strengthen their body muscles, bones and balances propelling their body movements back and forth. What is more, they can gain vitamin D which cannot be supplemented when playing video games. Nature is like a teacher for children which provides excerxcise, imagination and many more.

Source: The benefits of getting outside. (2015, May 15). Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <https://www.kumon.co.uk/blog/the-benefits-of-getting-outside/>

Walter, J. (2014, August 5). Benefits of Playing Outside. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://ezinearticles.com/?Benefits-of-Playing-Outside&id=8654903>

8 Should parents restrict their children with playing video games?

Answer: Partly yes. Children's aggressive behaviour is widely connected to violent video games. However, according to a 2010 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation indicate that less than half of teens answered that their parents make rules regarding what they watch or play.

Source: Norcia, A. (2014, June 1). Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.pamf.org/parenting-teens/general/media-web/videogames.html>

Revermann, S. (2013, June 5). What Kind of Parental Controls Should Parents Have on Video Games? Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.livestrong.com/article/1003792-kind-parental-controls-should-parents-video-games/>

9 Which age distriction has the largest number playing video games?

Answer: Firstly, it is said that 2 out of three peoplewho play video games ae female. According to the data in 2015, the age between 18 and 35 of the gamers accounts for 30% which is the highest distriction. Surprisingly, people from 50 years old or more are second highest who play video games. To sum up, the average age of the gamers is 32 years old.

Source: "Video Game Statistics." Education Database Online. Web. 17 July 2015. <http://www.onlineeducation.net/videogame.>

"Age Breakdown of Video Game Players in the United States in 2015." Statista the Statistics Portal. 2015. Web. 17 July 2015. <http://www.statista.com/statistics/189582/age-of-us-video-game-players-since-2010/.>

10 Are there any incidents occured in the past regarding violent or sexual containing video games?

Answer: Partly yes. However the violent and sexual containing video games might not be a cause of some crimes. According to the study conducted by Scott Cunningham from Baylor University, Benjamin Engelstätter from the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) - Information and Communication Technologies Research Group and Michael R. Ward from the University of Texas at Arlington - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics, they found out that the violent crimes among teenagers had dropped down by more than a half although the number of video games doubled between 1994 and 2010. Changing the topic, there was a strange incident perpetrated by a five years old boy who wore blue coverall jeans and red shirt imitating "Super Mario". He jumped on his friend's head and he claimed later that “he tried to steal all the stars.” It can be said that even the super mario games can affect children's bad behaviours.

Source: Research: As Violent Video Game Sales Climb, Violent Crime Among Youths Decreases. (2013, February 13). Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://gamepolitics.com/2013/02/13/research-violent-video-game-sales-climb-violent-crime-among-youths-decreases#.VZ_CzeoVjAx>

 Anomie, U. (2013, July 16). Video games blamed for violent incident at Calgary kindergarten. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from http://urbananomie.com/2013/07/16/video-games-cause-violent-skirmish-at-calgary-kindergarten/

11 Has the number of children playing video games increased recently?

Answer: Yes. In US, 97% of teens play video games and sales of video games have increased. Boys tend to play more video games than girls. Surprisingly, two thirds of children play video games with face to face friends and only a quarter said they play with internet friends.

Source: Irvine, M. (2008, October 17). Survey: 97 Percent Of Children Play Video Games. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/16/survey-97-percent-of-chil_n_126948.html>


Takahashi, D. (2010, March 2). Time spent playing video games keeps going up. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://venturebeat.com/2010/03/02/time-spent-playing-video-games-keeps-going-up/>

12 Is playing video games addictive?

Answer: It is true that that palying video games is addictive like any other addictions in terms of long time spending on them, strong emotion attachment or bad social skills. However, it is difficult to state that it is indeed a mental health disorder according to American Psychological Association. Additionally, the research by American Medical Association shows that only 10 to 15% of video games meet the criteria of addiction. AMA also found out that gamers spend a quarter of their leisure time spending on video games.

Source: Hartney, E. (2014, June 25). What Is Video Game Addiction? Retrieved July 15, 2015, from <http://addictions.about.com/od/lesserknownaddictions/a/videogameadd.htm>

Wright, D. (2012, December 6). Game theory: Are video games addictive? Retrieved July 15, 2015, from <http://abcnews.go.com/US/game-theory-video-games-addictive/story?id=17897574>

13 How can you get over the game addiction?

Answer: Unfortunately, there is no formal diagnosis of video games and it is only stated as a compulsive use of video games which interfere our daily lives. Moreover no-one knows what is really causing the people to stick to video games for a long time. Kimberly Young who is a clinical director for the Centre for On-line Addiction insists that it is just a clinical impulse control disorder.

Source: "Video Games Addiction Treatment Programs." Addiction-Treatment.com. Web. 17 July 2015. <http://www.addiction-treatment.com/research/video-game/.>

"Video Game Addiction | Signs, Statistics, Help and Treatment." HubPages. 3 Mar. 2011. Web. 17 July 2015. <http://whatsnews.hubpages.com/hub/Binge-Gaming-Signs-Stats-Treatment.>

14 What is the most sold video game ever in the world?

Answer: According to the data in 2013, the best selling video games of all time is "wii sports, Nintendo Wii, 2006" with 81.16 millions of copies sold. In 2011, looking at the research made by VGCcharts, all top ten video games are created by Nintendo. Surprisingly the well-known traditional tetris is ranked in 4th which shows that new technology does not really matter regarding video games.

Source: Said, S. (2013, April 22). Top 10 Best Selling Video Games of All-Time. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.therichest.com/expensive-lifestyle/entertainment/top-10-best-selling-video-games-of-all-time/>

Ten Best-Selling Video Games of All Time. (2011, January 6). Retrieved July 10, 2015, from http://www.iadt.edu/student-life/iadt-buzz/january-2011/ten-best-selling-video-games-of-all-time

15 Which is the most successful video game company?

Answer: According to the data in 2014; 1)Sony Computer Entertainment ($13.4 billion) 2)Microsoft Studios ($12.82 billion) 3)Nintendo ($6.28 billion). You can see that the most of the successful video game companies are consisted of U.S. and Japan. The company, "Ubisoft" which has the origin in France was the only one other than the two leading coutries in 2013.

Source: Addison, T. (2014, December 10). Top 10 Richest Video Game Companies. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://www.richestlifestyle.com/richest-video-game-companies/4/>

Zaib, Q. (2013, July 8). The Top 10 Richest Video Game Companies in 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2015, from <http://techeclipse.com/reviews/10-richest-video-game-companies-in-2013/>

16 What is the most  popular video game now?
Answer:`Splatoon` made by Nitendo is now really popular among kids and teenagers. We can say this game a little bit violent because the charactors use guns, but  not too much to criticize. One thing I can mentions is that recent video games are so realistic that children might not able to distinguish the worlds in video games from our real world.
Nintendo(2015). Splatoon<http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/agmj/>
Aetas.Inc.(2000-2015)<http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20150603055/>


17 Which kind of video games was the first one in the world?
Answer: Fastly, simple video games which has only some lines and dots on the screen were started to be created by programars for themselves in 1940s, and they were redesigned to sell later. In Japan, such a simple game named "TV tennis" was the first one which was sold in 1975.
Media Shakers Inc.(2015)<http://r25.yahoo.co.jp/fushigi/report/?id=20090702-90007278-r25>
The history of tv games(2015)<http://www.amami-sea-enjoy.jp/>

18 Which country sold video games first?
Answer: At first, British programars made video games for themselves while they were working. So we can say that video games were originally made for enjoyments to people.
Media Shakers Inc.(2015)http://r25.yahoo.co.jp/fushigi/report/?id=20090702-90007278-r25
The history of tv games(2015)<http://www.amami-sea-enjoy.jp/>

19 When children tend to play video games?
Answer: Generally, students play them after school with friends or by themselves. Parents worry about not only their children's healths but also their studying time. Video games disturb children in their study.
pdf file(2005)<yamaken.ed.niigata-u.ac.jp/~papers/kidslife01.pdf>
Child resarch(2015)<http://www.crn.or.jp/LABO/BABY/SCIENCE/SAKAMOTO/>

20 How teachers generally feel about students playing video games?
Answer: When teachers see some students sleeping during classes, some teachers guess that the students lose healthy life-style bacause of video games. Recent students usually stay up plaing video games. Besides, some teachers believe that students' violence or railings which can be seen or heard at a brake come from aggressive images provided by videogames.
The paper on videogames and children(2015)<ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/40017351975>
Blog(2005)"Why do we study?"<http://blog.livedoor.jp/eng21184/archives/50115932.html>

21 Are there any school  rules related with video games?
Answer:Console video games are basically banned to bring to school because they may disturb students studying. TV games are depended on each family, but there are some discussion about itb at schools.
Benesse(2015)http://benesse.jp/forum/zboca040?CONTENTS_ID=00150001&MESSAGE_ID=004231
column(2003)<http://www.geocities.jp/hon_mal/column/031021.htm>

22 How children buy or get video games?
These days, children buy video games not only from shops but also Internet. Games on the PC or smartphons are often free to play, so it is easier for children to play video games than before.
CES.A(2014)<http://research.cesa.or.jp/interview/hoshi01.html>
eSampoo(2015)http://www.esampo.com/education/sc/game/

24 Does old people play video games?
Yes, with the developments, more and more generations can enjoy video games. Some of them are even used in their rehabilitations.
NHK(2015)http://www.nhk.or.jp/ohayou/marugoto/2013/11/1115.html
Care for everyone(2015)http://www.minnanokaigo.com/news/N72864292/

25 How the creators think about  playing video games and the influences on children?
They want children to play video games because they made them for children's enjoyments, but they think parents have to pay attention to their children not to play too much.
CES.A(2014)http://research.cesa.or.jp/interview/hoshi01.html
Men who made Pokemon(2004)http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0007/taidan1/

26 Which is worse for children, TV games or portable games?
They have no difference between two when thinking about children's health, but when children play TV games, they tend to play by him/herself. When they do so, video games do not even work as a communication tool.
CES.A(2014)http://research.cesa.or.jp/interview/hoshi01.html
Child resarch(2015)http://www.crn.or.jp/LABO/BABY/SCIENCE/SAKAMOTO/

27 How new video games will be?
They will be more realistic and free to connect with other players omline. Besides, video game companies like NINTENDO will sell its new games to south-east Asia. Video games are important business for many  adults, too.
GIZMODO(2014)http://www.gizmodo.jp/2014/05/2015_3.html
SONY(2015)http://www.jp.playstation.com/psvita/hardware/

28 How online videogames affect the players?
Oline games often make players stay at home all the day. It connects each player, so it became difficult for them to distinguish reality and the world in the games.
Online Game Resarch Laboratory(2014)http://ogrl.main.jp/study/03.html
Game and Entertainment(2006)http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2006/08/29/103,1156839386,59164,0,0.html

29 Does someone needs video games to live?
As we wrote before, some elderies use video ganes for the rehabilitations. Nowadays, companies provide some educational ones.
Care for everyone(2015)http://www.minnanokaigo.com/news/N72864292/
Online Game Resarch Laboratory(2014)http://www.bing.com/search?q=%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%80%80%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2&qs=n&form=QBRE&pq=%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0+%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2&sc=8-6&sp=-1&sk=&cvid=787683148d3c46769b55127175c2d5ac

30 What do children like more than playing video games?
These days most children basically play video games after school. Other popular things to do is play sports like soccer or baseball.
Local Children(2001)http://www.wako.ac.jp/hattatsu/prosemi2001/bunka.html
JUGEM(2015)http://kodomoasobi.jugem.jp//

2 comments:

  1. I think this topic is very interesting and all these questions drew my attention very much. I am very surprised to hear that 8-18-year olds spends 7 and half hours on medias and am shocked with it. Also Super Mario game causing 5 year old boy to jump on friends head. Though I'm a bit relieved to hear children play with face to face friends rather than internet friends. However I think video game is a lot of times not a really good thing. Children stay up late to play games, never go outside and play games and they are spending more time on games than anything else. As I read through all these answers to the questions, I couldn't stop thanking my parents for not letting me do any games when I was little.

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  2. I was glad to see that you used at least two sources to answer most of your research questions, summarized the information well, and cited the source in APA style. Well done. There are a few sources which are not in APA style.

    I was fascinated to learn that British programmers made the first video games for themselves while working...perhaps to ease the boredom of work. But, did Britain SELL the first video games as well?

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