Pankhuri Aggarwal
Gaming has become a universal language. Tech craving is the nastiest problem hitting the globe right now. Computer and video games have come a long way since Space Invaders and Pac Man. Today’s games are much more multifaceted and attention-grabbing, and the technology is cutting-edge to the point where a gamer can get submerged in a multimedia-enabled ‘virtual reality’ or ‘alternate world’. Over the many, many, many years of gaming it has become a colossal miracle that has swept the entire world over. There are gamers spread throughout every single continent. But now with the advent of technology, what is more getting onto your feet are the questions like-Do violent role-playing games make people intense and furious? Does outlaying too long at the screen cause people to become overweight and unhealthy? Do games upsurge skills and knowledge? These are vital productions areas of concern because many young people devote maximum hours of the day playing these games.
If we slender back in the time, we try and find out how this whole gaming industry started. It began with a simple, but world-shattering design of the ultimate game, Pong. The golden age of arcade video games began in 1978 and continued through to the mid-1980s. A second generation of video game consoles, released between 1977 and 1983, saw increased popularity as a result of this, the home video game industry was eventually rejuvenated with the third generation of game consoles over the next few years, which saw a modification in the supremacy of the video game industry from the United States to Japan and then widespread all over the world. This same time period saw the advent of the personal computer game, specialized gaming home computers, early online gaming, and the introduction of LED handheld electronic games and finally handheld video games.
“Video games are not all vicious, but most of them are pretty shocking and horrific. It has been expected that up to 90% of games contain some violent content. People are concerned that violent games might be causing young people to become violent”, said Avanash Gupta, student of Psychology. He further added, “Studies have shown that violent games can increase functional stimulation that is the fighting response, emotions and even change our behavior”.
Recently, a very popular game of 2012, the call of duty was given a certificate of 18 as the game featured shocking lifelike scenes of soldiers trying to kill each other. Divyam kapur, a student said, “Video games and especially the violent one does not lead to bad behavior. People were violent before the advent of such games. It is not games but the mental psychology of the person which is to be blamed. And people as well as the researches need to accept these facts”.
Video game attractiveness continues its rapid growth. This creates distresses among parents and teachers who think video games will affect adolescences social self-interaction and academic success. Hence video games are not at all meant for children who are not teens yet and who are still growing and there mental ability to seek things is yet developing.
Fatim Gupta, owner of video game consoles said, “The universal rule which has been behind the success of the gaming industry is develop a new game and entice people that have not been playing before, and hence the market grows, and once people tried one form of gaming they are more willing to also try another”.
This year games have pushed new frontiers with innovative story lines, fantastic graphics and creative storytelling. Two new consoles, the handheld PlayStation Vita and the Nintendo Wii U, introduced new game-play options with touch screen controls and cross-platform titles. There are various games that took over not only the world but everyone in the entire universe has played these games. The first on the list is “Dishonored is a game with a fantastic setting, an excellent story line and the ability to make the adventures your own. Second is ‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown’ Can you build and lead a worldwide military force tasked with defending Earth from alien invaders? Third one is Far Cry 3 the gorgeous vistas and brilliant open-world gaming make Far Cry 3 a worthy entry in the franchise, and an obvious selection for one of the best games of 2012 character-centric story of growth and danger and drops it into an open-sandbox world where you must adapt to survive. It goes beyond that into an exploration of personal change against overwhelming odds. Your character starts out as a timid party boy, stranded on a lawless tropical island, and evolves by necessity into something more deadly. And the final on the list is ‘Halo 4’ brought a close to one of the popular characters in this sci-fi action franchise. The super-soldier will live on to kick more alien tail, but with artificial-intelligence companion. The game’s graphics are almost film-level quality, and the range of environments keeps the pacing fresh.
Suvidha Dhall,a psychiatrist and a child specialist said, “video game fascination is eventually taking over the minds and health of the youth of our country. Not only young but even adult between the age banners of 25-32 year old people are also under its great mesmarization”. She further added, “Daily I have cases like mental stress, obesity, disobeying children and even addicted adults which come to me, and the first thing I do is to control the timing of there playing the games as stopping them play the games is no solution. As it is said, “excess of everything is bad”, hence eventually there is difference in their attitude and the family as a whole gets more time together. We try to bring back the mind of our patients from the artificial world of games into reality”. Hence playing is not bad but there need to be some guidelines which are needed to be followed so that the gaming world can be more fun than playing on individual mind and health. Firstly, restrict the time of play. Do not expose any of your body part excessively in gaming like thumb, fingers as it may be harmful and can affect your ability to write. Sometimes, gaming may cause neck pain hence do not ignore it and seek the help of the doctor. Gaming is just like any other drug or alcohol addiction, you can’t get plentiful of it, the more you have it, the more you want it and you just can’t help it. Just remember the fact that you are not hooked to any sort of games but are playing for entertainment and pleasure. Anything that please you is never a problem till you keep everything in balance.
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