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Video game play is frequently associated with obesity. Many studies have been conducted on the link between television & video games and increased BMI (Body Mass Index). Due to video games replacing physical activities, there appears to be a clear association between time spent playing video games and increased BMI in young children. [30]
In 2011, the South Korean government implemented a law, known as the Shutdown law or the Cinderella Law, which prohibits children under the age of 16 from playing online video games between the hours of 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. [146] Later on, the law was amended and now children under the age of 16 can play after midnight if they have ...
There have been many debates on the social effects of video games on players and broader society, as well as debates within the video game industry.Since the early 2000s, advocates of video games have emphasized their use as an expressive medium, arguing for their protection under the laws governing freedom of speech and also as an educational tool.
Researchers from this study [28] found that over time children started to think more aggressively, and when provoked at home, school or in other situations, children reacted much like they did when playing a violent video game. [29] But even the harshest critics agree that people can learn something from playing video games. [1]
[7] [8] TV and video games were once largest contributors to children's screen time, but the past decade has seen a shift towards smart phones and tablets. [9] Specifically, a 2011 nationally representative survey of American parents of children from birth to age 8 suggests that TV accounted for 51% of children's total daily screen time, while ...
[215] [216] In response, Tencent, the owner of WeChat and the world's largest video game publisher, restricted the amount of time that children could spend playing one of its online games, to one hour per day for children 12 and under, and two hours per day for children aged 13–18. [217]
Furthermore, the effects of video games on adolescents are not proven to be universally negative or positive, most of the time they are influenced by factors such as the type of games played, the amount of time spent gaming, and the individual’s ability to balance gaming with real-world social interactions.
Power Play's main focus is on the influence that video games can have on society. The book expands upon the future benefits and opportunities that it can provide, and attempts to redirect current stereotypes of gamers and video games to expose the positive aspects that they bring to its users.