On 5/8/02 11:29:00 AM, Yousef
Al-Rahmani wrote:
>On 5/6/02 11:57:00 AM, Terry Blacksmith
>wrote:
>>
>> 1.
>>
>>
>>In the space below, write the
>>title of your tentative topic
>>(e.g. Internet addiction)
>> computer and video games
>>
>> 2.
>>
>>
>>Briefly state why you chose
>>this topic.
>>My son is into video games,
>>and he is very good at it, I
>>see all the bad games as well
>>as the good games.
>>
>> 3.
>>
>>
>>Spend about five minutes
>>listing what you already know
>>(if anything) about your
>>topic. For example, are you
>>aware of any interesting
>>facts, common
>>misconceptions, your own
>>assumptions, important people
>>or institutions involved,
>>key schools of thought, the
>>extent of the problem, current
>>trends, etc.?
>>I know, as well as other
>>parents, they are ver time
>>consuming, and can also be
>>very bad for children, on
>>several situations, they can
>>cause kids to become violent
>>without supervision on what
>>they play. My husband and son
>>were playing a game one
>>evening, the guy was saying
>>things off the wall, scared my
>>son real bad, to these games
>>can be real evil, but they can
>>also be a learning tool if you
>>get the right games.
>>
>> 4.
>>
>>
>>Now spend at least fifteen
>>minutes brainstorming a list
>>of questions about your
>>topic you’d love to learn the
>>answers to. Make this list as
>>long as you can, and don’t
>>worry whether every question
>>is a good one.
>>
>>1. "Why are these games so fun
>>to children and adults?
>>2. "Why are these games so
>>adictive to people that they
>>take up most of their time?
>>3. "How did they come up with
>>the idea of video games?
>>4. "Is this a danger to
>>children, can they cause kids
>>to become violent?
>>5. "Can kids actually become
>>suicidal over the video game
>>craze?
>>6. "How did they come up with
>>some of the games?
>>7. "How are the games made?
>>8. "Can children better them
>>self with some video games?
>>9. "Are there laws, in video
>>stores that don't allow
>>children to rent games of
>>certain levels?
>>10. "Should there be a law on
>>how voilent games should be
>>made?
>>11. "Can we press charges
>>against companys or stores
>>that sell games to underaged
>>children that end up hurting
>>them selves or others?
>>12. "Is the law as strict
>>about video games as they are
>>about drinking and bars?
>>13. "How can we stop the
>>making of violent games?
>>14. "Are the industries that
>>make the games responsible for
>>any negative behavior to the
>>games?
>>15. "As the trend of computer
>>and video becomes stronger,
>>will our world become more
>>violent?
>>16. "If our children do get a
>>hold of a bad game how can we
>>prevent the child from doing
>>somthing wrong?
>>17. "How can we better the
>>video world?
>>18. "How can we ban the
>>violent games?
>>19. "Do the producers of video
>>games have the same criteria
>>of limits on how violent games
>>can get like t.v. industries?
>>
>>
>> 5.
>>
>>
>>If you’re working in a
>>computer lab (or generating
>>hard copies of the exercise),
>>your
>>instructor may ask you to
>>comment on other students’
>>responses to Steps 1-4.
>>Focus particularly on what
>>your classmates did in the
>>fourth step. For each you
>>view, do two things: add a
>>question you would like
>>answered about the student’s
>>topic, and mark the question
>>you find most intriguing.
>>
>>I think its a very interesting topic, I
would like to know if there is any ideas to
find an alternative for these games "as a
solution for this problem" me myself I
don't think these is one !!!!
>
>>Terry Blacksmith
>
>
>
>the first thing you do when you start
>falling is to stop falling ;)

This is a good topic and I really like your
questions pertaining to violent behavior in
children possibly due to video games. I
wonder how children are psychologically
affected by playing video games? Is there
a negative or positive affect on a child's
development due to video games?