Negative effects on video gamesThroughout people's lives, there is always something that causes a negative effect. Just like violence on television, video games have negative effects. One of the biggest recent issues is video games having negative effects on our society. Playing Video Games and Violence Video games and violence are very common, but some people still don't know what video games are and what they do or cause. In the article “Negative Effects of Video Games” by Roy D. Silva, the author states: “Video games are highly addictive and can also have tragic consequences” (1). This is a sad but true fact about how our society acts towards video games. Also in the article, Silva goes on to explain that "people who play video games tend to get used to or find themselves in violent scenes" (Silva 1). Almost every game I've played involves violence or something that involves a bad example. As a result, violence is the main attraction of video games. Violence in Video Games Also knowing that video games contain violence, almost everything in our society is surrounded by violence. In the article “Negative Effects of Video Games” by Roy D. Silva, the author states that “the vast majority of video games on the market, some 90 percent, contain violent scenes” (Silva 2). The video game company can actually do something to change the fact that most games contain violence, but yet nothing really changes and even continues to add more violence into games. Roy D. Silva summarizes in the article “Negative Effect of Video Games”. Silva says that “violence in video games has no real-world consequences, it is often pretended to be fun or comical” (Silva 2). Believe it or not, but that's how teenagers and children...... middle of paper......organization'' (Kelly 2). People tend to get very violent when something doesn't go as expected when playing video games. Also, in the article “Video Game an Overview” by Graig Wagener, author Geraldine points out that “video game addiction is often a symptom of an underlying emotional or physiological problem such as depression or anxiety , and sometimes goes hand in hand with defiance, ADHD and other conditions'' (Wagner 1). Many of these effects that people experience during gaming are really harmful and can lead to malfunction. In conclusion, the author tries to inform us what can be bad for us and what can happen to us if we continue to become addicted to these video games. In conclusion, as the amount of video games increases, so does the amount of violence. There are many to prevent violent behavior or the risk of causing dependence and negative effects on society..