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A 16-year-old high school student has been ordered not to play violent video games after he made a school-shooting threat on social media. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, the unnamed.

Burroughs said that some studies show a short-term increase in aggressive thoughts and feelings after playing video games, but nothing that rises to the level of violence.

Does playing video games affect school performance? French study compares effects of gaming vs. reading. Ever since the widespread emergence of 'arcade' games such as Space Invaders in the late 1970's, electronic games have been hugely popular. At one time only accessible to most people on large consoles in arcades and bars, the emergence of home computers brought electronic games into the.

Plus, a child's social life with family and at school is much, much more important to her well-being than video games, Przybylski wrote in the study. The scientific pendulum has been swinging back.

Some people have also suggested there are links between playing video games and violent behavior, especially in the wake of tragic events like the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Kids usually play video games alone, and too much time spent alone can foster social isolation. Children who watch more than ten hours of TV a week don't do as well in school as kids their age who watch less. When setting limits, it's important to consider the total amount of time your child spends in front of all electronic screens — TVs, computers, movie screens. Bad habits can become.

Even without an experiment like Arnold's, video games already are one of the few areas where kids with ADHD can exercise cognitive skills. Games demand that they pay attention, even for a short.