After completing my research on the mental impact of playing video games, I then moved on to the last aspect of the assignment; physical impacts of video games and the argument that playing video games can cause physical health problems.
The first source I will be using to analyse this argument is a study conducted by mediacl student Sobani Zain and others in 2011. The study attempted to prove whether playing video games caused either an increase or decrease in players’ heart rates. The study used 30 male subjects aged 17 to 25 who were asked to play a video game while their heart rate was measured at various intervals. The study found that players’ heart rates increased significantly after 150 seconds of playing.
Source: Sobani, Z 2011, “Electronic Gaming versus Physical Activity: Effect on Heart”, Journal of Pakistan Medical Students, vol. 1, no. 1
The second source I will be using that will oppose the argument is a study released by Shaun Green in 2003. The study argues that video game use improves the visual perception of users.
Green, S & Bavelier 2003, Action video game modifies visual selective attention, Nature, vol. 423, no. 1, p. 534
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