The Psychological Impact of Interactive Media on Society
The Psychological Impact of Interactive Media on Society
In today's society, computers and interactive media products have become one of the main needed and necessary products children have wanted, due to the quick passed, very exciting graphics and story lines in games have become a everyday activity in the child's life. Although the computer has been one of human kinds greatest technological advancements, the bright flashy screens and story lines in exciting new games have overtaken the minds of young children and have also become a main exercise for people today. Each interactive media products have had a great impacts on societies, socially and psychologically.
In spite of video games entertaining value, the contents and the use of it has been quite an issue for some people. Many blame video games for its violent contents and claim that video games interfere with children’s process of growing up. The reasons of that is, of course, children’s exhibition of violence. It is interesting to find that actually video games assist children a lot in their education as to introduce the first stage of computers and expand their ability on spatial subjects. It is also interesting to find that video games also assist children in improving their hand-eye co-ordination, causing their reflex to be sharpened. As for an opinion saying that playing video games will make a kid’s social life poor, there is also an argument stating that video game culture has formed a little community, in which the players teach each other and co-operate as one encounters difficulties. In other word, video game culture here plays a big role in expanding gamers’ social life.
As the technological era continues through time, daily life has become more reliant on technology (computers). The daily life of a persons interaction with other people has greatly decreased. With simply sending an e-mail to a friend or family member, the interaction has become less face-to-face, but more face-to-screen. Although this change is happening it is not all bad. With the use of this product, the time used planning arrangements and parties would be minimized, the time you have would be more effective such as things like playing sports and other interactions.
Although we all look up to today's technology as a great advancement, many others look at it as a negative asset in today's society. Being...