Social+Perspective

=**Soical Perspective**=
 * Xbox Kinect**
 * The Xbox connect is a great invention I must say. It is good because you can get involved and feel as if you are part of the game. I believe that is is good for social reasons because you can get a group together and all play. Since you don't need controllers people won't feel left out as if they would if you had controllers and ran out of them. It is also good because a lot of the games are exercise based. This will maybe begin to help the obesesity occurring if everybody gets on board. It is also good for those who feel self conscious about going to the gym. Now they can feel comfortable in their own home.**
 * Now for the negatives..**
 * This is hypocrtical to what I said earlier about people feeling uncomfortable about going to the gym. If people aren't going out to excerise I believe that it will take away from their socializing. I know a reason why my mom goes to the gym so that she can see her "gym friends". Although people may feel uncomfortable it is still a way to socialize and see glimpses of real life and mingle with society.**
 * This system does not involve any controllers. Therefore you are doing all the action and movement. This could have an effect on the violence of the games. With a controller I believe that you don't feel as if you are as involved in the game. If you are doing all the action then you feel as if you are inside the game and it feels very real. This could be bad because people will feel their aggression and anger rise. I haven't played any games for Kinect yet but I am sure they have or will come out with shooting games. It is said, I learned in my effects on media and children class, that when people play video games they seem to get very involved and their tension rises. Their palms get all sweaty and their heart begins to race. Since this system allows you to be all in then people's aggression will be sure to be on the rise. This could be bad because they will take out their anger on other people and continue their angry aggression once the game is over. This could lead to not good things so game producers should be careful and think about what kind of affects the games can have on their players.**
 * Wii**
 * The wii is similar to to the xbox kinect. It involves movement and action although not as much. The wii still involves the use of remotes. The social aspect for the wii is very similar to the kinect. You can be very active with it and lose weight. As the article mentioned it can be very good to help children with therapy. It is also very good for older people, they have been seen bowling in wheel chairs or physical therapy. They are good for retirement homes so everyone can be sociable and not feel lonely and get depressed as they sit in their rooms. With the Kinect it can also have its negatives..**
 * Playing all these sports games on the system can keep kids from wanting to play actual sports. If they keep playing all the time they will become addicted to the sports games and will want to be in the comfort of their own home. This will keep them from socializing with children from their own age group and could cause them social awkwardness at school and so forth. They need to know how to play with kids their own age and not just with video games. Along with Kinect is the after effect of the violence. People do get into these games as well. Im sure everyone has seen the stories as the remotes going through the tvs, it really happens. People don't know how to control their tempers and let their aggression control them which will lead to throwing of remotes,yelling,screaming, etc. For these things not to happen there should be a time limit set for children and they should be encouraged to go outside. The creators should make remotes that cannot go flying and there should be less intense games so people don't get so involved that their emotions get heat up. People should mostly focus on the positives which is that this is used for therapy and will continue to help people each day.**
 * Xbox Live & Call Of Duty**
 * I grew up around xbox live. My brother who is three years older than me always was playing it. So for me I have seen all the negatives about it. But there are postivies so I will talk about them first. It is a good way to connect with your friends. A lot of high school friends play so if they cannot go out during the week you can still talk to each other while playing. Also, if you are in college you can stay connected with your friends at other schools and play them. Also, it is a way to meet people from around the world because anybody can play. It is also good because my brother plays with our cousins who we don't see very often.So basically it is a way to bring people together. And now for the negatives.**
 * It takes up a ton of time.My brother would spend hours upon hours in his room just playing. He would not come out. This would ruin his social involment because he wouldn't come out of his room to do anything. He would just stay in and play all night. He would play all hours of the night which would effect his sleep. The loss of sleep would effect his ability in school which could lead to social issues. Now he was one to take his aggression out on everyone he was playing. He would yell very loudly and even curse. When he was done playing and he would lose he would take out his aggresiion on everyone else. This goes to show that video games have that effect on people because people get so into it.**
 * Now call of Duty is one of the more violent games out there and also the most popular. It is a shooting game where you go around and shoot the people you are playing who are not on your team. The competiveness can get the pulses of the players going which can cause their aggression to continue with them after the game. Another thing about Call of Duty is people play for hours and hours. It is an addiction. They blow of their homework,friends, family to play this game or wait in line for hours just to get a copy of the newest verizon when they should be doing something more productive. This game has taken over so many lives and the people that play it don't realize it.**
 * Nintendo 3DS**
 * It is hard for me to find any postitives for social aspects for the Nintendo 3DS. I can only think of negatives. It is basically only for one person. This can not allow for the child to socialize because they are concentrating on their game. They want to be left alone. The device is usually only for one person so they keep to themselves. Or since the device is only for one person it can lead to fights. Fights can lead to people not being friends anymore which can lead to people being by themselves again. If people are by themselves they will have no one to talk to. This will mess up their social skills which will not prepare them for the real world which can lead to problems in the future. They won't know how to act in situations with people or how to hold a conversation. They may not be able to extingish what is reality from what is their game. What creators should do is create something where people can play together. Another negative although this is more health is if a child plays all the time they can become obese. If they become obese they have a chance of getting made fun of and again being left alone. Handheld devices are not good because they dont have interaction. It just focuses on the one person and at a young age at which these children are playing they need to be socializing and making friends. They do not need to be left alone to play a game. They need to be involved, although the graphics make look cool.**