Some people stereotype video games as violent and addictive. They think video games are making kids violent and aggressive people, but are they really?

Some think violent video games makes people aggressive and violent but according to Ivywise people who play first person shooters actually have 25% better reflexes and make decisions much faster because it is fast paced and they are always thinking. The first person shooter games also help with teamwork amongst other people, because you have to work with your teammates in order to win the game you are in.

Video games can also spark a creative side to people because the games will allow you to manipulate the environment around you to your liking, supporting a creative side of people. Also according to Policymic companies that make console promote getting up and exercising. Examples of this are the Nintendo Wii, and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect there are many more, but these systems are encouraging the people who play them to get up and move around while playing, it’s not all just sitting and moving your thumbs.

Many companies like the military, medical schools, and police academies are moving towards simulators to train people who are coming on to the job new and inexperienced. In fact according to Business Financial Post 70% of major employers now provide a simulator or interactive software for employee training.

In many cases video games have helped with problem solving skills. People feel like they can solve their problems faster because of what of they did in the video game. There are many video games even websites that help with increasing brain activity for people, for some people it works increasing memory, reflexes, and many other things.

People give people video games bad raps but are they all that bad. Studies show that they help people with increasing memory, reflexes, creativity. Company that make actual consoles encourage exercising by the consoles and games they release. If the video games are creating such a problem then why has there not been anything done about it.