negative effects of playing games

Video Games have mostly been perceived as a bad influence by the general media, with various studies and research coming to the conclusion that they are causing violent behavior among teens, inciting sexism and so on. This latest study goes a step further and implies that playing shooters/FPS games can cause brain damage. Conducted in the University of Montreal, Canada, the study was conducted on 100 people who were asked to play shooters like Call of Duty and Killzone for 90 hours. The study claimed that after this period the Hippocampus of the players had reduces in size, which can lead to memory loss and depression. On the other hand, playing games like Mario showed an increase in the same region. The study said that having an in game mini map or GPS led players to go in an autopilot mo...