Video games are games played on consoles with a display such as a monitor or touchscreen. People who play video games can become addicted to the game as they play continuously for long periods of time. Some games can cause the player to become frustrated with the game as they constantly fail or lose, players can have mental breakdowns and sometimes become physical. Families affected by video games suffer a loss of money and communication. I am convinced that video games have a negative impact on families, this argumentative essay will talk about the negative impacts that video games have on families. Video game addiction is a problem that many people face when they play games, they may be addicted without knowing it, but eventually their addiction becomes stronger over time and they will realize it. Video game addiction comes from the brain and when the player's brain comes a game that has a good reward system that rewards the player. When the brain feels good, it wants more, so the player keeps playing until reality takes over, but eventually the player comes back for more. When a family member is addicted, it causes reality issues within the family. According to Peter Gray: "In South Korea a distraught young man plays a video game for fifty hours straight without stopping, sleeping or eating, goes into cardiac arrest and dies." Therefore, video games are addictive, they are dangerous...' These South Koreans have no one to control them or limit what they do, so they continue to play without breaks or eat food until they die. On BBC News a Korean couple starved their baby while raising a baby online, they fed their baby every 12 hours and went back to online... middle of paper... a console for the Their Christmas gifts are bad because children easily become addicted to games and they have a strong impact on what they learn. One of the main issues in most families is money, and the amount of money spent on gaming each year could be earmarked for foreign holidays, family trips, or other family activities. Works Cited http://theweek.com/article/index/255964/the-psychology- of-video-game-addiction http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201202/video-game-addiction -does-it-occur-if-so-why http://www.sciencedirect. com/science/article/pii/S0022103112002259 http://kotaku.com/5110323/teen-shot-parents-because-they-took-away-halo-3 http://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/ 2013/12/02/parents-choosing-tablets-over-video-game-consoles-this-holiday-season/ http://motherhood.modernmom.com/effects-video-games-family-2945.html http:/ /news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8551122.stm