Abstract

The focus of this paper is to look at the relationships between the development of personality as it relates to growing up with video games. This study will look at the coined term "gamers" and compare them to people who didn't spend as much time on video games. The development certain traits, psychological and sociological, can be identified and linked specifically to extensive use of video games by gamers. The study will also look at the development of morals and how the trend of games becoming more realistic and giving more choice to the gamers. This medium of entertainment is unique because it lets users "live the experience." This presents interesting developments in choices by gamers in video games and also blurs the line between what we think is a morally right decision, and what seems to be morally wrong. Skimming the top of the Nature vs. Nurture debate, this research will identify the paticular effects of video games on development and what it means for us now and in the future, good and bad.