Video games Change us?

: " Students at the University of Sioux Falls, S.D., enrolled in the class Sociology of Video Games are required to play video games two hours a day. The university had offered courses that examine the impact of violence and sex in movies, so William Lugo, an assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice, thought video games were a logical extension. "What a great opportunity to teach from a sociology perspective," Lugo told the Sioux Falls Argus. "Games are more interactive than movies, too -- you're the main character." Lugo said he has two goals for students: to understand the effect games have on them and to become aware that games tell us a lot about ourselves. For example, in the video game "Halo 2," its main character, Master Chief, portrays masculinity, with his voice and the way he acts. "He's portrayed like a godlike, masculine figure every boy wants to grow up as," said, a male-student who took the course." What are your thoughts on this video game class? I know for a fact that when my son had his PS-2 up and running, he would spend hours glued to it... And at times would become very angry and throw fits it he didn't win or was killed in a game or if it became to much stress for him. As he would yell and blame others because (if we even took a breath of air it made him lose, he said! ) So ...Yes I do feel that Video games change the levels in the brain after long periods of playing them. He would even go thru with-draw like signs if he couldn't play it for a time when I took it away. But I also feel that computer games are just as bad they are just TV-gameboys...( By the way I broke his machine- was not on purpose but now glad I did, as I find he has calm down abit more but it took about a-month to see the change)"