LEADING THE CHARGE IN HEALTHY VIDEO GAMES
It May Be Surprising For Us To Believe, Because Of Their Outrageous Popularity, But Video Games Haven’t Been Around For All That Long. Of Course, We Needed The Television To Be Invented To Gleam Its Exciting Rewards, So In The 1950’S, Early 60’S, Computer Scientists Began Designing Simple Games And Simulations. It’s Said That The First Game, Called Spacewar! Was Developed By An MIT Hobbyist In 1962. And It Wasn’t Until The 1970’S That The First Video Home Console Was Released. After That, New Innovations Began Springing Up Left And Right. Whether It Was Virtual Reality, Hand-Held Gaming Systems Or Facial Recognition Like We Have Today, The Video Gaming Arena Is Ever-Evolving.
One Thing That Has Remained True Though Over The Years Is The High Amount Of Violence That Is Shown Through Various Video Games. In Fact, 75% Of Video Games Are Violent In Nature.
In An Article Written By The American Psychological Association They Say, ‘Violent Video Games Provide A Forum For Learning And Practicing Aggressive Solutions To Conflict Situations. In The Short Run, Playing A Violent Video Game Appears To Affect Aggression By Priming Aggressive Thoughts. Longer-Term Effects Are Likely To Be Longer Lasting As Well, As The Player Learns And Practices New Aggression-Related Scripts That Can Become More And More Accessible For Use When Real-Life Conflict Situations Arise.’
In An Effort To Embrace Both The Technology And Need For Loving And Healthy Supporting Video Games, Guardians Of Peace Was Born. Debra Petry, With The Help Of Her Daughter Jenna Created Guardians Of Peace With The Intentions Of Healing Kids All Over The World. Using Qigong, A Popular Form Of Meditation, So Popular In Fact That It’s Taught In Schools All Over China, Guardians Of Peace Teaches Kids How To Meditate While Having Fun. But It’s Not The ‘Lotus Position Meditation’ Format That Can Be Sometimes Difficult For Kids To Grasp. It’s More A Karate-Style Meditation That Keeps Children Engaged And Coming Back For More. The Practice Ultimately Leads To Better Health, Increased Happiness, And Improved Mental Clarity.
Not Only Is Technology Embraced In The Video Game But Diversity Is An Important Element In Guardians Of Peace As Well. The Game Was Created Intentionally To Feature Characters That Were Of All Different Walks Of Life, Nationalities And Cultures. Continual Time Spent In Front Of The Video Game Will Inevitably Create New Neural Pathways In The Brain To Allow For Better Storylines To Be Made Within The Child. New, More Accepting Beliefs Help Create More Accepting And Open Kids.
Parents, Consider Introducing Guardians Of Peace To The Whole Family. It’s One Less Fight You’ll Have When It Comes To Video Game Usage!
Guardians Of Peace Is Available On Xbox, Google Play, And On The Apple App Store.