Crooks 1Studies show that video games can, in fact, be beneficial to you. A lot of times when you hear people talk about video games, they're usually talking about how they ruin people's minds. While there is little evidence to support such claims, there is also evidence to defend them. Video games can have many social, educational, and/or cognitive benefits. Not all video games are classified as violent, like Call of Duty, Mortal Kombat or Battlefield. Instead there are games that are considered prosocial games and are rated E for everyone. So, just to name a few, Mario, Family Games, Lemmings and Dance Dance Revolution. These are games that are known to help or even benefit someone's social skills. If violent games, along with other violent media in general, had been linked to the promotion of violence; then it stands to reason that prosocial games can actually have the same effect and promote prosocial behavior. Many experiments have been performed to test this theory on the effects of prosocial video games. What the team found was that after playing a prosocial game the participants engaged in more helpful behavior, such as offering to help clean up a spill made by the experimental group. They were also more likely to accept future visits that required more study and research without further compensation for their time (Routledge). Another experiment conducted by a separate study group was cleverly set up to appear as if a meeting was taking place between two people, one of whom is a member of the experimental study group. An angry woman bursts into the room where the research is taking place with several participants. The woman ignores everyone in the room, but begins to harassC...... middle of paper ......es-greenBavelier.pdf>.Crooks 6Griffiths, Mark. “The Educational Benefits of Video Games.”Humanities.ucla.edu.Sheu.org. Network. March 5, 2014..Guarini, Drew. “9 Ways Video Games Can Actually Be Good for You.” Huffingtonpost.© 2014 TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc., July 11, 2013. Web. March 5, 2014..Routledge, Clay. “The Social Benefits of Video Games.” Psychologytoday.com. SussexPublishers, LLC, June 7, 2010. Web. March 5, 2014..Scudiero, Kurt. “Video Games in Education.” Doczine.com. NP Network. March 5 2014..