Part C

Impact of the Issue

There are two problems that can be seen when looking at the the issue developing over whether or not video games produce too much energy, and if they do should it continue. Mant pro-earth people claim that video games, as well as video game systems, use up far too much of the earth's energy resources and thus should be stopped or at least slowed down in production and distribution. However, the other side of the argument is that the companies that produce these games feel like video games are for one purpose only and that is to have fun. Gaming companies do not make games to hurt the environment. The social issue that is arised when one dicusses the problems associated within video game production, usage, and earth's resources dwindling, is that should video games and video game consoles be continued and if so, at what rate?

The social problem arisen in this issue is very vague because everyone knows that videogames are never going to grow old and thus the quantities of videogames and consoles is always going to increase leveling the amount of the earth's energy resources. However, the ethical issue is one of more importance in the sense that, how do we know whether or not videogames are good or bad? There have been plenty of studies which have proven videogames to actually be good for someone. However, not for the environment.

For gaming companies to produce the amount of consoles and games that they do, it is understandable why there is a very large amount of gamers throughout the world. The many people that fight to keep earth's resources from depleting are going to lose the battle because our world is contstantly being changed through technology. Almost everyday there are new technological advances that allow us to reinvent ourselves and our culture. If this means using alittle bit more energy, so be it. “Energy efficiency saves people money, reduces global warming pollution, and is an essential part of our clean energy future,” said Horowitz. “Electronics manufacturers can help by making smarter products. NRDC is working to make sure this happens" (Clark, 2009).