According to research done at Denison University, boys from the ages of six to nine who spend hours every day playing console video games do not learn reading or math skills as readily as boys who don't play video games. In addition, though the boys who played video games did not show behavioral problems in interactions with their parents, they did have issues with their teachers, who reported more learning problems with these boys.
According to the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, teenage boys and girls who play video games are significantly less interested in school than other teenagers. Research showed that, though teenage gamers spend as much time with friends and family as other teens, they spend 34 percent less time doing homework than other teens, and 30 percent less time reading.
According to research done at Wheaton University, children who play action video games as opposed to puzzle video games show different cognitive and perceptual skills after game play is over. Those who play action games approach subsequent tasks with a great deal of speed, but with little attention to accuracy, while those who play puzzle games turn in accurate work afterward. The type of video games being played thus relates to how a child will treat homework.