P. Stephen Calcutt 9 October 2012 E-Portfolio Video Game-Playing is Unhealthy for Teenagers Effects of Violent Video games The amount of time invested in various media by adolescents rises every year due to the increasing technology advancements. In fact‚ between 2004 and 2009 the amount of time an 8- to 18 year old spent with media increased by 1 hour and 17 minutes a day‚ resulting in 7 hours and 38 minutes per day in 2009 (Reinburg‚ 2010). This amount of time is mind-blowing when added
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Violent Video Game Debate: Position: Against Hook: A lot of people in this room alone have probably at least once played a violent video game or at least have seen someone play a game that is violent. Games such as Call of Duty‚ Halo‚ or Gears of War. Heck I own all three of those games‚ but that’s beside the point. What good can come out of playing games where you repetitively kill others and see some ridiculous gory images? Honestly what good can come out of this when developing minds are playing
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were video games. Video games have been a growing area and a highly developing area. With new games and consoles launched every year‚ video games have interested people around the globe and people of different ages. In today’s time‚ video games have become a way of teaching children‚ a way of learning through adventures games. Other genres include‚ action games or also known as violent games‚ drawing games‚ role-playing‚ simulation‚ strategy‚ racing (vehicle-stimulation) and also health games.
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plays video games. From kids to adults‚ we all go through the phase of video games. Some are violent others aren’t. So which ones are good for you and which aren’t? Well I believe that video games in general are just games. They do not harm anything or anyone. Violent video games do not cause violent behavior. Just because you go around shooting people on a television doesn’t mean your going to run around the street killing people. This misconception is often misunderstood. It’s just a game. Your
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Their Violent Impact Violent videogames have always had a giant target painted on their back. They are always on the chopping block when a violent crime is committed in the real world. There are many videogames that put you in the role of a mass murderer or a gun wielding exterminator‚ but are videogames really the ones to blame for these violent acts? In the essay “Gore for Sale” written by Evan Gahr violent videogames are being stigmatized because of their violent gameplay. These violent videogames
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Positive Effects of Violent Video Games Contrary to popular belief‚ violent video game actually has a lot of positive effects. According to studies done about the relationship of violent of video games and violent crime‚ this form of popular media has reduced the amount of violent crime. As stated in the journal written by Benjamin Engelslatter‚ “... video game play is generally associated with reductions in the violent nature of the crimes commited.” (Engelslatter). Also‚ based on information
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the association of violent video games and aggressive behaviour. Conclusions: Several lines of evidence suggest that there is a link between exposure to violent video games and aggressive behaviour. However‚ methodological shortcomings of research conducted so far make several interpretations of this relationship possible. Thus‚ aggressive behaviour may be a consequence of playing violent video games‚ an expression of hostile traits that existed before exposure to these games‚ and/or it may be
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EFFECTS OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES A meta-analytic review of the video-game research literature reveals that violent video games increase aggressive behavior in children and young adults. Experimental and non-experimental studies with males and females in laboratory and field settings support this conclusion. Analyses also reveal that exposure to violent video games increases physiological arousal and aggression-related thoughts and feelings. Playing violent video games also decrease pro-social behavior
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World Apocalypse In today’s world‚ almost 50 hours a week are spent on video games by children of all ages (Oskin‚ LiveScience). Video gaming is so popular today‚ that im almost completely sure that every kid in America knows what a video game is. Video gaming is a multibillion-dollar industry bringing in more money than movies and DVD’s (aacap.org‚2011). While some games have educational content‚ many of the popular games emphasize negative themes and promote the killing of people or animals‚ the
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Video Games and Violent Children Brittany Hern 02/02/2011 Critical Thinking and Composition Home video games‚ an industry worth $11 billion domestically that is now 30 years old‚ continues to be thrown into legal and moral debates regarding what age is deemed appropriate to participate. Video games‚ especially those deemed to be violent or rated “mature‚” are at the center of the controversy. There are two sides to this debate. Video game companies and their supporters
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