Video Games and Violence in America Nowadays‚ it became a statement of good state‚ on the part of Bible thumpers and those who refer to themselves as “conservatives‚” to think of violent video games as such that encourage young people to indulge in anti-social behavior. For instance‚ the article “Violent Video Games can Increase Aggression”‚ which is available on the website of American Psychological Association‚ implies that it is such games that result in more and more
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in the US played video games in 2008‚ thus fueling an $11.7 billion domestic video game industry. In 2008‚ 10 of the top 20 best-selling video games in the US contained violence. Violent video games have been blamed for school shootings‚ increases in bullying‚ and violence towards women. Critics argue that these games desensitize players to violence‚ reward players for simulating violence‚ and teach children that violence is an acceptable way to resolve conflicts. Video game advocates contend
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Positive Effects of Video Games * When your child plays video games‚ it gives his brain a real workout. In many video games‚ the skills required to win involve abstract and high level thinking. These skills are not even taught at school. Some of the mental skills enhanced by video games include: o Following instructions o Problem solving and logic - When kids play games such as The Incredible Machine‚ Angry Birds or Cut The Rope‚ they train their brain
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in the digital age‚ it’s a fact. Children are using more technology than ever and in many ways it makes life safer and easier for families. But when 40- 75% of children in middle school already have cell phones‚ as well as 89% of children have their own laptops‚ and 97% of children and young adults play video games and/or own a gaming system. With the prevalence of video games obvious many adults have started asking themselves how these games affect their children. Should I be worried that my child
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Video games: The cause of violence or shootings? Have you ever played a video game? Has that made you want to go out and commit a violent act against someone? Many say yes to the first question but no to the second question.Violent video games are always at blame after a tragic or disastrous event. While many people blame disastrous events on video games‚ it isn’t really the game’s fault. There are many other causes that could be to blame such as bullying‚ mental health‚ guardian guidance‚ gun control
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Interactive video games and the Internet have become the entertainment of choice for America’s adolescents. Nearly seven in ten homes with children now have a personal computer (68.2%)‚ and 41% of homes with children have access to the Internet. Annual video game revenues in the United States exceed $10 billion‚ nearly double the amount of money Americans spend going to the movies. On average‚ American children who have home video game machines play with them about 90 minutes a day. The impact
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Impact of Violence in Movies and Video Games on Children Television and video games have become more violent in content. We have become desensitized to the graphic violence we are exposed to via television and video games. We have grown so use to viewing media with this type of content that it no longer phases us‚ and it almost seems normal. Violence can be found in everything from children’s cartoons with violent humor to video games that encourage players to kill opponents to advance to the
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Video Games Cause Violence? Imagine this‚ you enter a room‚ the sound of gunshots ring In your ears‚ you yell “flash out”‚ and you storm the room‚ guns a blazing. You get shot‚ you’re down‚ now you re-spawn‚ to do it all again. Video games have been the blame of a lot of youth violence‚ yet there was violence before videogames. Video games do cause an effect on youth but not violent effects. The topic‚ video games are the leading cause of youth violence‚ is very important; many people believe
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Soloway UNV-104 Expository Essay Final Draft 8/17/13 Nikki Squire Video Games and Violence Playing video games is an ubiquitous pastime among youth today. Popular genres of video games are about conflict and resolution‚ much like real life. When people hear the words violent or violence‚ they automatically associate these words with negativity. However‚ studies have shown (Ferguson & Rueda‚ 2010) that in the world of video games‚ those that are considered violent can actually be of benefit to
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ABSTRACT video games cause behaviour problems‚ is what most people would like to believe or accept as their version of a truth‚ But with this argument I shall intuitively dissect my reasons for my opinion on the harms of video games to our behaviour as well as the positive points. One thing that’s eminent in life is change. Good change is what we categorise as progress‚ the rate at which technology advances makes every other technology based invention progress as well. Video games are no exceptions
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