“Do Video Games Kill?” Since the released of a video game called Doom in 1993‚ certainly one of the most popular first-games shooters games. It is like a double-edged sword‚ because it does not help video gaming grow into a multibillion dollar industry‚ but is would teach kids how to kill. In “Do Video Games Kill?” sociology professor Karen Sternheimer talked about that the “video game explanation” for kids violence has become more pervasive. In this article‚ the author talked about politicians
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article “Do Video Games Kill?” author‚ Karen Sternheimer‚ brings up an interesting and controversial subject about video games. “If we want to understand why young people‚ particularly middle class or other stable environments‚ become homicidal‚ we need to look beyond the games they play.” Sternheimer starts her article by giving an example of the video game “Doom” that became a target for critics. Shooting at the schools in Kentucky‚ Oregon‚ and Colorado were most probably caused by video games. The
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In the essay‚ “Do Video Games Kill‚” the author known as Karen Sternheimer discusses how news networks and politicians always point to video games as factors that influence the violent tendencies of people that commit murder or mass shootings. Sternheimer often states that news networks often say that video games teach kids “how to kill”. In 1993‚ a popular title to this day called Doom was released. It was a first person shooter that was very popular amongst teenagers and young adults. Not too long
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Video games have become very popular among many age groups especially teenagers. It’s common for teenagers to spend hours playing video games‚ particularly games with violence‚ sex‚ and criminal behavior. This is a huge concern for many parents. One parent says‚ "My kid is so lazy‚ all he does is play video games in the basement! I don’t know what to do." Susan‚ another parent says‚ "It’s frustrating when my son plays video games when it’s a beautiful day out. I don’t get it!" Many parents
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have played violent video games‚ people can not blame the actions of those murderers on video games because people do not have enough evidence to prove that video games cause people to kill. Scientists never seem to factor in social rejection‚ feelings of alienation or depression into their studies and reporters always seem to focus on whether or not the culprit played video games instead of focusing on the problems the culprit may have mentally. In her article‚ “Do Video Games Kill”‚ Karen Sternheimer
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Wright. Will Wright discusses in his article “Dream Machines” that video games “benefit rather than denigrate culture” (212). For years‚ many people have blamed video games for the violence among white youth‚ however Will Wright presents an outstanding argument on how video games can be a positive influence on the world such as progressive new ways of thinking and new technology. For years people have blamed violent video games for violent behavior problems with white youth. In fact‚ many journalist
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depending on what those leaders believe should not be allowed. In the article by Karen Sternheimer‚ “Do Video Games Kill?” Sternheimer shows us that despite that even though violent video games are being blamed for their players committing violent crimes‚ most should not be censored. Her reason is that there are more factors that cause people to commit violent acts that aren’t because of violent video
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Do Video Games Kill? By Karen Sternheimer • When white‚ middle-class teens kill‚ the media and politicians are quick to blame video games. Are they right? As soon as it was released in 1993‚ a video game called Doom became a target for critics. Not the first‚ but certainly one of the most popular first-person shooter games‚ Doom galvanized fears that such games would teach kids to kill. In the years after its release‚ Doom helped video gaming grow into a multibillion dollar industry
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Do Violent Video Games Kill By Jose Gonzalez Dr. Aaron Bazzoli Park University MG 261 01 December 2013 Outline Purpose Statement: To provide an understanding what are some of the legal and ethical issues concerning violence in video games‚ what are some of the laws and court cases that protect the sale of violent video game to minors‚ and provide several examples of the psychological effects video games have had on our youth? I. What are some of the legal and ethical
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Don’t Blame the Video Games The video games have been a source of entertainment for many over the past few years and over the years its consumers are growing in number. It is a source of digital entertainment and does not trigger violent behavior or the violent crimes. It is not a new trend anymore as the games have been around for as early as the 1990s. Parents and guardians strongly believe that most games have violent content thus prohibit their children from playing as they believe it might
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