Sales of video games have more than quadrupled from 1995-2008‚ while the arrest rate for juvenile murders fell 71.9% and the arrest rate for all juvenile violent crimes declined 49.3% in this same period. The 2008 study Grand Theft Childhood reported that 60% of middle school boys that played at least one Mature-rated game hit or beat up someone‚ compared to 39% of boys that did not play Mature-rated games. California passed a law in 2005 that would have required violent video games to include
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Carolina Hernandez Do Violent Video Games Cause Violence In Children? 1. Introduction A. Attention Catcher: Imagine you’re in your room‚ all the lights are off‚ and you TV is on‚ you sit there holding a game controller‚ the words GAME OVER are flashing on the screen. The game was hard‚ you killed as many zombies as you could‚ and this is what you get?! A game over screen?! You play the level again. Mid-way through the level‚ someone opens the door to your room. The light stings your eyes
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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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Video games are bad for Children Stop the debate as to whether children who love playing video games should be encouraged to continue or should they be stopped. Several people think children need to play video games because they make them active‚ but still‚ numerous other people also believe video games are not good for children. Despite the fact that other people think video games are healthy for children‚ I strongly believe they are bad for them. There are several reasons why video games are harmful
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The Effects of Video Games on Children Video games have always been under constant scrutiny by parents‚ doctors‚ and the media‚ just like anything in history that has had a profound impact on society‚ especially on children. Video games became an immediate attraction since the moment they were introduced into the world. The games can allow the player to become any character they could ever dream of‚ whether the character is from their favorite sport or from their favorite movie. It allows a child’s
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skills * Negative correlation on time spent on games and academic performance Conclusion Bibliography THESIS STATEMENT Excessive playing of video games can cause decreased social interaction‚ psychological disturbances and increased aggressive behavior‚ deterioration in health and poor academic performance in children. ABSTRACT The playing of video games was investigated to observe and analyse the consequences on children. The effects on social interaction‚ psychological
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Do Violent Video Games Desensitize Children Anthony Cook Southwest Baptist University Video games were first introduced in the 70’s and have taken a drastic change in the way they are being developed now versus when they were introduced. Since the 70’s every decade up until todays games have become more violent natured with strong language‚ killing‚ blood‚ and being realistic. With the increasing demands of more realistic games in today’s society comes more violence that children are exposed
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English 1120 10 March 2006 Video Games vs. Children The promotion of violence by today’s media‚ especially video games‚ has caused violence and aggression in reality to become a major concern. As gaming graphics and special effects are becoming more realistic‚ this portrayal of violence is one of the many important concerns in society. These days‚ a person can pick up a controller‚ move a joystick around‚ press a few buttons‚ and totally devastate an entire city. The recent uproar about this
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Whether playing online games at cyber cafes do more good than harm “Hey! John! Let us go to the cyber café to have some fun‚” Lawrence shouted at John. John looked elated and over the moon upon hearing his fast friend’s invitation. He nodded his head and took the bunch of keys but out of the blue‚ he was stopped by his beloved mother accompanied by a stern face right in front of him. “Where are you going to and with who?” his mother asked strictly. “Erm……with friends and to the cyber café‚” he
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The effects of videogames on children Today in the world there are many options and ways to entertain children. There are football clubs‚ movies‚ television programs‚ and video games. But there are many activities that are not good for children‚ who have ill effects on your subconscious and in the way they operate. We know that violence on television has bad effects on children. Psychologists say that there is a correlation between the aggressiveness and violence on television "is as strong as
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