Do Video Games Contribute To Gun Violence
Do videogames contribute to gun violence?
In modern society, many people like to play video games. Some people even become addicted to it. They don’t go to work, and they just play video games all day. I think video games are good for killing time and entertainment, but we shouldn’t play too much. Playing video games does not help people for anything. Many people also think that playing violent video games would make people become violent. According to a survey, a whopping 75% of polled parents think violent video games contribute to violence. In my opinion, I think video games do contribute to gun violence.
First, some people are too addicted to violence video games, and they can’t differentiate the real world and the virtual world. They think people could resurrect in the real world like the characters in video games, or they might kill people in the reality and think they are still playing video games. As COuellet says, “The isolated 'realities ' that enter a persons subconscious and mind through repetitive viewing or participation in violent video games can easily translate to acts of violence in real life”(COuellet). I think this is very likely to happen when a person plays video games for many days without getting enough sleep.
Secondly, some people especially children would …show more content…
simulate the scenes that they think is interesting in video games, or they might simulate the characters in video games. Children often have a strong curiosity, and they often don’t know what is right or wrong, so they might do the things that are from video games. Children are more likely to simulate things from video games according to the web, “Young children are more likely to confuse fantasy violence with real world violence, and without a framework for ethical decision making, they may mimic the actions they see in violent video games”(ProCon.org).
In addition, the people, who use guns to shoot other people in the real world, they all play violent video games. There is something terrible that happened in 1999. The students Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris opened fire in their Colorado high school. They shot 20 people, and 13 of them were dead. According to the media, “The media revealed that Harris and Klebold played a lot of violent video games, including "Wolfenstein 3D," "Doom," and "Mortal Kombat."”(Julia Layton). When people play a lot of violence video games, and they kill a lot of people in the games, they think it is not serious to kill people. It would be very terrible if they get used to it.
Finally, video games often reward players for simulating violence.
Players would get reward from killing in video games instead of punishing them. This would encourage people to be violence. Moreover, violent video games teach children that violence is an acceptable way to solve problems. A study from 2009 found that children who play violent video games have lower belief in the use of nonviolent strategies and are less forgiving than players of nonviolent video games. According to a web, “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”(ProCon.org).
In conclusion, I think playing violence video games would make people become violence. First, some people can’t differentiate the real world and the virtual world. They think people in the real world could resurrect like in video games. Secondly, children often have a strong curiosity, so they might simulate the scenes that make them feel interested. In addition, the people, who use guns to shoot other people in the real world, they all play violent video games. Finally, video games reward players when they do killing in video games instead of punishment. Besides, video games teach children that violence is an acceptable way to solve problems.
Works Cited
COuellet. “Does violence in video games contribute to real life violence?” Helium. Web. 13 June. 2008.
“Do violent video games contribute to youth violence?”ProCon.org. Web.
Layton Julia. “Do violent video games lead to real violence?” HowStuffWorks. Web.
In modern society, many people like to play video games. Some people even become addicted to it. They don’t go to work, and they just play video games all day. I think video games are good for killing time and entertainment, but we shouldn’t play too much. Playing video games does not help people for anything. Many people also think that playing violent video games would make people become violent. According to a survey, a whopping 75% of polled parents think violent video games contribute to violence. In my opinion, I think video games do contribute to gun violence.
First, some people are too addicted to violence video games, and they can’t differentiate the real world and the virtual world. They think people could resurrect in the real world like the characters in video games, or they might kill people in the reality and think they are still playing video games. As COuellet says, “The isolated 'realities ' that enter a persons subconscious and mind through repetitive viewing or participation in violent video games can easily translate to acts of violence in real life”(COuellet). I think this is very likely to happen when a person plays video games for many days without getting enough sleep.
Secondly, some people especially children would …show more content…
simulate the scenes that they think is interesting in video games, or they might simulate the characters in video games. Children often have a strong curiosity, and they often don’t know what is right or wrong, so they might do the things that are from video games. Children are more likely to simulate things from video games according to the web, “Young children are more likely to confuse fantasy violence with real world violence, and without a framework for ethical decision making, they may mimic the actions they see in violent video games”(ProCon.org).
In addition, the people, who use guns to shoot other people in the real world, they all play violent video games. There is something terrible that happened in 1999. The students Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris opened fire in their Colorado high school. They shot 20 people, and 13 of them were dead. According to the media, “The media revealed that Harris and Klebold played a lot of violent video games, including "Wolfenstein 3D," "Doom," and "Mortal Kombat."”(Julia Layton). When people play a lot of violence video games, and they kill a lot of people in the games, they think it is not serious to kill people. It would be very terrible if they get used to it.
Finally, video games often reward players for simulating violence.
Players would get reward from killing in video games instead of punishing them. This would encourage people to be violence. Moreover, violent video games teach children that violence is an acceptable way to solve problems. A study from 2009 found that children who play violent video games have lower belief in the use of nonviolent strategies and are less forgiving than players of nonviolent video games. According to a web, “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”(ProCon.org).
In conclusion, I think playing violence video games would make people become violence. First, some people can’t differentiate the real world and the virtual world. They think people in the real world could resurrect like in video games. Secondly, children often have a strong curiosity, so they might simulate the scenes that make them feel interested. In addition, the people, who use guns to shoot other people in the real world, they all play violent video games. Finally, video games reward players when they do killing in video games instead of punishment. Besides, video games teach children that violence is an acceptable way to solve problems.
Works Cited
COuellet. “Does violence in video games contribute to real life violence?” Helium. Web. 13 June. 2008.
“Do violent video games contribute to youth violence?”ProCon.org. Web.
Layton Julia. “Do violent video games lead to real violence?” HowStuffWorks. Web.