Video Game Violence
Does Video Games cause Violence?
97% of 12-17 year olds in the US played video games in 2008. Due to recent school shootings, and increased bullying, communities are wondering if violent video games cause actual violence. The issue was brought up after the school shooting of Columbine High School. Investigators learned that the two students played many violent video games including Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. However this was to some was a one-time occurrence. Video games are being used as something to blame on for the shooting instead of more logical reasons. Even though Video games are often connected to violence, playing video games doesn 't cause violence because the correlation between violent video games and violent behavior has not been confirmed, video games have been used as a channel for violent behavior, and that the fact parent need to teach them the difference between their imagination and real life.
Many gamers use games as stress relievers for their problems. There was a study where they took kids with anger problems, and they let half play a violent video game; while the rest continued on with there lives. Those that played the game were found to be often calmer. Pulling a trigger on a controller does not lead to people pulling actual triggers. After many hours of gameplay players eventually began to see the violence as irrelevant fiction. They begin to focus more on the game instead of awe of the graphics. 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 way kids release their emotions through video games helps them control them, and not blow up on people for random moments.
Parents also need to start taking responsibility too. No study has showed that video game violence correlates to increased violence in players(Gardner). It can not be proven that video games cause violence because
97% of 12-17 year olds in the US played video games in 2008. Due to recent school shootings, and increased bullying, communities are wondering if violent video games cause actual violence. The issue was brought up after the school shooting of Columbine High School. Investigators learned that the two students played many violent video games including Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. However this was to some was a one-time occurrence. Video games are being used as something to blame on for the shooting instead of more logical reasons. Even though Video games are often connected to violence, playing video games doesn 't cause violence because the correlation between violent video games and violent behavior has not been confirmed, video games have been used as a channel for violent behavior, and that the fact parent need to teach them the difference between their imagination and real life.
Many gamers use games as stress relievers for their problems. There was a study where they took kids with anger problems, and they let half play a violent video game; while the rest continued on with there lives. Those that played the game were found to be often calmer. Pulling a trigger on a controller does not lead to people pulling actual triggers. After many hours of gameplay players eventually began to see the violence as irrelevant fiction. They begin to focus more on the game instead of awe of the graphics. 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 way kids release their emotions through video games helps them control them, and not blow up on people for random moments.
Parents also need to start taking responsibility too. No study has showed that video game violence correlates to increased violence in players(Gardner). It can not be proven that video games cause violence because
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