Video Game Violence Leading to Juvenile Delinquency
I. Introduction
A. Evolution of Video Games
Video games originated from the development of electronic games. William Higinbotham was said to be the inventor of the first electronic game, Tennis for Two, by many.A similar game was then released on the Magnavox Odyssey, the first home video game console by Ralph Baer.
The game Spacewar!, a computer game by Steve Russell, was adapted by Nolan Bushnell and turned it into the first commercially sold arcade game, Computer Space.
The first major video game company, Atari, was eventually launched after a release of an arcade game named Pong which was based on Table Tennis.
Nintendo, A Japanese Company, introduced better quality control standards and released its first handheld console, the Game Boy.
After the release of Mortal Combat which shocked citizens with violent game play and gory graphics, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) was established for recommending appropriate age ranges for players.
Through the development of computers and storage capacities, three-dimensional game graphics were then introduced. Increases in computing power also encouraged designers to make the first strategy and simulation games. Players were also then able to play with each and against each other with the growth of computer networks.
Personal computers continued to be useful for social gaming especially with the creation of The Sims, a game that allowed players to create profiles and share them with other players through the Interrnet and the development of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG’s) which World of Warcraft is one of.
Remarkable graphic detail and depth was shown in games through the Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s Play Station 3.
Unique motion-sensitive controllers were introduced with Nintendo’s Wii console which could make people have physically active game play. Microsoft added something to the Xbox 360 which could enable players to use just gestures and their
A. Evolution of Video Games
Video games originated from the development of electronic games. William Higinbotham was said to be the inventor of the first electronic game, Tennis for Two, by many.A similar game was then released on the Magnavox Odyssey, the first home video game console by Ralph Baer.
The game Spacewar!, a computer game by Steve Russell, was adapted by Nolan Bushnell and turned it into the first commercially sold arcade game, Computer Space.
The first major video game company, Atari, was eventually launched after a release of an arcade game named Pong which was based on Table Tennis.
Nintendo, A Japanese Company, introduced better quality control standards and released its first handheld console, the Game Boy.
After the release of Mortal Combat which shocked citizens with violent game play and gory graphics, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) was established for recommending appropriate age ranges for players.
Through the development of computers and storage capacities, three-dimensional game graphics were then introduced. Increases in computing power also encouraged designers to make the first strategy and simulation games. Players were also then able to play with each and against each other with the growth of computer networks.
Personal computers continued to be useful for social gaming especially with the creation of The Sims, a game that allowed players to create profiles and share them with other players through the Interrnet and the development of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG’s) which World of Warcraft is one of.
Remarkable graphic detail and depth was shown in games through the Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s Play Station 3.
Unique motion-sensitive controllers were introduced with Nintendo’s Wii console which could make people have physically active game play. Microsoft added something to the Xbox 360 which could enable players to use just gestures and their
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