Danger of Violent Video Games in Children The links between increased aggressive and violent behaviour and the content of video games is a controversial subject. Increased scientific evidence demonstrates that violent video games are linked to increases in aggressive cognitions‚ feelings and behaviours (e.g.‚ Anderson and Bushman‚ 2001; Anderson‚ 2004; Anderson‚ Gentile & Buckley‚ 2007) However‚ there is still much resistance to the evidence among the public and by the video game industry (e.g.‚ Entertainment
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Cause and Effect Essay Video Game Dilemma “. . . a new study has found almost half of all "heavy gamers" are six- to seventeen-years-old” (Bennett). The current generation is one being born into the most technologically advanced civilization ever. While this is excellent from a scientific standpoint‚ it can have some serious negative effects on children growing up with this equipment. Video games are gradually becoming more popular with today’s youth. The rise in video game popularity has caused
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Background Information Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a card company initially. It moved into the electronic entertainment industry in the late 1970s. Nintendo went on to release its own console and dominate the video games market‚ both in home video games consoles and in handheld consoles in the early 1980s. The introduction of Wii in 2006 revolutionized the gaming industry by providing greater interactive gaming for all consumers beyond just gamers. In 2006‚ Nintendo won more awards than
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Violence in Video Games Video game violence hasn ’t been around for very long. For the most part‚ video games have progressively gotten more violent. It seems that the more violent video games are trying to compete with violent movies‚ and other things. But the reason for this paper is do violent video games trigger people to be more violent? With the recent out break of mass school shootings‚ video games has always seemed to be one main reasons for the shootings or other types
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Violent Video Games and Their Affect on Children Date: June 3‚ 2012 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. Student’s Signature: Ulises Ramirez Violent Video Games 1 Violent
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Control Your Kids‚ not Video Game Violence Mike Howe Video game violence should not be lessened in any way. MAVAV (Mothers against Video Game Addiction and Violence) and other parents feel as though there is now too much violence in video games. They state‚ "video game companies continue to market violence aimed at vulnerable children and young teens" (MAVAV.ORG). Their children should be controlled‚ not the games. The games themselves are not alive‚ but only the people who buy them. There was
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creators make violent video games (McGrath 3). If the violence is justified in some way then it could be considered as morally acceptable (McGrath 4). Most violent video games are made so that the player for no particular reason murders and tortures innocent people (McGrath 4). This could be enhanced by making it morally correct like self defense (McGrath 4). There also should be a lesson learned at the same time showing how killing another human being is wrong (McGrath 4). The video game “Dishonored” is
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English 101 05 Feb 2013 Do Video Games Promote Violence? Video games are being blamed more and more for violent acts people cause after playing them in extreme amounts. These violent video games are becoming more popular around the world among children‚ teens‚ and young adults. These games promote aggressive acts like shootings‚ theft‚ and drug use. As video games get more sophisticated and realistic‚ it becomes more like the real thing which desensitizes people to the violence‚ blood‚ and gore
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Do Video Games Lead To Violence? Video games have different purpose for kids to enjoy and to learn from. Most video games are very violent can lead to being aggressive and violent to others. Although reading both sides of the dissuccsuion researches didn’t use just video games to prove there point? Therefore‚ they can’t say that just video games made the kids more aggressive. Researcher used games‚ movies and television to support their data and to get there conclusion. “Yes‚ Video Games Lead
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Professor Colbert English 128-03 7 April 2010 Violent Video Games and Their Effect on Children Ever since the creation of the first video game‚ they have had a certain effect on the individuals who play them. As video games have become more advanced and elaborate‚ children’s interest is at an all time high. With the degree of violence that has been a part of video games since the early 1990’s‚ parents and activists have claimed that these games are affecting children negatively. This claim only seems
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