in the US played video games in 2008‚ thus fueling an $11.7 billion domestic video game industry. In 2008‚ 10 of the top 20 best-selling video games in the US contained violence. Violent video games have been blamed for school shootings‚ increases in bullying‚ and violence towards women. 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. Video game advocates contend
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INDS-1033-40 November 23rd‚ 2012 The Benefits of Video Games It is without a doubt that video games have exponentially grown in popularity throughout the last decade. They have truly become one of the most popular forms of entertainment (when compared to Television‚ movies‚ music‚ etc). Consumers spent $24.75 billion on video games‚ hardware and accessories in 2011. Although the majority of game players are adults‚ video games have become exceptionally popular among kids. According to
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you ever chosen to play your new video game over studying for your big upcoming test? That extra ten minutes of study time can go a long way. Research shows that excessive use of violent video games can not only decrease academic performance‚ but increase aggressive behavior‚ and desensitizes the player towards intense violence and gore. One of the many negative effects of excessive use of violent video games is increased aggression. Excessive use of these games could really change how fast you
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violent video games. Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) raised the issue while discussing his proposed “national commission on mass violence” on “Fox News Sunday” Dec. 16. “The violence in the entertainment culture‚ particularly with the extraordinary realism to video games and movies now‚ does cause vulnerable young men‚ particularly‚ to be more violent‚” said the senator‚ who was joined by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). ABC News has not confirmed that Lanza played violent video games‚ but gaming
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Gender Stereotypes in Video games Characters with disproportionate bodies. Characters submissive characteristics and storylines. Video games have come under criticism for the recent use of female characters. Whether it be how the characters look‚ or even behave within the story compared to their male counterparts. Yet‚ these criticisms and possible sexism have gone somewhat unnoticed by the community. It is important to understand how these sorts of stereotypes have any impacts on the consumer and
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Argumentative Essay “If video games do increase violent tendencies outside the laboratory‚ the explosion of gaming over the past decade from 3.2 billion in sales in 1995 to $7 billion in 2003‚ according to industry figures‚ would suggest a parallel trend in youth violence. Instead‚ youth violence has been decreasing.” (Hoerrner 49). A video game is a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or display. Violence is behavior involving
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Does the violence in video games really influence the violence in the youth? According to humanillnesses.com‚ violence is the use of physical force to injure people or property. Influence is a person or thing with the capacity or power to have an effect on someone or something. According to videogames.procon.org‚ 60% of middle school boys and 40% of middle school girls who played at least one Mature-rated (M-rated) game hit or beat up someone‚ compared with 39% of boys and 14% of girls who did not
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Violence in Video Games and Our Youth Over the years violent video games have become a major topic throughout America. An issue that has been debated over the years is the violence in video games and its negative impact on our youth. A few major points I will cover are the increased aggressive behavior‚ youth ’s desensitization‚ and parental supervision. All these are a contributor to the effects our children have faced or will face in the future. Violent video games are extremely popular with
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Video Games And Violent Behavior Andrey Ramirez 8/13/2014 Prof.Suarez Abstract: The study of this research is to show how even a violent video game can incorporate many types of violent behavior problems. It creates a new violent environment that can create negative outcomes. It can also affect distinguish between what is real and what it is not real. And lastly‚ video games are also an engaging tool that‚ as stated‚ it can develop a children mind to act upon what they
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Video Games as Art Dylan Armitage December 10th‚ 2012 100883983 Video Games Are Art Are video games art? Up until the early 21st century‚ the dominant ideology surrounding this topic is resounding “No”. Art critics‚ such as Roger Ebert that state “video games cannot be art.” (Roger Ebert’s Journal)‚ and philosophers continually dismiss the idea. This ideology is no longer an accepted truth. I will argue that video games are a form of art. Video Games have gone from simple games and concepts
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