article “Do Video Games Kill?” author‚ Karen Sternheimer‚ brings up an interesting and controversial subject about video games. “If we want to understand why young people‚ particularly middle class or other stable environments‚ become homicidal‚ we need to look beyond the games they play.” Sternheimer starts her article by giving an example of the video game “Doom” that became a target for critics. Shooting at the schools in Kentucky‚ Oregon‚ and Colorado were most probably caused by video games. The author
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The Effect of Video Games on People Video games are frowned upon by parents and seen as time-wasters‚ and worse‚ some education experts think that these games corrupt the brain. “ Violent video games are easily blamed by the media and some experts as the reason why some young people become violent or display extreme anti-social behavior. But many scientists and psychologists find that video games can actually have many benefits – the main one is making kids smart‚” stated by Rase Smart Kid website
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The influence of the video game in children A. Violence. 1. Criminal behavior. 2. Disrespect for the authority and law. 3. Use and abuse of drugs and alcohol. B. Sex. Content 1. Abuse of toward women 2. Use of foul language and obscene behavior. 3. Category of the Video game C. Murders. 1. Killing people. 2. Killing animals. 3. Emotional effects. Conclusion. ¿Did you know that in 1980 the video games transformed in a phenomenon that revolutionized
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“Do Video Games Kill?” Since the released of a video game called Doom in 1993‚ certainly one of the most popular first-games shooters games. It is like a double-edged sword‚ because it does not help video gaming grow into a multibillion dollar industry‚ but is would teach kids how to kill. In “Do Video Games Kill?” sociology professor Karen Sternheimer talked about that the “video game explanation” for kids violence has become more pervasive. In this article‚ the author talked about politicians
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several negative impacts to university students who were addicted to play video games. Too much video game playing makes us anti-social. Also‚ we may spend less time in other activities such as doing homework‚ reading‚ sports‚ and interacting with the family and friends. Video games do not exercise our imagination actually. Using imagination may be important in developing creativity. Some video games teach us the wrong values. Violent behavior‚ vengeance and aggression are rewarded. Women are often symbols
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The Positive Effects of Video Games Video game is an electronic game that is controlled by player but moderated by the electronic control and manipulating images on a video display or television screen. This is one of the largest and most influential inventions on people’s lives today. Ralph Baer has found this invention in 1966. In 21st century‚ technology becomes more advanced and people rely more on technology. As well as video game‚ over the past 30 years video game is evolving‚ changed significantly
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and outside play over video games. Kids in the world today know little about sports and the rules. But spend more time playing video games then outside being active. What happened to neighborhood hide and seek‚ or pick-up basketball games with other neighborhood kids. Today children are more interested in video games‚ computers and television‚ and parents are afraid of letting their children run around the streets because of kidnappings. When I was a kid I had video games but I spent most of my
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movies in which the 90% of its scenes were created by a computer program. Unsurprisingly‚ videogames programmers took advantage of this “boom” of recent times to start a millionaire industry. According to ESA magazine 2007‚ the annual sales of video games and their accessories in the U.S. reached $10.5 billion in 2005‚ exceeding the $9
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History The history of video games goes as far back as the 1940s‚ when in 1947 Thomas T. Goldsmith‚ Jr. and Este Ray Mann filed a United States patent request for an invention they described as a "cathode ray tube amusement device." Video gaming would not reach mainstream popularity until the 1970s and 1980s‚ when arcade video games‚ gaming consoles and home computer games were introduced to the general public. Since then‚ video gaming has become a popular form of entertainment and a part of modern
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list of factors that can convert computer games into real-life violence stimulators. Essay Questions: Why have computer games caught the attention of Mass Media nowadays? How can computer games stimulate violence in everyday life? What does New York University say in relation of computer games? Thesis Statement: The opinion that games make violent actions normal for the player and therefore make the player pitiless can be often heard. In this case the game is the cause of violence and the act of
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