Researchers‚ parents and educators are all discussing the controversy around violent video games and their influence on kids. The audience seems to be divided into two large groups: one is in favor of restricting or even banning violent video games as they make children (and‚ arguably‚ adults as well) more prone to aggressive behavior‚ like that seen on the screen. Opponents of this view claim that video games do not cause violent behavior in real life and are‚ in fact‚ a safe outlet to natural aggression
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new forms of entertainment‚ one of the most popular being video games. Since their introduction‚ professionals and parents have become concerned with the addictive power that video games can have on people‚ particularly children and adolescents. Today‚ concern has shifted from the addictive effects of video game playing to the possible effects that they have on players’ aggression levels. As defining aggression as any thoughts or behaviors related with the intention to cause harm. Many scholars have
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The video games phenomenon is somewhat new in this modern society. Although they often to be entertaining‚ the contents have become more violent and disturbing as computing technology has become much more advanced. These days‚ the popularity of violent video games has caused an increase in controversy. Parents and experts feel that some games are just too violent and they think that the violent will spill over into the real world. However‚ I strongly believe violent video games do not cause an increase
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Supreme Court decides the fate of violent video game laws‚ parents must have the final responsibility and say (Ulanoff).” The video game does not make a person go out and steal or shoot people‚ in fact‚ video games make people smarter. Parents should understand if they do not want their kids playing violent video games‚ then they should not let them. Parents need to be the ones to take charge‚ not the government. Games like “Call of Duty” and other shooting games were made for fun and make people
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The 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
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Is violent video games the cause of a lot of children’s violent. In the article “violent video games” from procon.org‚ It show both side that video games are the cause for violent for kids. Although they both have good points‚ the agent’s video games argument has better information. Claim: Violent video games is the reason of violent in the world. Data: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
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Video Games and Violence in America Nowadays‚ it became a statement of good state‚ on the part of Bible thumpers and those who refer to themselves as “conservatives‚” to think of violent video games as such that encourage young people to indulge in anti-social behavior. For instance‚ the article “Violent Video Games can Increase Aggression”‚ which is available on the website of American Psychological Association‚ implies that it is such games that result in more and more
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Effects of Violent Video Games on Children The use of video games has become tremendously popular among children and adolescents in the past decade. In fact‚ “Sixty-eight percent of U.S. households play computer or video games.” (David Jenkins‚ 2009) This statistic reveals how important it is to understand the effects that these games can have on individuals and more specifically‚ children. Over the years‚ numerous studies have been conducted investigating whether video games have positive
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Brinker 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
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Violent Video Games Are Stealing the Innocence of Young Children Violent video games are harming children‚ and they need to be stopped. Many parents allow their children to play violent video games‚ but they probably don’t know the consequences. The time in a person’s life when she/he is a child is one of the most important time periods of his/her life. It’s the time when they absorb knowledge from everything around them. Their surroundings and what they see and hear are what shapes them into what they will become
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