According to Christopher J. Ferguson in ¨Video Game Violence and Pseudoscience: Bad Science‚ Fear‚ and Politics¨ from Skeptical Inquirer‚ Video games are not the cause of violence in young children or teens. This article presents the fact that there is no proven evidence of video games causing violence in children or young teens. It goes through and discusses the theory of how video games cause violence and gives an example most people use when trying to prove it. When Reporting about all of the
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for violence is playing video games. It is true that there are many games that show violence; however the purpose of creating this games was not to promote gamers in doing more violence as violent but to entertain. Violent games are rated for adults and so if parents take a good look the type of games they purchase and also become responsible for what kind of games their kids play then this would in some way cut down teen violence when it comes to playing video games according to Ferguson. Adults
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murderers have played violent video games‚ people can not blame the actions of those murderers on video games because people do not have enough evidence to prove that video games cause people to kill. Scientists never seem to factor in social rejection‚ feelings of alienation or depression into their studies and reporters always seem to focus on whether or not the culprit played video games instead of focusing on the problems the culprit may have mentally. In her article‚ “Do Video Games Kill”‚ Karen Sternheimer
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Video games; a way to pass time or blow off steam without actually doing anything. Since the 1970’s video games have evolved into multiple genres‚ attracting players of various ages. From educational platformers‚ to violent shooters‚ video games come in a variety of choices. Different interests may dictate what kind of game you enjoy‚ such as sports‚ racing‚ boxing‚ hunting‚ cartoons‚ or even violence. Many video games have educatinal value‚ even ones that are not made for learning
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Violent Video Games Violate Vibes? Video games have recently become a controversial topic‚ in regards to understanding if violent video games can cause aggression and violent behavior. Hundreds of studies‚ as to violent video games‚ have been tested on children‚ bullies and even criminals to find out if there is a connection between violent video games and bad behavior. Although most people believe that violent video games do cause aggression in behavior‚ because of such events like murders‚ criminal
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Effects of Violent Video Games on Children The impact of violent video games in the minds of young kids is becoming an issue. Although it is not being stated that kids playing violent video games is the leading cause of violence and aggression in society. Nowadays‚ it is part of a daily routine for a majority of kids to sit in front of the TV to play video games for many hours. Parents may not be aware of what kind of video games their kids play or which ones they buy them. Behavioral‚ social‚ emotional
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In his essay ‘‘violent video games promote anti-social behaviour’’‚ Jack Flanagan‚ a science and technology journalist‚ discussed that video games are causing violence to whom who are addicted to it. He claims that people who tend to play video games are more likely to be aggressive compared to those who play ‘‘nice games’’. Gamers who are really involved in these aggressive games lose their empathy and feelings. These games promote somehow a kind of antisocial behaviour‚ for example drug use and
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Qi Mu English 112 Oct 23‚ 2012 Violent Video Games Increase Aggression Since the advent of Violent Video Games (VVGs)‚ they have become more and more popular. Now‚ VVGs enjoy unprecedented popularity. According to a 2008 Pew Research Center report‚ 95% of children play video games‚ and among them‚ more than half play VVGs (Violent Video Games) (“Violent Video Games and Young People”). A question may be raised: Does VVGs harm people? Many say they don’t. Perhaps they didn’t know many researches
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Title: 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
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Many people believe that violent video games should be banned‚ claiming that they have a negative effect on people. Some even say violent games make people commit violent acts. These games do influence human behavior‚ which isn’t always positive‚ but this does not mean that they should be banned. If a child began playing violent video games at a young age‚ then he might think that violence in real life is the same as the game violence and that it doesn’t have a real impact on others. However‚
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