2013 Violence & Video Games It’s a tireless task parents have keeping their kids safe. Graphic TV programs‚ sexually explicit magazines and alcohol all must be kept out of reach. Unfortunately‚ parents must add another pop culture challenge to their list: video games. A recent study by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) shows that more than 90 percent of parents don’t monitor ratings on the video games played by their kids. Many are unaware that a ratings system for video games even exists‚ and
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------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER # 1 BACKGROUND 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.1.1 GAME CONSOLES A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or modified computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device (a television‚ monitor‚ etc.) to display a video game. The term "video game console" is used to distinguish a machine designed for consumers to buy and use solely for playing video games from a personal computer‚ which has many other functions‚ or arcade
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Are video games a value to people and even societies? This is one controversial questions that’s been argued and pondered on for years and years on end and I believe that video games have many many great qualities and have very much value to not only the U.S. but the world in general. The values also spread across many categories from improvement in skills and other things that make us grow as humans‚ to connecting people‚ and even stuff like jobs. One of the biggest reasons video games are a value
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References: Bushman‚ B. & Anderson‚ C. (2002). Violent Video Games and Hostile Expectations: A Test of the General Aggression Model. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin‚ 28‚ 1679-1686. Gentile‚ D. A. & Anderson‚ C. A. (2003). Violent video games: The newest media violence hazard. In D. A. Gentile (Ed.)‚ Media violence and children. Westport‚ CT: Praeger Publishing. Gentile‚ D. A.‚ Lynch‚ P.‚ Linder‚ J. & Walsh‚ D. (2004). The effects of violent video game habits on adolescent hostility‚ aggressive behaviors
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Positive Effects of Video Games * When your child plays video games‚ it gives his brain a real workout. In many video games‚ the skills required to win involve abstract and high level thinking. These skills are not even taught at school. Some of the mental skills enhanced by video games include: o Following instructions o Problem solving and logic - When kids play games such as The Incredible Machine‚ Angry Birds or Cut The Rope‚ they train their brain
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Have you ever wondered how games impact children? or why kids love to play them? Well your about to find out and the answer may be surprising. Video games were first introduced in the 1970s. By the end of that decade they had become a preferred childhood leisure activity‚ and adults responded with concern about the possible ill effects of the games on children. Early research on these effects was inconclusive. However‚ a resurgence in video game sales that began in the late 1980s after the introduction
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Addiction to Video Games Tiffany McHenry Com/156 April 10‚ 2013 Tammy Soelberg Addiction To Video Games Video gaming is the popular past-time of millions of people. While many people‚ especially those involved in the gaming field‚ find this activity to be harmless‚ research has proven that video gaming while having the ability to be educational‚ can also be emotionally and mentally damaging when abused. The gamers that play consistently and without breaks to enjoy life beyond
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Over the past few years‚ video games have become increasingly popular in our culture. During this time video games have experienced leaps in technology‚ such as improved graphics and the ability to play with others either in person or worldwide via internet . As video game popularity has grown and the technology has become more advanced‚ concern has also grown regarding the effects of violent video game play on children. Video games are unique‚ as compared to other games children and adolescents
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The effects of video games Kathy Michelle Watson University Composition and Communication II February 10‚ 2013 Jacqueline Smith Lance The effects of video games It is time for adults to come out of the closet. When talking about video games most people will picture in their minds an adolescent glued to a screen; while it is true that 92% of American children play video games (Gentile‚ 2011‚75)‚ the average gamer is 35 years old (ESA‚ 2008). Playing games is an investment of time. The majority
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Tanya Sanchez ENG 1201 Professor Aldridge Annotated Bibliography Effects of violent video game playing on youth Ward‚ Michael R. "Video Games and Adolescent Fighting." Journal of Law and Economics 53 (2012): 611-28. JSTOR. Web. 5 Nov. 2012. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/605509>. There is a link between violence in the context of video games and violence affected by gamers outside of the context of gaming. Psychologists have studied the possible connections between violence
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