Introduction The video-gaming industry is a multi-billion dollar industry‚ top selling games producing millions of dollars in their first few days of release. But the industry’s biggest sellers are violent video games (LeClaire‚ 2006). These days‚ people are desensitized towards violence that they practically walk past violent events in the street or helpless‚ injured people without thinking twice or casting a second glance (cyh.com‚ 2010). Are video games the cause for increased violent behaviour
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Subject: The Home Video Game Industry: Industry Analysis History In 1949 the video game was thought of for the first time by an engineer named Ralph Baer but it would be years before video games would enter the spotlight.1 In 1972 Steve Bushnell started the first gaming company Atari. Until 1978 there were very few games for the home system. In 1982 Atari releases a newer version and sales start to sore. In 1985 Nintendo enters the market with the NES. Nintendo still outsells both companies
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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 or
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Childhood Obesity: Video Games Not To Blame According to a 2006 American Obesity Association Study‚ approximately 30.3% of children (6-11 years) are overweight and 15.3% are obese. For teens (12-19 years) 33.4% are overweight and 15.5% obese. Who is planning on having children in the future? Who is planning on raising overweight or obese children? I bet if someone asked that question 20 years ago the response would be about the same; but in the last two decades the rate of overweight and obese
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Violence There’s too much of it‚ but where does teen violence come from? Some studies say movies‚ other say TV shows‚ but most of them say video-games. When a dad or a mom sees the news and they says that the killer played violent video-games‚ they just take of shooting games for a week and then they forget about it. If parents are just going to do that what is the difference? "There’s an association‚ but it’s not a very robust one." says Katherine Newman author of books about the
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Video games are one of the greatest inventions to ever be created. I say this because they have been played and enjoyed for generations. Another reason I say video games are great is because I love them I use them almost every day‚ and they give me joy if I’m having a bad day or if I just want to have fun they are very helpful for that. Video games have helped lots of people in lots of different ways like if you had something bad going on in your life‚ video games can help you escape all of that
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average age of the audience is between 28 and 35 years of age with ages ranging from 18 to 35. The audience consists of 2 females and 1 male. Central Idea: Video game violence and children. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about videogame violence and children and to persuade parents to become more knowledgeable about game violence. Introduction: I. Attention-getter A. As parents we protect our children from watching all types of media from T.V‚ DVDs‚ and the internet.
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“BLAME VIOLENT GAMES!” Recently video games have been blamed as the main cause of violence in today’s society. Video games have been a main source of entertainment since 1957 when professors used them for simulations to prove their research. Many famous video game characters have come out since then like Mario‚ Luigi‚ Sonic‚ and many‚ many more. I have been playing games since I was 4 years old and I have never once been violent or thought of being violent since then. I believe games can improve certain
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The Effects of Violent Video Games on Adolescents Kacy Romero University of Louisiana at Lafayette Abstract In this paper‚ the effects that violent video games have on adolescents will be discussed. Mentioned throughout this paper will be results from specific studies that both support and oppose the theory that violent video games increase aggression in adolescents. The theory that violent video games do encourage aggression will be the main focus‚ specifically supported the study conducted
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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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