Ethics and Entertainment: Video Game Censorship Athena Falconer COM/450 Ethics and Commuinication February 16‚ 2015 University of Phoenix‚ Courtney Shobert‚ BAAG1FHV59 Ethics and Entertainment: Video Game Censorship Ethics refers to standards‚ morals‚ beliefs‚ and behaviors that follows to help guide one in situations they may face. Ethics are not gained in one day but are built over time from memorable experiences. From childhood to adulthood these learned behaviors add to traits that help shape
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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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The ethics of selling violent video games 1. Should Barry recommend that Take-Two go forward with the release of GTA: Vice City? Yes‚ they should think deeply of the impact that the game will game will have over the children who play it‚ not only the impact the game will have over their company and also take into account that many groups are already against them in the release of the game. 2. Given the contemplated video game is legal‚ is clearly marked as “Mature” for audiences over 17‚ and
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Violent Video games are not the problem and you know it. Should violent video games be banned? Many say that say they shouldn’t‚ these people include Christopher J. Ferguson‚ PhD‚ of Texas A&M International University‚ Patrick Markey‚ PhD and Kierkegaard. They are professionals who know what they are talking about. Therefore their opinion is quite relevant to the issue. There actual opinion is that‚ if anything‚ violent video games reduce violence in the real world because they let out their
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Recognizing problem video game use In “Recognizing problem video game use” Porter‚ GuyStarcevic‚ VladanBerle‚ DavidFenech‚ Pauline. "Recognizing Problem Video Game Use." Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry 44.2 (2010): 120-128. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. Web. 30 Sept. 2013‚ the author shows that video games can become an addictive pass time for some gamers‚ while others can spend less time at the controller. The article tries to show how certain types of heavy gamers
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In Michael Britt’s video podcast‚ Violent Video Games-What Does the Research Say? (2010)‚ he discusses two studies that analyze the effects violent video games can have on individuals. The first article that was discussed claimed that violent video games lead to the desensitization to real-life violence (Carnagey‚ Anderson‚ & Bushman‚ 2007). Whereas‚ research conducted by Bosche (2009)‚ used Carnagey et al.‚ (2007) desensitization hypothesis that states violent content may elicit negative responses
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Review Draft 2 10/25/2013 Research Proposal Question Do violent video games cause teenagers to commit violent crimes? Most people would argue that video games cause teenagers to commit violent crimes‚ but not everyone agrees with that. There are many cases that people have conducted research on teenagers that have committed acts of violence after playing video games. The authors of these articles state that video games leads to aggression and violence in the people that actually become
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and play video games. People can also have social media and email loved ones that are far away to keep in touch with them. In some ways technology has been great for some people while on the other hand‚ some people still don’t like technology. Some people believe that technology gets in the way of our everyday lives and that we are alone‚ without actually being alone‚ now than we ever have in the past. One way that technology gets in the way of our everyday lives is the use of video games. Some
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Video Games: A Source of Benefits or Addiction? Super Mario Brothers‚ Sonic the Hedgehog‚ and Street Fighter are familiar names to nearly all of us. They are all best selling games of major video game consoles. Over 9.8 billion dollars were spent on video games in the United States during 2001 alone‚ and video game consoles are present in 36 million homes in the United States (1). With the increasing amount of time that people are spending on video games‚ one is left to wonder what effects video
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Effects on Exposure to Video Game Violence Part 1 Video games play a fairly large role in children’s lives today. The majority of video games played today are games found with the rating of mature and have large amounts of violence. According to IMDB‚ the three most popular video games in 2013 are‚ “Grand Theft Auto V”‚ “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag”‚ and “The Last of Us”. The definition for Grand Theft Auto states‚ “Three very different criminals team-up for a series of daring yet profitable
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