“Video games are bad for you? That’s what they said about rock and roll.” -Shigeru Miyamoto Blaming video games for real world violence has been an honored tradition for the past few years. It has gotten to the point where the people pointing fingers neglect to take any personal accountability. Parents simply want someone to blame for their own children’s violent behavior. Video games are an obvious scapegoat‚ but what they forget is that someone has to buy the video games. There is also the little
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A problem challenging the world today is the scientific linkage to video games and violence in today’s youth. As the mother of a pre-teen boy I chose to investigate the surrounding evidence to educate myself and my peers on this seemingly growing problem which I believe connects violent game play with youth aggression. I hope to learn whether or not the games put out on today’s market need to be removed from the shelves and furthermore‚ I would like to know if they are teaching the children the
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violent video games on aggressive behavior in young children. Let me first provide a brief summary of the study. (a) The hypothesis is that violent video games cause aggression in young children. (b) The target population is young children. (c) The samples are young school age children and the sample sizes are sixty children separated into two groups with 30 children being in the experimental group and 30 children being in the control group. (d) The independent variable is violent video games and the
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recreation. They embrace complex stories and try to get an emotional reaction from the player to create a unique‚ interesting‚ and emotional experience. Not all videogames succeed at this‚ just as not all movies or all paintings succeed. One of the main arguments against videogames is that they do not require skill. Many people believe that for something to be an art it must require a talent or skill that can be perfected and improved upon. When talking about whether or not videogames require skill
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Do Television Shows‚ Movies and Video Games Increase Youth Violence? From the tragedy of Columbine‚ Colorado‚ 1999 to various youth related incidents around America‚ the media and in particular‚ violence in the media‚ has been considered a factor that contributes to the rise in youth related crimes and aggression. Beyond reasonable doubt‚ the media has changed the world and how we view it. The media offers a wide range of entertainment options. While the public majority understands that
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Computer Games and violence is a topic that is very controversial in America. Like all other topics everything has its pros and cons. One of the most common criticisms of computer games is that they increase violent tendencies among the youth players. Parents are very concerned with their children playing violent computer games because they feel it influences their actions. Playing violent computer games can increase a person’s aggressive thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behavior according to studies.
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had a lot of good arguments. I think some of the articles were very good‚ but some seemed like they were giving excuses for the horrid video games thats out today. I think they could have showed more of the graphics‚ so some of the parents that were looking at these could have seen what was on these games that are rated for everyone. I think the ratings on these games should be looked at closer. The arguments of the cons list were a lot longer than the pros lists. On the pros were hand eye coordination
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David Walsh presented a paper titled “Video Game Violence and Public Policy”‚ he helps you understand the negative effects of children playing violent video games. Does your child or a family member you know play violent video games? Do they have any of these effects we are about to cover? Children around the world like to play video games but‚ are they safe enough for them? David Walsh states‚ “Children between the ages of seven and 17 play for an average of eight hours a week”. (Walsh) Instead
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Video Games: Shaping the World’s Youth Shady Mahshi Lebanese American University Outline Claim: Negative effects of video games and results of overuse leading to many side effects I. Major idea: Video games promote unhealthy activity A. Opposing view: Video games may help children in following instructions‚ problem solving and logic Source: Raise Smart Kid. (2014). The positive and negative effects of video games. [Online] Retrieved from: http://www.raisesmartkid.com/3-to-6-ye
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In the early ages of video gaming‚ males were predominantly targeted by game companies‚ which resulted in games that were designed for mostly heterosexual males (indie games were created and variations of mainstream games‚ but they were not profound and didn’t become well known). Within the past decade‚ this stereotypical idea has diminished‚ and females currently represent almost half of the gaming demographic‚ about 46% to be exact. Gaming holds a greater significance than we thought‚ which is
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