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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Prosocial effects of Video Games When people think of video games’ effects on society‚ many envision apathetic young adults wasting time in their parent’s basement‚ mashing buttons in front of a glowing television screen instead of looking for a job; some envision rabid children‚ screaming into microphones and throwing tantrums in stores to get their parents to buy the latest popular video game; still others envision the violent‚ disturbing images‚ and antisocial content in many video games worming their
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Many scientists and psychologists find that video games can actually have many benefits: The main one is making kids smart. Video games may actually teach kids high-level thinking skills that they will need in the future (“University of Wisconsin psychologist”). "Video games change your brain‚" according to University of Wisconsin psychologist C. Shawn Green. That’s mean playing video games change the brain’s physical structure the same way as do learning to read‚ playing the piano‚ or navigating
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Technology Environment The Video Game industry is constantly undergoing new innovations and ground breaking technology. New trends and innovations are introduced on a yearly basis that alters the marketing environment. The Level of technology in this industry is very high. The speed of technology and usage is ongoing and expanding throughout the country and the world. With the constant growth‚ a fast and a high rate of Obsolescence is the outcome. The video game industry also has social concerns
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The Desensitized Youth With the advent of video games‚ the world’s thirst for reality in the violent gaming realm has increased. In the alter-reality children have become desensitized and obsessed with violence. As each game becomes more bona fide and tolerable children cannot disconnect fact from fiction. Today’s video games have become an ever-rushing stream of death and gore; they have become a part of our culture‚ and have caused the modern young person to become more aggressive and
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What is it about video games that interest you. The video game world has often been a form of escapism for me from a young age. I often seem to stick to fantasy games that allow me to entertain myself in another make believe world where there are challenges to complete and an alternative dimension to let my mind go free from the common day to day stresses of school and university life. I much prefer escaping in a world and creating a new personality online where there are no boundaries on what I
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positive effects of video games as well as two negative effects. First‚ videogames help develop skills that are useful in the future‚ such as multitasking‚ decision-making‚ memory‚ and concentration. Lots of adults nowadays have problems multitasking‚ fortunately though‚ some researchers believe that strategy/action games can help children develop such a skill. During a game‚ if a sudden enemy or disaster occurs the player has to deal with the problem to further advance in the game‚ this allows them
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INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The history of computer games can be dated back from 1952 when A.S. Douglas worte his PhD degree at the University of Cambridge on Human-Computer Interraction. Douglas first created the first graphical computer game-a version of Tic-Tac-Toe. The game was programmed on an EDSAC vaccuum-tube computer‚ which had a cathode ray tube display. Jumping to the new generation‚ there are lots of computer games to choose from; computers are now more portable‚ cheaper and
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Regulating Violent Video Games Introduction: I. A. Whose place is it to deal with the problem? 1. Parent should censor their children. 2. Why parents should censor children. 3. The possible result if our children are not censored. II. A. Should the Government regulate violent video games? 1. What would happen if the government regulates video games? 2. Why I am against the government’s involvement in regulating video games. 3. Regulating ourselves. Conclusion/Closing:
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay According to the article “Shooting in the Dark” author‚ Benedict Carey‚ states that studies today on violent video games show no concrete evidence on actually long term negative effects on gamers. Mr. Carey is not a researcher or scientist but is a veteran writer of neuroscience‚ neurology‚ and psychology. Throughout this article he gives factual evidence and quotes from scholarly sources such as doctors and researchers in the fields of behavior and psychology. The author
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