The video game industry has become one of the largest forms in entertainment today. DFC Intelligence (2006) states that the video game industry will grow from $29 billion in 2005 to $44 billion in 2011. On its opening day of November 9‚ 2004 the very popular first person shooter (FPS) Halo 2 logged a first day sales record of $125 million outdoing the reigning opening weekend ruler at the box office‚ 2002’s Spider Man‚ which sold $115 million in a three day period (McEachern‚ 2005). Despite this
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The Effects of Video Game Violence Ethan Fougner National American University Abstract Violence in video games is a problem that is steadily getting worse. It affects adults and children alike and the longer the exposure‚ the worse the effects are. Addressing this issue is the only way to prevent future generations from suffering the long reaching consequences associated with violence in video games. This paper will discuss
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What are the effects of violent video games on young children or teenagers? A child should be given what he needs‚ not what he wants. I am starting this essay with this quote because this one describes our reality in the best way possible‚ where our children are becoming more and more everyday a part of the virtual world. Nowadays‚ children are obsessed with video games‚ especially with these violent video games that are spreading around and children play them every day. One day I was at my aunt’s
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VIOLENT MEDIA IS GOOD FOR KIDS By Gerard Jones In our class book Practical Argument‚ I chose “Violent Media is Good for Kids” by Gerard Joneson page 36. In this article Jones states and tries to prove that violent media is undeniably good for children. He challenges this by saying what he believes also how he grew up too passive because he was sheltered from the media. Upon hearing that the media has "lofty messages of pacifism and tolerance" (par.2)‚ his mother had borrowed some comics for him
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Zip954-449-5765 | David VeraN012505756361 NW 173 St.Miami‚ FL 33015305-984-6545 | | Submitted by: Date of Submission: September 6‚ 2011 Title of Assignment: Integrating Values - The Legality‚ Morality‚ and Social Responsibility of the Violent Video Games Industry. CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledge and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data
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Video games have become very popular among many age groups especially teenagers. It’s common for teenagers to spend hours playing video games‚ particularly games with violence‚ sex‚ and criminal behavior. This is a huge concern for many parents. One parent says‚ "My kid is so lazy‚ all he does is play video games in the basement! I don’t know what to do." Susan‚ another parent says‚ "It’s frustrating when my son plays video games when it’s a beautiful day out. I don’t get it!" Many parents
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Why video games really are linked to violence. By Amanda Schaffer|Posted Friday‚ April 27‚ 2007‚ at 4:10 PM Master Chief in the video game Halo On The Daily Show on Thursday‚ April 26‚ Jon Stewart made short work of the suggestion that the Virginia Tech shooter‚ Cho Seung-Hui‚ might have been influenced by violent video games. (Cho may or may not have played the popular first-person-shooter gameCounter-Strike in high school.) A potential video-game connection has also been dangled after past
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In his essay ‘‘violent video games promote anti-social behaviour’’‚ Jack Flanagan‚ a science and technology journalist‚ discussed that video games are causing violence to whom who are addicted to it. He claims that people who tend to play video games are more likely to be aggressive compared to those who play ‘‘nice games’’. Gamers who are really involved in these aggressive games lose their empathy and feelings. These games promote somehow a kind of antisocial behaviour‚ for example drug use and
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Video games do not cause violence or aggression towards others‚ but may benefit you in various ways. Video games are an optional thing to play and can be beneficial to you with interacting with others. Video games also hold an age limit for certain types of games‚ if the game is gory then it will most likely be for kids eighteen and older. Video games may do not only stray away from violence‚ they teach these kids how to handle life or death situations‚ it is truly for the better. Teenagers most
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The Harmful Effects of Video Games Vs. The Benefits Aaron Winterstein October 14‚ 2012 The Harmful Affects of Video Games Vs. The Benefits There are many questions about video games and how they affect children. I believe that video games are harmful to children in many ways. Many studies have tried to prove that they are harmful‚ as well that they are also beneficial to children. It is difficult
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