The Political Implications of Video Games Video Games are one of the largest franchises on earth today‚ while technology progresses‚ so do these games‚ but when did these games become so violent? It all started with the first video game‚ and the foundation of the franchise we know today. Pong‚ the very first commercial video game released in 1972‚ a virtual game in which a player would hit a ball back and forth with either a friend or an AI (artificial intelligence) until the ball was dropped. But
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saying has an effect on the listening audience. Recently‚ in the 1990’s references have often been made to link violent and deviant behavior to music and certain music genres. Some such genres include but are not limited to; heavy metal‚ rock‚ death metal‚ rap‚ gansta rap‚ industrial‚ hardcore‚ and alternative music. During the last decade we have seen music lyrics become more and more violent and sexually explicit. Experts argue that this can cause problems in children and adolescents. Studies show
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For over fifty years‚ video games have taken over the world. From the Atari to the Xbox‚ everyone has been playing the different types of games. With forty consoles over the years‚ there have been over thirty thousand different games. It is easy to say that they have taken over the nation. Recently‚ professionals have been studying how much teenagers and children have been playing these games and how many there are. Parents are complaining that these games are taking over and changing their children
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today’s economy‚ I believe that violent video games do promote violent and more aggressive behavior amongst our children. Parents need to step up and monitor what type of video games their kids are playing. You never know what type of effect the games can have on our children. All kid isn’t typically influenced by violent video games but we don’t know how our kids’ minds are. I read an article on The Shooting at Columbine High School and it portrays how two young teen went on a killing rampage killing
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Teens Commit Violent Crimes and Aren’t Held Accountable If you can’t do the time‚ don’t do the crime. How would you feel if a teen that committed murder was in the same class as your son or daughter‚ or any other teenager that you care about? That would be pretty scary. Being a teen myself‚ I would not want to be surrounded by anyone that is potentially harmful. The White House held a televised conference on adolescent development‚ and they discussed about whether teen’s brain development disadvantages
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The Bad Side of Video Games Whether its hours a day or a few hours a week‚ a lot of people take time out of their day and dedicate themselves to video games. However‚ many popular games encourage violence and violent behavior. The bad side of video games is that the violence in many popular games can have an impact both physically and mentally on the kids who play them. The fact that the games kids and teens might be playing a lot encourage violent behavior can be a serious problem‚ and the nonstop
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Mecca 1 The American educational system has been hindered by video games. If you look around you‚ you will realize that video games are everywhere. From Ipods‚ to smart phones‚ televisions‚ to even some of our printers now have games. Our generation is called the “Joystick Generation”‚ and for good reason too. Everyone is plugged in and no one more so than America’s youth. To put the impact of the “Joystick Generation” into perspective‚ take into account that software sales spiked twenty-eight
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Video games! Good or bad - video games are games you can play on electronic screens such as computers‚ TVs and even portable devices like iPods and cell phones. Many of you are already aware that games were made for bored people to pass the time. You might have noticed that a lot of games include shooting‚ fighting‚ racist or themes and plots. Video games have become extremely popular in recent years. They are played all over the world not only in homes‚ workplaces‚ and clubs‚ but even schools
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The Effects of Video Games on Children Video games have always been under constant scrutiny by parents‚ doctors‚ and the media‚ just like anything in history that has had a profound impact on society‚ especially on children. Video games became an immediate attraction since the moment they were introduced into the world. The games can allow the player to become any character they could ever dream of‚ whether the character is from their favorite sport or from their favorite movie. It allows a child’s
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football clubs‚ movies‚ television programs‚ and video games. But there are many activities that are not good for children‚ who have ill effects on your subconscious and in the way they operate. We know that violence on television has bad effects on children. Psychologists say that there is a correlation between the aggressiveness and violence on television "is as strong as the effects of smoking on your lungs. Are the effects of violence in video games as strong as the attack on television? Psychologists
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