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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Carolina Hernandez Do Violent Video Games Cause Violence In Children? 1. Introduction A. Attention Catcher: Imagine you’re in your room‚ all the lights are off‚ and you TV is on‚ you sit there holding a game controller‚ the words GAME OVER are flashing on the screen. The game was hard‚ you killed as many zombies as you could‚ and this is what you get?! A game over screen?! You play the level again. Mid-way through the level‚ someone opens the door to your room. The light stings your eyes
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“Do Video Games Kill?” Since the released of a video game called Doom in 1993‚ certainly one of the most popular first-games shooters games. It is like a double-edged sword‚ because it does not help video gaming grow into a multibillion dollar industry‚ but is would teach kids how to kill. In “Do Video Games Kill?” sociology professor Karen Sternheimer talked about that the “video game explanation” for kids violence has become more pervasive. In this article‚ the author talked about politicians
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article “Do Video Games Kill?” author‚ Karen Sternheimer‚ brings up an interesting and controversial subject about video games. “If we want to understand why young people‚ particularly middle class or other stable environments‚ become homicidal‚ we need to look beyond the games they play.” Sternheimer starts her article by giving an example of the video game “Doom” that became a target for critics. Shooting at the schools in Kentucky‚ Oregon‚ and Colorado were most probably caused by video games. The
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of a game the kid played? Is there a possibility that someone will cause harm to others when they murder fake characters in a fake reality? If someone kills two-hundred thirty one zombies on Call of Duty‚ will they go around and kill his/hers whole neighborhood? When you receive thirty kills and no deaths in a matchmaking game in a first-person shooter‚ will that person believe he/she is invincible enough to try it in real life? Some believe that video games of the killing genre will cause innocent
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The Psychological Effects of Violent Video Games and Movies Is there any family that have not technological tool that can play games and watching films? Nowadays ‚ most of people have at least one technological tool like computer ‚ phone ‚ tablet ‚ and so on.According to researching forty-nine percent of people that use computer that is between sixteen and seventy-four years old are using computer for playing games.Even ‚ the percentage is increasing under sixteen years. Research
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Are video games really the cause of violence? Video games have always been a great landmark in the history of the human race and how great and advanced they’ve become since their creation. Video games also have their own timeline and certain points in time in which major controversy has arisen. Newscasters have made full reports on how video games are the major contributor to thoughts and actions of violence in the minds of all who have purchased them‚ either being adults and all the way down to
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Violent Media and Violent Behavior Paula M. Méndez‚ Megan Roy Miosotis Nieves University of Phoenix BCOM/275 July 23‚ 2013 Javier Maury-Ortiz Pros and supporting evidence There have been studies to prove that violent movies‚ games‚ and television shows can influence violent behavior. Multiple cases have shown that individuals playing video games‚ especially violent ones‚ can lead to aggression. Children who tend to play these types of games lose control rather easily‚ they tend to kick the
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Nowadays‚ video games have become a vital part of most children. They tend to spend more time in front of consoles and computers than reading books‚ playing or studying. However‚ when something becomes popular in somehow‚ there must be someone who disagrees and condemns it. The issue is that violent video games contribute to youth violence‚ don’t they? Perhaps it’s accused by someone who is conservative. Violent games don’t lead children to have violent behaviors for three reasons. First‚ research
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Many children and adults play violent video games on a regular basis‚ but are they doing more damage than people think? The amount of time teens spend hours playing violent games in a day is shocking. Everyday locked in their rooms‚ with their highly addictive simulations can do more harm than we think. Though creators state their games improve children’s mental skills and reflexes‚ due to the different tactics involved‚ this can be expressed in different ways‚ making one believe that violence is
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