Does Video Games cause Violence? 97% of 12-17 year olds in the US played video games in 2008. Due to recent school shootings‚ and increased bullying‚ communities are wondering if violent video games cause actual violence. The issue was brought up after the school shooting of Columbine High School. Investigators learned that the two students played many violent video games including Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. However this was to some was a one-time occurrence. Video games are being used as something
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Violence in Video Games and Its Affects on Teens Ever since their conception‚ video games have contained violence; violence being to cause pain or death onto other beings. From early video games to the most advanced‚ violence plays an important role. Early games like Wonder Boy and Space Invaders contain violence. Space Invaders involves shooting and killing as many alien as possible. Wonder Boy has our hero killing monsters that vanish upon death. The hero is also subjected to violence
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1359-1789/99/$–see front matter PII S1359-1789(97)00055-4 VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES AND AGGRESSION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Mark Griffiths Nottingham Trent University ABSTRACT. One of the main concerns that has constantly been raised against video games is that most of the games feature aggressive elements. This has led many people to assert that this may have a detrimental effect on individuals who play such games. Despite continuing controversy for over 15 years‚ there has been little
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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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12/15/13 Video Games and Violence Video Games and violence a topic that has caused many a spirited debate both in the classroom‚ and amongst parents and children. There are plenty of arguments both for‚ and against the issue. However‚ there is research out there that shows that large amounts of time spent playing violent video games can contribute to aggressive behaviors‚ poor academic performance‚ and desensitization to violence in adolescents. The debates all begin with violent video games contributing
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studies are video games. A majority of the youth have been exposed to gaming for a long time some of us taking it as a way to relax but what happens‚ though‚ when the gaming starts to take over? When you dream the game…When your fingers start mimicking playing the game when you are nowhere near it? When you are dying to get back home so that you can continue where you left off. Good day to the teacher and fellow boys and girls today my topic is on how video games affects the youth. Video games are a
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Positive Effects of Video Games * When your child plays video games‚ it gives his brain a real workout. In many video games‚ the skills required to win involve abstract and high level thinking. These skills are not even taught at school. Some of the mental skills enhanced by video games include: o Following instructions o Problem solving and logic - When kids play games such as The Incredible Machine‚ Angry Birds or Cut The Rope‚ they train their brain
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Video games have become one of the favorite past times with children of all ages‚ and even some adults. What is not normally thought about when buying a new game console or game is: Do video games influence a child’s psychological development and make them more aggressive and violent? Do video games affect a child’s grades? These will be some of the topics we will be discussing. Some parents have the concern that video games‚ among other outlets‚ affect their children and cause them to
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November 2013 Do violent video games contribute to youth violence? Video games do not contribute violence in majority of children but there is a small group that is at risk. “normal” children aren’t affected but mentally challenged kids can be. Although there are no studies that can show hard evidence for either side there are trends that lean towards the no affect side. Studies show that “normal” children are not affected by violent video games. “Playing violent video games can make some adolescents
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Effects of Video Games on Youth Technology has been evolving since the days of the cavemen and has become an integral component of our everyday life. Technology has been integrated in education‚ media‚ the workplace‚ and our world runs around the evolution and ever developing fast pace of technology. Modern technology especially effects the youth of today’s day and age‚ because they have grown up with extremely advanced technology and are completely engrossed by it. The primary concern people
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