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Video game violence does not cause youth violence and in fact may help to curb this violence. Violent video games have never been proven to cause youth violence. One of the most looked at franchises in video game history is Grand Theft Auto (GTA). However, since GTA hit the scene in a big way in 2001, youth violent crime has actually decreased! (Snyder, Sickmund, 2006)

Do violent video games cause real world violence on kids? These games can be gruesome and gory but they don't have a negative violent influence on kids for reasons like no study has shown that it causes real world violence, there can be metal heath problems with these people committing these violent acts and finally there are other reasons why these people do these things that are getting blamed on violent video games.

If you give a six-year-old kid a game and have him go on a murder spree in the game, it will have an effect on him. Violent video games have an effect on everyone. In an article from American Psychological Association determined violent video games do not have a direct link with criminal behavior. However, it can make people more violent.

Violent video games can contribute to violence, especially in youth. Violent video games expose players to real-life violence. Video games are becoming more and more realistic. Violent video games teach youth that violence is an acceptable way to solve arguments or fights between people. These games encourage killing and fighting enemies. Some games kill zombies, shoot people, and fight to the end of death. Playing violent video games increases mean behavior and triggers anger, especially in kids that have major behavior or mental problems. Violent video games have been blamed for bullying, school shootings or attacks, and violence towards girls.

Video games have been around for awhile now. It is a thing that people enjoy doing in their spare time, like checking Facebook or watching a movie. Slowly evolving from being played in an arcade, to being able to be played on small handheld devices, such as a cell phone or a portable gaming system. But as these games evolved, so has some of the thoughts and feelings towards video games. It is thought by some that video games lead to a child or teen becoming a violent person. Some even believe that this might have a correlation to mass shootings. That is a huge stretch. Does playing video games really have any correlation to a kid being or becoming a violent person?

video games can be beneficial. Whether it helps your brain, stress, aging, or help dyslexic kids.

Video game violence has been a discussion dating back to games like Pac-Man and Space Invaders to current games like Call of Duty and Mario. Many people are lead to believe that video games can cause children to act violent. However, video games do not cause violence in children. Video games can help in many ways either in society, people with certain disorders, or improve some mental issues.

          In conclusion, I believe that video games do not cause violence. I do not think that television shows make people violent either. I believe violent media will actually help you. They reduce your stress in the long run. It can prevent depression and it does not always make you violent. The chance of being a violent youth is pretty low anyway. It is not always a thing to show up as a violent trait. It is just something that I believe will not cause you to be

Video game makers have even advanced video games to give you the fell of using real weapons, also called virtual reality. There is a professor at the University of Missouri says that violent video games change behavior. First person shooter games help team players how to hurt people because first person shooter games are usually more realistic. Sixty percent sixth to eighth grade boys who play m-rated video games have hit or beat up somebody. Many people who have acted in mass shootings played violent video games. Violent video games have the tendency to lower people's empathy and they also lower people’s kindness. The APA says violent video games will risk the factor for aggression. When violent video games reward a player for violence, kids think violence is a good thing because they learn that you get rewards for committing violent acts. Sixty-seven percent of parents even agree that violent video games do lead to aggression.

Do violent video games influence real world aggression and violence, among other harmful behaviors, within children and young teens? Yes, they do, without a doubt. Children and teens that extensively play violent games tend to be less stressed, but are also more prone to stealing, over-eating, and acting out in minor rages when playing violent video games for long extensions of time. Though most of the side effects do not damage a young child or teen physically, the effects can result in social problems such as having outbursts in school or being dishonest or disrespectful to others. Some, of course, say that violent games do not play a part in real world violence. That statement is wrong, because these days, in this generation, the youth imitate what they see in the media, read on a wiki page, or what they play in a game. There are a few things that can be done about this such as disabling the youth to play or watch such media until a certain age or perhaps even limiting the amount of violence played or watched would greatly help the issue. With that said, much of the youth are drawn to games such as Call of Duty, God of War, and Battlefield. The patterns with all three of those games is simple: they are based off of major violence. There is no question about it, violent video games do, in fact, influence youthful violence.

Ever since the first “Violent” Video game came out People have tried to use them as a way to explain why a person commits a violent act or why one has happened, but do Video games really make people violent or are Video games just something easy to put the blame on?

There is absolutely no interrelationship between video games and acts of violence, and the people stating there is, is simply ludicrous. There have been a multitude of studies and behavior specialists which completely prove the fact there is no correlation between violence and gaming, for example Dr. Marie Sharma a child behavior specialist which is a person who typically works with children and their families to provide intervention and behavior modification counseling for a variety of issues such as aggressive behavior, disruptive classroom actions,

The technology usage in the United States has grown greatly over the past decade. Video games continue to change in several ways as well. All video games have ratings on them and when I was younger, my parents would not allow me to buy a game that was above my maturity level. Gun violence around has made an uphill climb around us as civilians. The fun that these games produce make it hard for crimes to commence. Violent video games have no effect on gun violence.

Do violent video games make kids more violent? Of course not, just because your kid plays games like "Saints Row 4" doesn't mean they're going to shoot up their school. Even if kids talk more violent they're never going to actually do what they say unless they are literally mentally ill. I'm legally considered a minor and I play fairly violent video games more often than not, and I don't want to rebel against the law or something dumb like that. In the current year games like GTA5 are very popular. Kids now are being influenced by annoying sell out youtubers that play violent games for money, swear, and call everyone who doesn't agree with them an actual Nazi. This kind of behavior is now considered tough or whatever, therefore kids now are saying more violent things even know they're not going to do anything they say they are.

According to the Entertainment Software Association, a study in 2015 shows more than one hundred and fifty million Americans play video games; Around 42% of Americans play regularly. There is an ongoing debate whether video games cause an increase in violence in crimes. Video games do not increase violence. Video games affects the lives of the players positively, and help children learn how to deal with violence.