Negative Video Games

The increasing popularity of video games has raised some concern in society. The question as to whether or not this concern is justified has been raised a multitude of times. However, it is reasonable to believe that video games’ impact on society is not a negative one as there are many beneficial aspects to gaming, there is no solid proof of issue with video games, and they are enjoyable.

Over the past few centuries,video games have become a great leisure and hobby among kids of all ages and cultures. With the advancement of technology, video games have advanced highly in its realism and genres. This high type of advancement brought the video game industry to a multi-billion dollar industry. However, with realism, comes negative effects as well. Ever since the creation of violent or “mature” video games, there has been a constant debate on whether it will increase violence in the player. Although, not all video games are violent, and just increase skills in a player such as hand-eye coordination. Nevertheless, there is research going on for the link between violent video games and youth violence. The question is which event happens first in the sequence, do violent video games aggravate a person’s violent behavior, or does a person get rid of their anger through playing violent video games? Either way, violent video games are not beneficial to our society.

Video games are generally played for amusement and entertainment; also, they can go about as a support in mitigating anxiety. Because of progressing innovation, feature diversions have developed and developed into an expansive realm affecting those inside this domain. Consequently numerous moral issues are brought to our consideration because of this improvement. Subsequently, we ought to distinguish how new feature recreations are morally influencing individuals who play them. The moral issues of feature gaming that impacts numerous individuals incorporate: viciousness, rating, training, stereotyping against ladies, group and enslavement. Eventually, every point is connected to brutality included in feature recreations. It is

Morality and human nature are important factors when considering the behavioral influences of video games, whether they are positive or negative. Violence in the real world involves much more complexity than any influence by the media. As previously stated, simple factors such as one’s home life, environment, and general human nature are ignored when video gaming’s influences are under scrutiny. In a world where millions of people are dying in real wars, it is a luxury to harbor concern for children to be excited after playing a shooting game (Gee). The moral and behavioral influences of any video game are left up to the interpretation of the player; there is no direct influence in any game that dictates bad behavior to their players. James Paul Gee provides an incredibly important point in stating, “Video games are neither good nor bad on their own, and induce neither violence nor peace.” It is important to consider the context of video games. In David Kushner’s article, he quotes The British Board of Film Classification’s conclusion from a survey: “The violence helps make the play exhilaratingly out of reach of ordinary life… Gamers seem not to lose awareness that they are playing a game and do not mistake the game for real life.” If a violent child did not play video games, then where would the blame fall?

The average adolescent spends a major part of the normal week watching or interacting with some form of the media’s products. Video games are one of these media based mediums and have become increasingly popular since the 1980’s. According to a report in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, "Female gamers spent an average of 44 minutes playing on the weekdays and one hour and four minutes playing on the weekends, and male gamers spent an average of 58 minutes playing on the weekdays and one hour and 37 minutes playing on the weekends" ("Video Game Play Among Adolescents"). What can we understand from this evidence? The fact is that adolescents, male or female, are spending tremendous amounts of time each day sitting in front of

Video games have had a troubled history of being associated with negative trends in emotional behavior in those who indulge in them. Since the inception of video games more narratively complex than Pong, a great deal of research has been conducted on the psychological and sociological effects of violence and competition in video games. Findings on this topic have been largely divided between two camps, one which believes that violent video games cause violent behavior and another which believes that there is no real correlation between the two. The following research report will review a number of such studies and compare the methodologies and findings of each.

Since several video games contain some sort of violent content, it has been hypothesized that gamers nowadays tend to be more aggressive. Gentile also states that “playing violent games increases aggressive behaviors, increases aggressive cognitions, [and] increases aggressive emotions.” This is an intense list of negative consequences, but what makes violent games instill such hostility? Many video games today include multiplayer in addition to classical single player modes. With real life opponents, gamers are much more competitive and inclined to demonstrate dominance over friends and real life opponents. Whereas facing a computer can be competitive, there may be a stronger feeling of satisfaction after defeating a nonvirtual enemy which could translate into real life aggression towards real people. Though correlation does not mean causation, the fear that violent video games may increase problematic antagonism is clearly not misplaced.

Violence has been in existence as long as video games have existed. Since the first entertainment that was electronic in the 1950s, Tic-Tac-Toe was the first video game which made use of cathode-ray tubes. The video game that was commercial in 1971, “Computer Space” followed and then later to the today's hyper-realistic first-person shooters. In all of the above, violence in video games has been in existence, and probably it will always be. This fact has continuously drawn the attention of the researchers in the last few decades and particularly during the past ten years to study the effects of video game violence on all the fans of this type of electronic entertainment. The question that has been asked is, “Is violence and aggression in the real world increased by video games violence?” This research paper, therefore, explores the question to ascertain the real effect of watching violent video games not only to the viewers but also the entire world.

Third, when one is dealing with an argument, people tend to ignore the positive aspects of the subject. In this case people ignore the positive side of playing violence videos games. In most cases playing violent video games can have some bad impact on someone's life, but however, playing violent video games can be beneficial. However, most people don’t believe that there no benefits of playing violent video games because of its explicit themes, but however, the more violent the game is the more beneficial is it (The Register). Therefore, people who play videos games such as Call of Duty are better at multitasking and better at perform cognitive tasks because of the quick reactions that most violence video games have. Most teenagers who play violence video game or non- violence video games enhanced skills that involve in the real world. In the world we in every situation is involve with solving a problem or critical thinking and playing violence video game can enhance those abilities. For example, when teenagers or adults play call of duty, he or she has to think about the next move that they’re going to make without getting killed by the opposite person and losing the game for their team.  As this related to the real world, teenagers are able to come up with creative ways to deal with a situation.  As it relates to problem-solving, in most game players perform different tasks to achieve the goal to beat the game, and in order to that you have the ability to not only thinking critically, but players have to be able to make quick decisions, especially playing games such as Mortal Kombat, Call of duty, and GTA V. However, People who disagree with idea would say that many criminals of mass shooting played violent video games. Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway (2011) and admitted to using the game Modern Warfare 2 for training (Pro Con). Understanding that many mass shootings have been carried out by devoted video game players; However, An Apr. 2015 peer-reviewed study published in Psychiatric Quarterly found that playing violent video games had no impact on aggression levels in teenagers (Pro Con). Additionally, many people feel that children spend a lot time playing the game and not enough time

Gaming has become an important part of growing up for people who were born in the last 25 years. Approximately 3.9 - 4.7% of total world population (250 to 300 million people) is ¡§very active¡¨ or a ¡§frequent¡¨ player of video games or at least owns the necessary equipment. This target group spends five or more hours a week playing video games. The United States is the largest video game market in the world with about 50% of the US population (145 Million people) spending 6.5 hours a week on computers and video games.

In 1976 the arcade game "Death Race" was released based on the movie "Death Race 2000". The objective of this game was to use your car in order to run over fleeing goblins. This video game was so simple and yet brought forth so much controversy that it led to the first study on the physiological effect of video games on the human mind. Ever since Death Race, video games have continued to make huge advances in order to create an almost endless amount of possibilities on what you can or cannot do in a video game. Since the first video game was introduced, the gaming industry has seen a huge spike in the popularity of video games. Not only have they become more popular, but they have also become significantly more realistic. So realistic, that it 's now hard to tell the difference between an animation and an actor in a movie. I 've been playing video games now for as long as I can remember. Since childhood, I 've played every kind of video game, from the educational and harmless ones to the mature, bloody and gruesome ones. While I, personally, have never experienced any type of violent thoughts or behavior due to games, can the same be said about today 's youth? With video game popularity on the rise and violence so pervasive, can violent video games really be held accountable for it all? The intent of this paper is to first examine the psychological effects of violent video games and to secondly give reasons as to why they in fact do not desensitize youth and to finally give

Video Games have been around since the early 1960’s, increasing in popularity in the early 1970’s and 80’s and are now more popular and common than before. It forever changed the entertainment world. The phrase Video Game is defined as a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen. Gaming is defined as the action or practice of playing video games. Video games can refer to games played on game consoles such as the PlayStation, Wii and Xbox, or on computers. With its increasing reputation, its sales have continued to grow, as of 2015 total revenues for the video game industry in the U.S. hit $23.5 billion. Current research has shown that, “97 % of American adolescents aged 12–17 years play computer, web, portable or console video games” (Adachi p.1041). However, along with this increase of gaming has come increased controversy on its effects on society. The main reason for this controversy, is whether the content of video games changes the behavior and attitudes of a player negatively, which then effects society negatively. Before focusing on this controversial topic, the history behind what video games are, how they evolved and the efforts that go into making them, should be addressed.

Video games have been very common types of entertainment in every family and around the globe. They can be played on computers, cellphones, TVs and other electronics. The video game market has become one of the fastest growing businesses and comes in a variety of categories. The impact of video games on the player’s behavior has been controversial for decades. The advocates claim that video games are more than simply a fun that one plays during spare time. They strongly believe that video games are important for cognitive skill development, stress relief, prosocial behavior and reducing mental health disorders. On the other

Video games are almost always present in any house that is home to an adolescent child. While video games are popular among people of all ages, adolescent children are usually the most involved. An article was developed by three members of the Psychopathology department at a university in the Netherlands. While addressing the use of video games the statement was made that “Today, in the United States, 91% of children between the ages of 2 and 17 play video games”(Granic, Lobel, Engels). Children may spend countless hours sitting in from of a television screen, participating in the electronic activities. While there are many different genres of video games, perhaps among the most popular are those that contain a high level of violence and hostility. Along with the violent content and commentary, these videogames create a hostile mindset. Video games have the ability to cause negative effects in the way young people think and act socially.

The long-standing controversial issue of the correlation between aggressive video games and violence committed by adolescents has been debated and researched since the early 1980’s. The video gaming business has become a multi-billion dollar business which has great influence on our society. Due to the financial gains and the technological advances, video games have become more realistic over time. Some current popular video games are so realistic that many perceive them as simulations. These so-called simulations are nothing more than just a game with advanced graphics. Often times, video games are described as only having negative effects on today 's adolescents, but this is not true. Research has documented many positive effects as well. Some people view video games as just another opportunity for adolescents to release their aggressions, however, it can also be a learning tool in multiple ways. The technological evolution is making video games more attractive to potential gamers and thus has become a part of a lifestyle, rather than just a cool invention.