The Effect Of Video Games

Call of Duty, Mortal Kombat, Grand Theft Auto, and Doom. Many know these games for their violent nature, stemming from their graphic scenes or gameplay involving shooting or beating up opponents, and these factors have caused these games to stir up quite a bit of controversy. For the last few decades, people have debated the effects of these games on the people who play them. Many believe those who play the games become more aggressive as a result of their violent nature, while others argue that playing the games has no effect on one’s behavior. Society should realize that violent video games have, at most, minimal effect on players’ behavior.

Video games have become very influential on children and adults (Stafford, 1999). With violent video games humans are more prone to act aggressively, to have aggressive thoughts and become numb towards violence (Harding, 2009). Apart from these they are

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“What happens if an intruder gets in the classroom?” or “ Will I ever be the intruder?” Violent Video games are dangerous to humans in so many ways. One way that Violent Video Games affects humans is how they wash away emotions and sympathy for other people. Even though the shooting and killing is in the video game, they also stimulate a violent behavior and can lead to violence later on. Studies have shown that many shooters (mass or single) or adults who seek violence, have played multiple, or even just one, violent video games. Violent video games affect the left and right side of the brain. Children who play violent video games

On the other hand some research suggests video games decreases emotional sensitivity in children.The article “Impact of Video games on this generation “states,”That violent video games can make children less sensitive to pain.”This shows that kids are being desensitised over time by video games and thats its taking their emotion of pain because they are shown such violence and gore in the video games that it takes that aspect of them away.Proven by the article,”Video Games Have no effect on children’s behavior ,New study Finds” by Abigail Elise concludes , that long term exposure to video games do not lead to behavior problems like deficit disorder or depression.This proves that video games don't get rid or water down their emotions and that it doesn't make them develope disorders or any other behavioral problems.In conclusion video games do not wash away the gamers feelings and it doesnt give you behavioral problems.

The violence in video games teaches young minds a twisted perception of reality, and romanticize violence. A report from the APA American Psychological Association has concluded that playing violent video games for an extended amount of time can lead to an increase in violence (Kelly, 2015). This coincides with the studies of german researcher who claim that violent video games can actually desensitize people (Kelly, 2015) .

Violent video games are undoubtedly a legalized drug to children and teens, numbing their thoughts and reprogramming their minds. Like a drug, it desensitizes them, and makes them more prone to violence. This idea of violent video games was not a phenomenon until the later 20th century, and evolved from racing into enemies, to free-for-all drug abuse and sexual/physical violence that most youth know and play today. These games have a detrimental impact on teens, making them eat more, become more aggressive, and wash away their morality. Although some may try to argue with reality, countering that its helps them socially, similar to the idea of teens taking drugs, violent video games reduce their overall health and need to be taken care

The controversy of the effects of violent video games is a never ending battle between gamers and science. Hundreds of studies have been conducted on the issue all saying the same thing, violent video games have a correlation with increased risk of hostility in the people who play them. Although correlation does not equate to causation meaning that video games can not be condemned as the only source of aggressive behaviors. This isn’t the only effects that these games have on people. Violent video games are shown to have positive effects ranging from boosting learning in children, improvements in visuospatial cognition, and a decrease in violent crime.

Have you ever wondered why people enjoy playing video games? Players often find video games to be fun and exciting. But there’s a downside. Many adults assume that video games are harmful to the player, but that’s not necessarily true. Most people don’t understand that playing video games also comes with many benefits. We need to change how the world targets video games as always being “harmful”. Although, many people think video games are harmful, video games have positive effects on people in terms of perceptual tasks, having great educational potential, and improving problem-solving skills.

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.

Many people still do not believe that violent video games could influence violent behavior in children. They think that video games are just for entertainment and nothing more than that. Even though there are several cases where video games have been blamed or held responsible for violent actions, some people fail to consider the fact that violent video games do influence violent actions.

This research was completed to fulfill requirements for a Psychology Capstone course instructed by Dr. Ray Owens.

Concerns about the effect of media violence on children extends back at least to the beginning of the mass media, with the issue raised with reference to films, radio, television, comic books, and so on. As technology brings new types of media to the fore, the issue shifts to depictions of violence in these new media. Both popular sources and scholarly address this issue, asking in effect how violent video games change children’s behavior and make them more violent, assuming that it is believed that this is the case.

Over the past few decades there has been an increase in the use of video games as a pastime (Carnagey, Bushman, Anderson-2006). In the article “The effect of video game violence on physiological desensitization to real-life violence” (Carnagey, Bushman, Anderson-2006) it states over 85 percent of video games contain some violence, and

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