The Negative Effects Of Violence In Video Games

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Your eyes are full of hate, forty-one. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive. It gives him strength”- Quintus Arrius. In the movie Ben Hur (1959 & 2016) it is a tail of Christ, all about forgiveness. Judah Ben-Hur is a wealthy merchant living in Judea at the time of Christ. Judah and his family's get thrown into prison. Judah learns that he is to be condemned without trial or hearing, and flies into a rage. These two films were directed by Timur Bekmambetov(2016) and in the 1959 version was William Wyler. Comparing the two very superior movies they're many pluses and negative aspects of both films. I will be talking about the length of the film and also the showing of Jesus’s face. As I talk about the length of the movie I will talk about the cinematographers decisions (Robert Surtees & Oliver Wood).

Americans have been blaming violent forms of entertainment since colonial times. From dime novels to music, to movies to television shows. The most recent medium are video games. Aided by crime-saturated news reports, a lot of people are convinced that video game violence transfers to real-life youth crimes like the school massacres. They think that violent video games make people violent, but that is not the case. Violent people play violent video games. Not everyone who plays video games are violent, but those who already are violent will play them as an outlet for their frustration and rage. If anything, video games keep violent people from going out and killing people in real life because they can vent in the virtual world.

For many young people, violent video games that involve killing, harming, or stealing are a diverting activity that has them thinking strategically, but recent studies show that this violent game playing causes children to pick up on bad behavior. These video games increase hostility (along with anxiety and depression), teach kids wrong values, and train adolescents to take out their anger in aggression. This shouts out that role playing games with simulated violence are perilous for kids.

In their research of violent videogames and the effect on children, they have found that “the simplistic belief that exposure to media violence will lead directly to individual violence is clearly wrong.” (Kutner, Olsen, 2008) I am going to ask you to look deeper than this. I assert that although violent video games are thought to encourage real world violence, they actually help to prevent it.

Moreover, many kids deal with violence and can’t control it. As a result of having issues with violence some people play video games to let their violence and anger out. People need to understand that “ [b]ut overall, violent crime is down in the US-indeed, as violent games have become more popular, violent crime has fallen." (Erik Kain 1) The more popular the game is studies show violent

Did you know that according to Dr. Bret Conrad, the majority of gamers believe that video game violence has few, if any harmful effects on them personally? Well, many people today play games with simulated violence ranging from games like “Killer” to games like Grand Theft Auto. One example, “Killer”, takes place in multiple New York City high schools at the end of the year. It consists of two teams, each student is assigned a person to shoot and they have to shoot them before they are shot. The students have to use water pistols to shoot their person. Once they are killed, their game is over. While some agree that games with simulated violence are perilous for teens, games with simulated violence are beneficial for teens because they help kids with problem solving skills, keep them busy and helps them help others.

A huge controversy in today’s society is violent video games and their behavioral effect on the children and adults who play them. Violent video games have been blamed for bullying, school shootings, and even violence towards women. Many have fought that violent video games desensitize players to real-life violence, and that they are teaching the youth that violence is an acceptable conflict-solving strategy. Other sources have stated otherwise. The 2004 Secret Service has stated that only one-eighth of attackers have exhibited interests in video games. Violent Video games do not cause violent behavior or behavior problems because it has not been proven that there is a link between violent video games and behavioral issues, playing video games provide a safe outlet for aggressive and angry feelings and reduces violence in young children, and violent juvenile crime has actually gone down since the violent video game popularity has increased.

Are violent video games directly correlated to teen violence? This is the burning question many researchers are dedicated to answering. The common form of the question is “Is the increase in violence in games creating killer kids?” The simple answer is no. Instead the opposite has occurred, as games became more violent, the players became calmer. The games create a “safe” outlet for any anger or angst that young people possess. Crime rates in the teen population have lowered and violent teens admit to having little to no interest in violent video games. The games that most people fear are destroying the youth may actually be one of the things helping them grow and become “normal” members in society.

Children who play violent video games are often aggressive as shown by Carll and Elizabeth K.’s research has shown. After a young adult, Adam Lanza, had played School shooting, which as the name suggests you shoot students, went to a school and killed 26 students and staff members in total. As well Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold who shoot kids and staff in Columbine high school were found playing Doom a violent game which in it you kill a lot of monsters. Video Games make people have worse relationships with people. This was all found in Opposing Viewpoints in Context, “Video Games”, “Video Games Prohibit Antisocial Behaviors”, “Violence in Video Games and Other Media Can Cause School Shootings”, and “Violence in Video Games is a serious problem”.

Violence in video games, more specifically where the whole violent video game controversy came up, was a game called Death Race. This game had you running over gremlins but ended looking like “looked a lot like humans, since all that could be rendered was a blocky stick figure” (Luke Plunkett, Death Race, the World's First Scandalous Video Game, Kotaku). Death Race got a spot on 60 Minutes “looking at the psychological impacts” (Luke Plunkett, Death Race, the World's First Scandalous Video Game, Kotaku) of the game, was protested and was covered by National Enquirer and the NBC's Weekend Show and even “The National Safety Council said Death

“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

Violent video games have been an issue and a big controversy , mainly because violent video games have been blamed to be the root of violence which have been a current issue examples are School Shooting , Bullying , and Violence towards women that just have been in the news recently. Experts says that these kind of games desensitizes some video game players to committing violence, recompense players for simulating violence, and teaches youth that the only way to resolve their conflicts is through violence. Critics also argue that these games should be subjected to legislative oversight and restrictions because it’s harmful and should

Picture this, you are running through the woods with your friends, a small water gun glued to your hand. It is the best day ever. Except that you have a paper due tomorrow which you haven’t started, you are trespassing on someone’s property, and you tripped on a log a few minutes before and hurt your ankle. Teenagers are known for their rebellious and dangerous behavior. Although pulling stunts and playing games may be fun they also need to consider the dangers and outcomes of these actions. There is much controversy of whether or not violent role playing games are good or bad for people including teenagers. There are many people who believe that the positive effects it has on people outweigh the negative effects. However, there are also people that argue that the negative effects outweigh the positive effects. Although violent role playing games seem fun and harmless they aren’t and are very dangerous, have many illegal aspects to them, and keep people that are playing them unfocused on school or work.

On April 20, 1999, two high school seniors walked into Colorado high school carrying AK47 rifles and opened fire. They shot dozens of people, killing 12 students and one teacher. School shootings had happened before, but this was a new scale of carnage. While searching for the reasoning behind this massacre, it was found out that the shooters had spent a lot of time playing violent video games. The question that has been asked by many is “Do violent video games cause violence in real life?” The answer is yes. They do cause violence in real life, but not to the extent publicized. Many different studies and experiments have shown varying results. Most say that violence in video games does cause violent behavior. However, it is too