The Positive Effects Of Violent Video Games Causes To Violence

As many parents and educators like to emphasise, “Violent video games make kids more violent”. Video games affecting youth is a very debatable topic. Most people just come to that conclusion without acquiring any evidence or reason, but there are some reasons why this is a wrong assumption. I believe that violent video games are actually good for people. They allow them to have an escape from real life which is positive, the violence allows people (young people in particular) to think morally about what they are doing, and most violent games let children have fun with their friends.

Nowadays, the majority of families (68%) possess a household computer which provide various convenient for citizens. Therefore, computer seems to be a essential part for every families and massive residents rely on it. Nevertheless, some game making companies are devoted to develop the violent video game. This lead to a series of violent game emerge in people’s computer and a number of youth involve with it. Based on the research, there are approximately 90% adolescents who involves with violent video game and 60% teenagers play 30min or more per day. ( Padilla-Walker,Nelson and Stockdale, 2012) According to the Lee, Peng and Klein (2010), “ people who played the violent video game were found to be more acceptable of crimes and criminals compared to people who did not play violent video game. ” That is because, if the players match a same role between game and real life, they may show some similarities. Meanwhile, Violent video game have a series of negative impacts on adolescents’ behavior, attitude to the crimes and health.

A video game is “an electronic game in which players control images on a television or computer screen” (Merriam-Webster). Video games have been entertaining and challenging gamers since the Game Boy to modern console games. Despite the simplicity of the definition of video games, a video game, especially ones containing violence can have a large effect on the gamer. Because of the realism and advancements in the video game industry, video games can influence the player, and can make the gamer more aggressive, even if the game is not a violent video game. Even though video games have grown in popularity over the past decade, some have not been too popular with parents, for the reason that they are too violent. Violent video games affect

Violent video games have been a popular pass time for American teenagers ever since the first ones were released. The most popular of these games are Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, Mortal Kombat, and Doom. It has become a popular belief that these games are directly linked to violent behaviors in our youth. Numerous scholars have set out to determine the validity of these assumptions through vast surveys and studies in America. All of these scholars share the belief that violent video games affect the minds of teenagers in some way, but they do not necessarily agree on whether the effects are constructive or deconstructive in the development of young minds. Russell Laczniak, author of Parental Restrictive Meditation and Children’s

Video Game Violence has been a controversial topic for many years, dating back to even the most simple classic video games like Ms. Pac-Man, Centipede and Space Invaders, eventually pushing into more modern games like Grand Theft Auto V and Call of Duty: Black Ops. This investigation attempts to expand and analyze the idea that due to the historical trend of video game violence being accused of blame for seemingly related violent events, some of the research may be faulty. The way we look at video games and how we research their tie to violence could potentially need corrected. Within this investigation we will be looking very closely at how these tests were done, analyzing if they were valid, considering the people behind these tests and the general misconceptions people may have of video games and their impact on violence. Just about anyone in most modernized counties has heard the claim before, placing the blame on a video game, music or television for the violent acts seen in their youth today. Typically these trends seem to pop up when we are referencing school shootings, gang related crime and other domestic terrorist acts done by our youth. It is too easy to quickly blame something like a violent video game for their behavior. This investigation examines the actual statistics of these violent crimes and how they are tied to video games specifically.

When films were first created, they were not always treated as the art form that they're known as today. They were treated as inferior to classic art forms like paintings and music. However, with time films have began to be respected as art and with that, many people analyzre the various ways they effect people. In a mirror image, video games have only been around since the early 1980's having many people believe the same thing that they did when films were first created. What follows is an analysis of how video games affect the end-user i.e. Gamer physically, mentally, socially, emotionally, and culturally.

With the popularity of video games growing there has been both instability and prosperity from children playing more violent games. There are beliefs that the newer more lifelike violent games are harmful to children. The beliefs have grown so much so that California Law went before the U.S. supreme court to determine the controversy. The importance of this matter is that these video games could cause the adolescents to have an increase in violence. Studies that were taken to act as evidence toward video games being harmful or harmless were focused on neuroscience research. This is an aspect of Psychology that deals with the functions of the brain. The way the brain functions is affected by many factors, a major argument is playing violent video games has harmful influence on the brain?

The question is why children are being affected by these games. Is it that the child are mimicking what they see or is it effecting the child’s brain. At Indiana University, Dr. Vincent Matthews decided to create a study to watch brain patterns after playing violent video games. They performed three different tests to find out how these games impacted the brain. They picked out 28 students from campus to play either violent video games, first person shooter games, or non-violent games. What they found was after a couple hours playing these games that those who play violent video games showed no brain activity in areas involving emotions, attention, and impulses. There is science behind violent video games and their negative effects on people. Researchers ran another test after the participants played the games. They held up cards with non-violent words like run or walk, and they were in different colors. They also held up cards with violent words like hit or push which were also in different colors. Those who play violent video games were equal to the non-violent video game players in the original testing but when it came to the violent words, violent video gamers should no brain activity in the area of emotion like the non-violent gamers. When faced with violent topics, the gamers were desensitized to the topic. Alice Park stated in her article, How Playing Violent Video Games May Change the Brain, “The brain changes that Matthews’ group saw were similar to those seen in

“Life is a video game. No matter how good you get, you are always zapped in the end” (“Video Game Quotes” 1). Over time researchers, psychiatrists, and parents have often wondered how damaging violent video games can be to the youth in society. This is an important matter to people with children in their personal lives or work environment. These games have become a large risk factor for aggressive behavior in children. Researchers have been saying that video games do affect adults as well; however, they have even more effect on younger brains in early development. Video games have negative effects on childrens’ behavior. Some effects that video games have are reduced academic performance, aggression, obesity, and emotional disorder.

Newton N. Minow once said, “Children will watch anything, and when a broadcaster uses crime and violence and other shoddy devices to monopolize a child’s attention, it’s worse than taking candy from a baby. It is taking precious time from the process of growing up”.The media is a powerful tool that in a very influence on children. There are many things that the youth in today 's society is learning from the media, for example, violence. There are different forms of media violence that children are exposed to. Some form of these violent medias is video games, television, music, movies and much more. The most effective form of media that children are exposed to are video games. Although video games have been around for 30 plus years, it has become a big part of our culture in America. There are different varieties of video games, such as action, adventure, fighting, sports, shooting, violent, non-violent and much more. In the united states almost 97% of the youth plays video games, and a majority of them spend at least seven to eight hours a day playing these games a day. This large percentage brings almost 12 billion dollars a year to the video game industry, and the long hours of playing these violent games increase in the aggressive behavior that children form. Studies have stated that 90% of pediatricians and 67 % of parents agreed that violent video games

Annie Leonard’s video titled “The Story of Stuff” outlines the materials economy, with many problems arising at every stage. In the consumption stage, the products are in the hands of the consumers. As a result, this is where the most immediate harm occurs. According to Kate Russell, “global revenue for the [video game] industry now approaches $100 billion” (Russel, “Exploring the Evolution of the Games Market”). Various types of video games have been developed over time but one of the most popular genres is violent video games. The nature of these games is not appropriate for all ages and can invoke many problems. In the consumption stage of the materials economy, adolescents are exposed to violent video games that can affect them in a negative manner. These games invoke psychological and legal issues that generate more problems when the effects are combined. It is crucial that the problems are acknowledged and managed to prevent further damage and to prevent a future of destruction.

Back in the early 2000’s the only thing news would talk about were people dying because of violent video games, and that it’s desensitizing teens into killing. Greedy people have wrote it off saying that it was true and by doing this they gain money, and “trust” with the viewers. People believed it...until now. I think that violent video games do the opposite of those lies that people have been telling people. They are slowly deleting crimes,they help relieve stress, and they give you “Superpowers”.

Does violence in violent video games or role-playing games increase violence and aggression in the real world? Undoubtedly, violent role-playing games nowadays are more intense than ever. These role-playing games with simulated violence are perilous for kids. In a simulated role-playing game called “Killer”, students play by shooting each other with water guns to win money. Games like Killer and other violent video games encourage violence. Not only do they encourage violence, but they can actually harm the individual playing and distract teens from more important things like school.

At a young age, the brain is only developing by learning and applying it to their everyday life. Life styles are reinforced by what is taught to a young child, therefore, the daily presence of violent video games may harm their young minds. Many studies show multiple experiments from young children, to older men on the topic of violent video games. Researches say that violent video games do affect the brain, physically and changes a person emotionally as well.

Annie Leonard’s video titled “The Story of Stuff” outlines the materials economy, with many problems arising at every stage. In the consumption stage, the products are in the hands of the consumers. As a result, this is where the most immediate harm occurs. According to Kate Russell, “global revenue for the [video game] industry now approaches $100 billion” (Russel, “Exploring the Evolution of the Games Market”). This is a drastic increase in this industry, as video games did not exist until approximately 50 years ago. Video games have developed to be suited for a large age group, but a very popular type is violent video games. The nature of these games is not appropriate for all ages and can invoke many problems. In the consumption stage of the materials economy, adolescents are exposed to violent video games that can affect them in a negative manner. These games invoke psychological and legal issues that can have a large effect when taken into consideration as one large problem. It is crucial that the problems are acknowledge and managed to prevent further damage and to prevent a future of destruction.