Video Games : A Great Source Of Fun For All Ages

In conclusion, video games that are violent can be very perilous to not only kids but anyone who plays them. They can have short and long-term effects on your career and the way you think. Violent games are bad because they can lead to serious actions, the player can get hurt, and because they can distract us. Making the choice to play this game is not only affecting you but it can affect the people around you and how they think of you. So next time you go to play games you should think about the consequences that come with

Video games are loved by many people. People even make money by playing video games and posting them on YouTube. But many people argue that violent video games cause real life violence in children. Many video games have actually been banned in countries. One example of this is Watchdogs in the United Arab Emirates. Violent video games do not promote violence in kids under 17 because it has not been proven to increase aggression, there are recommendations for age groups on the package because of this, and countries that have a high percentage of video games use, have low gun violence.

Video games have become a popular topic of interest to many people,not just the youth community.Video games,especially violent ones,are also a popular way of entertainment to many who enjoy the thrill of being involved in a story or event.Though there may be detrimental details surrounding video games,violent video games are beneficial because video games improve a persons mental release and improve various skills and abilities.

What makes a game violent? Is it the gore? Is it the language? It’s all of those and sexual content in the video game. I think someone ten-years-old and under should not play violent video games. It’s up to the parents to choose if their young child should play a game.

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.

In the U.S., retail stores will not allow underage teens or minors to purchase violent or mature rated video games without a guardian. 97 percent of teens in the U.S., ages 12-17 play video games. More than half of the best selling games are violent or mature rated. Some Americans believe teens that play mature rated or violent video games could lead to violence. Others believe it may be a way teens can relieve stress or take out

First of all, most teens who love violent games spend most of their time playing video games. In addition, “an even more direct link of video game to real-life violence occurred in 2006. Alabama teen Devin Moore was arrested by local police on suspicion of the car theft. While in custody at the police station , he suddenly attacked an officer, stole his gun, and killed two officers and a 911 dispatcher.” (Ramirez page 14). It feels good

People should not play violent video games because they cause aggression in the short term. “The researchers took 47 undergraduate students and has the students play 15 minutes if Morbat Kombat. Afterward the team told the players about a student that did not like hot sauce, but they had to fill a cup and the students would have to drink it. Sure enough the Mortal Kombat players put more hot sauce in the cup for the student to drink” (Carey 1). This is clear evidence that the violence in video games can trigger aggression in the short term. In the article “Do Games Like ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Cause Real World Violence?” “Nick Allen describes the shooter's darker side which saw him playing violent video

In this age of technology, it's very safe to say that a large majority of the world's population has played at least one video game. This can vary from playing games on console, like Xbox-One, Playstation 4, and for the older generation, the NES to playing mobile games like Tetris. There are many consoles that span from the creation of video games. This has opened opportunities to make several kind of games. These can vary from side-scrollers like Super Mario Bros. on the NES, to Role-playing games (RPG) like Final Fantasy IX on the Playstation 1. While this has caused some great games to surface, it has also allowed intense violence to be let into games. Parents and anti-gaming communities state that this is why kids can become violent. This is false, because violent games can be avoided to prevent this issue, and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has even made various precautions to make sure parents know what they're purchasing. Comprehensible symbols, detailed lists, and age restrictions prevents children from "becoming violent".

It is widely known that the media reflects and has an effect on human behaviour. Books, newspapers, music, and more lately movies and videogames show us where we are as a society, but also help shape our development. For this reason, it is important that they are analyzed and critizised, so that they do not perpetuate outdated ideas that could be harmful to the public. While videogames are a relatively recent form of media, they have become extremely popular, especially amongst young people, whom they greatly influence and towards whom they are normally marketed. According to Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Smith and Pajares Tosca (2013), "For the younger generations, especially, games are crucial to the way they express themselves artistically

Who else plays violent video games at home? Some people can’t find that fine line between what you can do in a video game and what you can do in real life. People in this day and age don’t get that a game is fake and you cannot do the kinds of things you do in a game that you can do in real life without getting shot down or getting into major trouble. If you are able to play a game that robs banks, kills cops, and bystanders, as well as people of power in a game, and you wanted to do it in real life, then you should be locked up for being crazy! Violent video games should not be taken away from minors because it reduces stress and helps with hand-eye coordination; however, some people might disagree and think video games should be taken away

They are not necessarily looking for the violence in them, they are just playing them because they find them to be fun. Ten years ago parents did not see it as such a big deal that their children were playing these types of games but today you’re the talk of a small town just because your kids are playing Call of Duty, or Grand Theft Auto. And believe me, I’ve actually seen a school get involved with a seven year old child and his family because he said “I’m going home to play Call of Duty”. I personally believe video games do not play that big of a role in a child’s behavior. Everyone around my age grew up playing all sorts of violent video games and even watching violent movies and, I believe, we turned out just fine. One single video game or movie can NOT shape the kind of person you are. I strongly believe that it’s how the child was raised by their

With the popularity and production of video games constantly rising since the mid 90s, you would also imagine that the violent and illegal acts in teens would have also risen, but that is not the case. In fact, violent acts in youth have steadily decreased during the past 20 years, and are projected to continue to fall. While there could be many reasons for this drop in violence, the most likely one is that the inclusion of violence in video games actually provides an outlet for frustrated and angry teens to safely discharge their anger in the digital world, and not upon anyone in the real world. Video games offer an area in which your mind can explore and wander with no fear of consequences, so in

Violent video games actually entertain me and keep me occupied when am bored, or when I have nothing to do.

Video games have been known as a form of entertainment since its introduction in the 1980’s. With an ever growing market driven by millions of people, video games have become one of the largest industries in the world. However as the video game industry has evolved, so has the content of the video games. What started out with family games like Super Mario and Donkey Kong that involved maneuvering over obstacles, evolved into violent games such as Call of Duty, and Grand Theft Auto which required the player to kill people within the game. With the market for video games increasing, there has been growing concern for the effects video games may have on the individual with numerous studies looking into this. Since video games have the ability to affect or influence a person, it is important to understand how they may influence a person. Specifically how video games influence an individual in the emerging adulthood period, defined as a developmental period between adolesance and young adulthood spanning the early to mid-20’s.It is in this developmental period were individuals are not only prone to influence but also begin to develop a sense of what they want to become were they experiment a little with their identity. The question is not why, but how does video games influence an emerging adult positively and negatively. Since emerging adulthood is such an important developmental period, this paper will examine the effects of video games on the individual during the emerging