Violence On Violence And Violence In Video Games

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Video Games have come a long way since their first introduction into the main stream. With video games becoming more sophisticated and using advanced technology, it seems as if video games are closing in on the gap between games and reality. However, as video games become ever so life-like it brings up the question of if the violence associated with video games is having a negative consequence. There have been many accusations over the years over the harm video games are causing children and teenagers. Experiments have been conducted trying to associate a link between video games and aggressive behavior. Even the media has been known to point fingers at video games for the cause of children

Arguments concerning social media’s affect on children often being with television. Experts on the other side of the argument claim that television leaves a negative effect on children that leads to obesity and violent behaviors. Manfred Spitzer writes “After 6 months, children in the intervention school had a lower BMI and behaved less violently during break times…” (pg. 1388). Not only are the effects written by Spitzer possible but experts also argue that children may become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others. Children may be more fearful of the world around them and they may be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways towards others. The violence exposed to children through media doesn’t cease to exist with only television. Video games are often blamed for violence crimes in children and youth as well. Craig A. Anderson, a psychologist along with others concluded in a 2010 review of video game violence showed that “evidence strongly suggest that exposure to violent video games is a causal risk factor for increased aggressive behavior, aggressive cognition, and aggressive affect and for decreased empathy and prosocial behavior.”

Technology is an important aspect of change in our world. As time goes on, we are introduced to more and more technology every year, which includes media such as video games. The increase of technology has also increased and improved the world including ways of communicating and distribution of information. More often used outlets of media are those used for entertainment purposes, like television, internet and video games. The ones who are most likely to engage in these media outlets are millennials and the most recent generation Z, because they have been introduced to these outlets from a young age. In fact, a study found that children spend around 9 hours a week playing video games (Polman, de Castro, & van Aken, 2008). It is evident that video games are progressively becoming more violent in nature, and with children spending as much time as they do playing video games, there are questions that must be asked, is the violent nature of video games effecting today’s youth? And if so in what ways?

As technology advances, the more parents are worrying about their children. The internet has become essential to everyday life, but does it have an effect? Video games have become a source of entertainment for young people all around the world. Videos have been blamed for any violence in young people. Recent games are now becoming bloodier and more realistic. I believe that video games do not negatively influenced young people to be more violent in real life. Instead they develop mentally, socially and emotionally.

Technology is advancing and with that comes advancements in video games. Most video games such as Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Assassins Creed, etc. focus their attention on violence and killing enemies. More and more techniques are introduced by video game companies to make this certain entertainment interesting for young children. This brings up the question, “Do video games cause violent behavior in children?” Children that spend a lot of time on these games will hurt their behavior patterns as they grow up.

In recent years, technological advances have introduced many new forms of entertainment, one of the most popular being video games. Since their introduction, professionals and parents have become concerned with the addictive power that video games can have on people, particularly children and adolescents. Today, concern has shifted from the addictive effects of video game playing to the possible effects that they have on players’ aggression levels. As defining aggression as any thoughts or behaviors related with the intention to cause harm. Many scholars have been researching videogames' effects on children. The most popular aspect of videogame research is whether or not games increase aggression.

Video games in general are becoming more and more popular with every year that passes by. A recent study showed that Americans, ages 8 through 18, play about 13.2 hours of video games per week ("The Average"). There is a total of about 5 million people in the United States that play video games for over 40 hours each week, which is basically equal to a full time job. Also, the average American will play 10,000 hours of video games before he or she hits the age of 21 (McGonial). The amount of time that Americans play video games is just appalling. But, there is a specific type of video game that is causing some concern: violent video games. These games have become evermore popular in today's society. The most played and purchased game in

For decades, the media has been accused of being a bad influence on the nation's children. Everyone has heard stories of little kids jumping off of their decks and hurting themselves after viewing the old black and white episodes of Superman. Years later, and there could possibly be a link between kids playing video games and those same kids later murdering their fellow classmates. Possible links such as this one continue to fuel the research supporting the idea that video game violence increases aggression in children.

In the past few decades there has been debate over the positive and negative affects of video games with a good deal of focus on more violent games. Prior to and concurrently with this debate, there have also been similar debates over radio, television, and movies but, as should be obvious from the current breadth of media, no studies have definitively proven any negative affects. The detractors of video games claim, based on media effects research, that people who play video games with any sort of violence in them have heightened antisocial and decreased prosocial tendencies afterwards; this is the assumed cause of certain acts of violence including the majority of school shootings. The supporters of video games claim that there is an

There is much controversy on the subject of video games. One of the most controversial issues regarding video games is violence in video games, and the alleged connection with child behavior. There are many people, especially parents, who blame video games for their children’s violent and aggressive behavior. There are some who do not believe there is a connection with video games, and particular child behavioral issues. There are studies that prove one side, disprove one side, and it is very difficult to get accurate facts when a study is done on behavior. Every person is different, so it is hard to get reliable data.

It is a well-known fact that violence and rates of injury today are higher than they were forty years ago, especially in the adolescent population. A great deal of evidence through the years has shown mortality in adolescent is linked to preventable deaths related to risky and unhealthy behaviors. As many of the common morbidities and moralities of adolescence are related to preventable health conditions associated with behavioral, environmental and social causes, it is important that preventive services for this age group reflect these issues. Thus indicating a strong need for the promotion of adolescent preventive services and a change in the way healthcare is delivered to this vulnerable population. In response to this

Side effects of video games number just about as many types of video games that people play. In Lisa Weber’s article “Positive Effects of Video Games on Children,” she states several benefits that children obtain when they play video games. Some of these advantages include the areas of social development, education, and an emotional outlet. As a result, Lisa clearly displays her stance on the positive side of the opinions of video games. However, electronic gaming contains a voluminous amount of pernicious effects. When young adults and children partake in video games, they come across numerous experiences that could have a negative influence on their lives.

Parents and other adults have begun to become more concerned about violent video games due to the increased reality in the games. However, society may not realize how children and teens are affected by these games. In modern times, children and young adults are affected by violent games in a negative way by causing changes in their behavior. The average American child watches 28 hours of television a week and by the age of eighteen will have seen 16,000 murders and 200,000 violent acts (Gallagher). People who defend violent games like to point out that playing the games does not mean all players will go out and commit acts of violence, and that millions of people who play do not demonstrate violent behavior(Hicks). Although that is true,

“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.