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    Should Violent Video Games be Prohibited Playing video games has become a popular activity for people of all ages. Video gaming is a multibillion-dollar industry that brings in more money than movies and DVDs. Children and teens today play video games more than they stay with their parents or friends, and if we looked to these video games we will find that many of them have violent content. The violence that exists in these video games affects our children very much, it makes them more violent and

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    Video Games Vs. Wii

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    Video Games have been around since the 1950’s meant to entertain people, and to bring them into a fantasy world they have never been to before. However, they haven’t become popular until around the 1970’s and 1980’s introducing arcade games in corner stores, console games like Nintendo, and computer games. The very first console introduced was the ATARI in 1977 which was about every child’s first console they ever played, and was around until the 1990’s. Due to the popularity over video games being

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    Video Games Disadvantages

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    a Controller Video games have been growing in popularity since the day they came out, but what do they do to us?. Most adults see video games as a bad addiction and only see the negative aspects. But truth be told, there are many good things that can come out of playing video games. Video games have many benefits: they can improve knowledge, make people physical, and can help people overcome certain problems. Video games often carry some educational content. “Some video games are so educational

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    Violent Video Games Essay

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    Video Games. A hotbed topic for politicians, parents, and even kids. Statistics show that they can lead to a dip in crime, help push the scientific boundary, and help keep criminals off the streets. Although, some still believe otherwise. However there is a vast amount of evidence to support that video games in fact help society instead of hurting. Did you know that video games can be attributed to up to a .03% dip in violent crime? (Kain). Video games can also be attributed to scientific discoveries

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    The Effects of Video Games Normally when a child acts out, misbehaves, or shows violence people might try and link this bad behavior to something in the child’s life. Video games are often the target for such accusations. It makes sense that with all of the violent content television and video games have to offer with shows like Game of Thrones or games like Grand Theft Auto, that it is no wonder children show signs of violence, right? Then why does developmental psychologist Dr. Marilyn Price Mitchell

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    Violent Video Games Effect The future of entertainment revolves around technology which perhaps has caused video games to become more and more realistic over time. Although they often are entertaining, the contents have become more violent and disturbing as computing technology has become much more advanced. These days, the popularity of violent video games has caused an increase in controversy. Many parents and researchers say the video games are now becoming too violent. The violent video games are

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    Video Games and Violence Essay

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    respect to violence in video games compared to other media is the fact that games are immersive, and interactive. They are repetitive, and based on a reward system which is a proven psychological component of classical conditioning discovered by Ivan Pavlov. This argument however has been going on since the days of the comic book in the 50's, and because of the graphic violence portrayed in them, parents blamed them for their children's bad behavior. It seems that blaming games, and other media in

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    of violent video game became an issue for public debate after teenagers in more than a dozen places seemed mimic the carnage in the shooter games they had so often played (Anderson, 2004, 2013). Based on the studies done for violent video games correspond with individuals having violent acts. On the journal article “An update on the effects of playing violent video games," Craig A. Anderson stated that violence video games first emerged with school shootings by avid players of such games which is in

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    to his room to get back to his game. Have you ever wondered how violent video games impact children? Or why kids love to play them? The link between violent video games and aggressive behavior is a topic that has received a lot of attention in the recent years. As technology is gradually progressing, video games are starting to become very lifelike and they consist of many complex qualities. However, with the high levels of realism, the influences of video games on society have begun to increase

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    Impact of Violence in Video Games Video games have had a troubled history of being associated with negative trends in emotional behavior in those who indulge in them. Since the inception of video games more narratively complex than Pong, a great deal of research has been conducted on the psychological and sociological effects of violence and competition in video games. Findings on this topic have been largely divided between two camps, one which believes that violent video games cause violent behavior

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