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    Video games are a fun hobby for people of all ages, Not all of them are the best but they are not the cause of violence outside of the living room. The image shown shows a lot of the misconceptions of people and how they jump to conclusions. This picture was drawn to show a boy playing video games before it cuts to the same person holding a gun in a menacing way. The sudden transition is powerful and sudden to emphasize the issue at hand. It then highlights all the possible issues that could have

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    Benefits Of Video Games

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    Introduction Action video games, which are categorized by fighting, shooting, or platform-style games, have come to dominate the gaming industry in the 21st century. Both parents and politicians alike have accused action games for causing antisocial, violent and even addictive behavior in gamers. This fear over video games fueled early research efforts to prove that violent video games were as damaging as claims would suggest. Many studies claim to show an overall negative psychological effect on

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    Video Games Controversy

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    Video games, since their creation have been a great source of controversy in regards to their effects on mental health and influence on violent crimes. Games have been created over thousands of years ago and have excited generations. Virtual games on the other hand have not existed for over a hundred years, but have made major media controversy over the intense gore in many uncensored video games. One huge standout is the classic known bloody graphic fighting game Mortal Kombat that made the “ESRB”

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    society of today it is video games that are now being linked to violent behavior. While playing games may have negative effects it can also have positive effects? So is it ethical to always turn to video games when a violent act has occurred? First looking at racing games are being attacked for dangerous driving. Though while playing those games no rules really apply and the player can do anything the game allows them to do. There have been times when those types of games have help people in dangerous

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    significant amount of time, but “research show[s] that playing violent video games can increase a person's aggressive thoughts, feelings and behavior both in laboratory settings and in daily life” (American Psychological Association). Aggressive behavior hurts relationships by making it hard to get along. Yet, often the question arises whether it is aggressive people or children who are drawn to video games rather than video games causing them to become aggressive. Studies have been done to answer this

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    Computer Games Personal computer games also known as the computer games demonstrate the video games which are played on a personal computer rather than an arcade machine or a video game console. The most defining features of these games include a higher degree of user control of the gaming software and hardware, absence of central controlling ability. Another most defining characteristic of the games is the increased capacity for input to the pc, processing and consequently the output. The people

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    Hesham Dallin Lewis ENGL 101 18 23 February 2015 Computer Games Personal computer games also known as the computer games demonstrate the video games which are played on a personal computer rather than an arcade machine or a video game console. The most defining features of these games include a higher degree of user control of the gaming software and hardware, absence of central controlling ability. Another most defining characteristic of the games is the increased capacity for input to the pc, processing

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    Violent Video Games

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    Throughout the history of video games, one of the most important parts of having a video game is the controller. For years ever since video game consoles have been invented it has had a controller to operate all of its features.Without the controller you would not be able to operate the video game console because the controller is like a beacon to the console,it does whatever the controller operates it to do. The controller structure is a very unique design and model. It is built into a way that

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    Violent Video Games

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    Violent games have been around for a very long time, before video games even existed. The main difference between a game and a video game from then and now is the mass production of video games. Violent video games are not here to ensue violence or change the way we act. I believe they are here to do the opposite, so we can experience something we would never do. However, using the non-intended audience can cause a disruption and ensue violence in a younger audience. First off let’s start with why

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    Video games are played by many adolescents as well as adults throughout the world. Some games are peaceful puzzle games that teach people how to solve problems in complex situations, and others are violent games that consist of killing in order to conquer your opponent or opponents. There are a multitude of games that can consist of surviving starvation, but despite the countless games and different genres, the most popular games are those that consist of violence. The problem with so many people

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