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Video Game Violence Video game violence has been a long going controversy. Video games have not been around all that long, “first introduced in the 1970s” (Cesarone, Feb. ‘95), and started out as being centered towards the Children. Well anybody that has grown up with games are now older and more mature and demand more from their gaming experience, and so the creation of new types and styles of games have evolved to suit them. I have grown up with games, and am at the age where ‘kids games’

forgetting the idea that these games are solely for entertainment purposes. Many studies have taken place surrounding this idea, giving valid points to both sides of the topic. ⦁ Relevance: The topic is relatable to the fact that most people in this room have played a videogame at least once in your life and might have exhibited aggressive behavior in part because of the game. ⦁ Credibility: I have done extensive research on video game ratings, misconceptions within the world of video games, as

television and the entire wedding congregation is massacred on Game of Thrones. Head to the theaters, and they will be advertising Hunger Games: Catching Fire, a movie marketed the PG-13 audience about twelve teenagers fighting to the death for the entertainment of the country. Why should video games be treated any differently? On September 20th, 2013, Grand Theft Auto 5, the fifth installment of the controversial open-world

Issue: Video games are the primary source of entertainment for children nowadays. Be it in form of Wii Games, Nintendo or Xbox; children nowadays seems to be practically smitten with video games. It was also shown as evidence in some cases that the influence of such games is so huge that few children start speaking and acting like characters in the video games. Many video games, dating back to 1976’s Death Race, contain some or other aspect of violence, such as killing the bad person, driving dangerous

Video Games and Society Video games have been around for more than fifty years now and is considered one of the main sources of pop culture and entertainment across the world. A book may tell a good story and a movie might show a good story, but only a video game lets you control and experience a story. In a video game you are the main character or you create your own either way you choose what's right from wrong and you choose whether you want to become a hero or a villain. Some video games allow

Video Games Introduction Today video games are a staple in most households. It is pretty amazing to know that the first creation of games date all the way back to the 1900s. They were not originally invented to make a profit, but to give patients something to do while waiting in the lobby of an office. One inventor had a simple idea of using the monitor not just as a television set, but as a way to play games. College students were just playing around with equipment and happened upon something great

to seventeen played some types of video game, and that two-thirds of them played action and adventure games that tend to contain violent or vulgar content. A separate analysis found that more than half of all video games rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board contained violence, including more than ninety percent of those rated as appropriate for children ten years or older. Given how common these games are, it is a small wonder that mental health clinicians often find themselves fielding

is growing in the spotlight as technology grows. Parents are more concerned these days about the games their children are playing then ever before. There are many kinds of censorship out there and available for the consumers use. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), self censorship, and video company censorship are just a couple of examples. In some cases video game censorship is being taken to court. This is where a fine line is drawn because it could infringe on your first amendment rights

The Psychology of Video Games: The Pros of Playing Video Games What is a game? Video games have been accused of being overly violent and harmful to the overall health of children. However, video games have been proven to be beneficial through researched studies. Although many adults oppose video games, they have cognitive, educational, social, and other benefits. To better understand the benefits, the background and history of video games should be understood. Therefore what is a game? A game is

only. These ratings are to keep parents aware of the content in the video games they are buying for their children. But somehow there are still 6 year olds playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and just buy the name you can tell that it is positively. But there is a whole industry for video games and many companies for video games. So plenty of jobs have been created for video games, like designers, artists/animators, music II. ESRB (The Entertainment Software Rating Board) is a company