Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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    the controversial world of Grand Theft Auto. My fifteen-year-old son desperately wants this game. All I can hear are the stories of violence associated with this game, which causes this mother’s heart to shudder. So began the search to back up my denials for his ownership of this game. The Grand Theft Auto series of games has been surrounded by controversy, however the research does not always back up public opinion as will be demonstrated in this paper. Grand Theft Auto got its start in 1998 with

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    the spotlight of this criticism is none other than the Rockstar Games’ series Grand Theft Auto. The most recent implementation in the popular franchise is GTA V, which follows three main protagonists throughout their daily lives and involvements in various crime scenarios. GTA is known to take a satirical stance and take jabs at America and crime culture as a whole. So, within a game that is a parody of society and the vices of humanity, it is not fair to say that this game is the cause of social violence

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    In the modern world, violence is an everyday occurrence, and the video game Grand Theft Auto not only promotes violence and aggression, but it also normalizes it, creating a negative impact on society. Video games have gained a lot of popularity as of late, nearly every person has some sort of gaming device, whether that is a console, handheld device, or even just a smartphone. Consequently, the act of playing video games regularly has become accepted as ordinary in today’s culture. It seems strange

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    Executive Summary Friday Night Live is a weekly social located at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario. The goal of this report is to outline a feasible marketing plan to ensure that Carrie Martin, the assistance vice-president of programs, events, and commercial services at the ROM, can achieve her attendance goal of 3,500 persons opening night and as well maximize profits from the social. With a focus on a younger demographic as ideal attendance to the event, Martin must do the following

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    There have been multiple studies and research cases, in recent years, that point the finger at violent video games as the cause of increased aggressive behavior in children. These studies claim to provide irrefutable evidence of the influence violent video games have on impressionable young people, such as increasing aggressive behavior and violent tendencies. But in all the research and studies done on the effects violent video games, there have been two recurring factors, a predetermined outcome

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    Games Can Do For You Video game violence does not cause youth violence and in fact may help to curb this violence. Violent video games have never been proven to cause youth violence. One of the most looked at franchises in video game history is Grand Theft Auto (GTA). However, since GTA hit the scene in a big way in 2001, youth violent crime has actually decreased! (Snyder, Sickmund, 2006) By 2003 the GTA franchise had already sold 22 million copies worldwide since the release of GTA III in 2001.

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    prominent issue in society. The violent effects on media consumers is influenced by video games though research findings of the types of controllers, the actions within scripts, interpretation of individuals traits and situations, the portrayal of Grand Theft Auto, as well as tying ethical standpoints. The violence in social media has a strong association with increasing potential users aggression or feelings. In contemporary society, vast majority of video games are consisted of gun violence. Researchers

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    Video games should be considered a form of art because they take time to create, are protected under the same rights as other art forms, and include many other forms of art. I believe that video games should be considered an art form. I believe that with how many genres and games in general, there are that most are art worthy. The definition of art is: "The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination." Video games fall under this definition. Video games are created by People

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    rules but does not want the consequences of it? Grand Theft Auto or otherwise known as GTA may alleviate you. A game that can devise you thr contigency and thrill that you intend to obtain. The game was breaking records in a major way, with vice city becoming the fastest selling PS2 title until it was beaten by San Andreas. And despite four million Americans pre-ordering Vice city, and a million more buying upon it’s release both GTA III and Vice City went on to sell well over 10 million units each

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    you enjoy playing action packed video games Vice City 3 may be the one for you. It's part of the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Amazon has video games for all systems and all genres for you to choose from. The large selection and low prices make it easy for you to build up your video game collection. Grand Theft Auto is available for several gaming platforms. In the game players are able to drive a variety of different cars as they try to take over the city. Players do odd jobs to build up their empire

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