Video game controversies

about the computer?" Chris K Abilene, Texas "Dear Sir, I wrote and spoke with you before. I would like you to include some of the information now coming forth regarding video games and children, since there is no other site of your caliber on the net, and people need access to this information. What is happening with the video games and children is far worse than what is happening with TV...since you cover one so nicely, could you please incorporate the other? Although I am not a parent, I really care

adults, are now being seen in 7 year olds for example, type 2 diabetes (Barbaro, A, 2008). Furthermore, the media also causes mental health problems such as ADHD, depression and anxiety. When a child starts off watching television and playing video games it can lead to the child having ADHD because of the way kid’s television shows are now made, it makes it hard for the child to focus outside of the consuming media (Barbaro, A, 2008). In addition, the more media a child is exposed to the higher

five percent of the video games rated yearly. The debate of whether the aggressive nature of these video games influences youth violence in our country has been heatedly battled for decades. Since the mid 1980’s, it has been suggested that high profile cases of violence are due to an aggressor’s excessive video game use. However, much like a cold case the type of connection between video game use and youth violence remains without a definite answer. Most believe that video game use negatively influences

responsibilities because they are too caught up in some violent shooting game? Do you want your child spending their free time murdering people in video games that are nearing closer and closer to reality? This is exactly what some students do in their day. Some high schools in New York have adopted the ritual of role-playing killer games as an end of the year tradition. Violent games such as role playing games and rated M for mature video games are a dangerous thing for young, impressionable minds to be playing

Media violence exposure has been investigated as a risk factor for aggression behavior for years. The impact of exposure to violence in the media the long term development and short term development of aggressive behavior has been documented. Aggression is caused by several factors, of which media violence is one. Research investigating the effects of media violence in conjunction with other predictors of aggression such as; environmental factors and dysfunction within the family household, is

this violence. Although there seem to be many contributing factors, one that is repeatedly highlighted is the depiction of violence in the media. A substantial amount of research has been done on certain forms of media, especially television and video games, while other forms have been almost completely neglected. In this paper, I will attempt to extend the implications of this research to theater, which has a long history of simulating violence. This is an important connection to investigate, as theaters

groups. The argument made by some individuals is that its impacts are mostly on young children, and the effects fade away as they grow.  Violence portrayal with humor: this has been the trend in presenting media violence. Violence in movies, video games and general programs has been

Movies, video games, music and television shows come in different genres. However, depending on age in regards to youth not just anyone is allowed to: watch certain movies, buy just any video game, listen to any music or watch any tv show. Sometimes they can see certain movies with a parent or guardian. Seeing violence in excess causes violent acts to take place in society because it gives ideas to viewers or listeners especially those who are young. This the reason there are ratings for media.The

analysis of these factors can provide further insight into this topic and potentially define some actions to reduce the impact to society. Nature and Causes of Media Violence Media violence generally considered including film, television, video games, newspapers and other media containing or violent content that causes a bad influence on people 's normal life phenomenon of violence. The influence between media violence and teenagers always can be the subject of extensive debate. The causes of

upcoming generations. Many video games and movies show a lot of violence and these things can sometimes make an impression on the children. Even though there are many studies on media violence on children, there are really no clear answers. But different television, film, video games, etc. have definitely raised the level of violence in children and it continues to rise. Murray, a developmental psychologist, says even though that television and film are just as violent but video games are more worrisome