The outbreak of teenage violence in our society lately has people looking for sources to blame the violence on and these people are putting unnecessary blame on the media including the video gaming industry. These people treat the me

Accordingly, I have played video games ever since I was a child, back when violence associated with video games was not as big a deal as it is now. Games resembling Super Mario World and Duck Hunt were the games of my era. Technology has significantly expanded over the last ten years, and so have video game graphics in relation to their authenticity. Better graphics mean more convincing violent scenes in games, which ultimately led to mature, adult games. My parents monitored the types of games that I played until they thought that I could handle the “mature” games, just as parents should rightfully do. Pediatricians who oppose violent games feel that they “...can protect their patients [or children] by knowing the potential risks of these games and advising parents;” (Song 1) or in other words getting to know the game and making sure the parent is aware, just as Provenzo states. Basically, the groups on both sides of this dispute are arguing the same theory.

I do not feel that violent video games should be banned. It is great that there are a wide variety of games for people of all ages to enjoy, so society should not deprive people of their preference or choice of game. Parents have control of what types of games their children play, and they should use this power. If the child is not mature enough to handle more explicit games, then they should stick to simple, more common sense based games until they are ready to move on. If parents act responsibly and keep mature, adult games out of the hands of young children the question of whether or not violent

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