... No studies seem to be decisive on this issue, but it would seem that upbringing plays a major role in how a video game effects a child's life. Other important factors are the kind of game that is being played, and how wholesome the motives and rewards for killing are. How a parent raises a child really determines ... 't determine fantasy from reality because they haven't been taught the difference, it doesn't matter whether there is a single video game on the face of the Earth. It is inevitable that some form of media will eventually have the same sort of effect on them that ... just beat...

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... 2). This issue has been debated over ever since the gaming industry started. Violent games are not the cause of teenage violence, the effect of video games is not always damaging, and the types of violent games should be categorized because all violent games aren't essentially bad. The outbreak of teenage ... 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 media as a "scapegoat- and throw around blame where it should not be. This topic is def...

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... with the person they are disputing with, they will be more inclined to try to solve the issue with violence. Angry feelings are also increased as a result of extensive violent video game playing, and if faced with an issue, people's decisions are affected by their emotions. "The impact of incidental emotions on decision making is well established" (Vohs and Baumeister ... , and many real-life mass murders can be linked to excessive play of violent video games. The recent, tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut aroused the debate about violent video games and their effects on player's th...

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... % in 1985 to 82% in 1988." (Cesarone 2) This mind-boggling statistic is just one of many that show how violence is becoming increasingly more evident in video games. When an innocent child sits down to play a video-game like "James Bond, 007" or "Grand Theft Auto" on his Nintendo64 or Play Station, he will spend the next several hours beating upon and shooting ... characters, not to mention witnessing extremely graphical death scenes full of blood and guts. It's these types of video games that plant the initial seeds of hatred in ... that fighting is just a part of growing up, especiall...

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... this world. The issue i will be telling you my opinion on, is the violent video game issue. There are video games out there that are very violent and that involve killing people or participating in other violent activities. These video games are usually labeled with a sticker in the lower left hand corner that have a ... it is always going to be a part of this world. Violence is a very wrong thing and I do not agree with violence at all but a video game is not real, and there are some kids out there that understand that and there are kids out there that do not understand it, I believe th...

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... young people become desensitized to violence; it means that gradually they will begin to not be aroused by violent scenes and not be bothered by violence in general. Children perceive video game violence as play and become immune to the horror of violence in real life. This makes them less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others. This makes them more ... the lowest price, competition among companies is great. They are constantly thinking of new ways to bring customers in and entertain them with the newest and most realistic games. As video game characters start to look more and mo...

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... Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior in the Laboratory and in Life" by Craig Anderson and Karen Dill. In the article, the effects of violent video games on youths were studied. What was found was that real-life violent video game play was positively related to increased aggressive behavior and delinquency. Also, academic achievement was negatively related to the overall amount of time spent playing ... games. This study involved two different forms of observation. The short-term effects (laboratory aggression) of the video games was studied using laboratory observation, while the long ... ...

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... Michael Carneal, a 14 year old who when on a killing rampage in Paducah, KY. He comments on the amazing accuracy of Carneal's shots and how he learnt to shoot off of a video game. The rest of the article continues on about how impressionable young children are and the negative affects of watching violent shows. I agree with the author's position on this topic. I like ... to her article, since this is a very serious issue. I agree with this essay in that at a young age, children are very impressionable. Showing them repeated violent television shows, movies, or video games has to desensi...

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... that the average child has witnessed 8,000 murders on television before finishing elementary school. Some of the examples of that violence to children are: video games, music lyrics and videos, and television. Most studies currently indicate that video games have been a new and strong motivation for aggressiveness, especially for younger children. A study reports that almost 50% of the favorite games chosen were ... . In addition, they discovered that the children's violent behavior in free play increased after they had played or merely observed a violent video game. Playing with video g...

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A 16-year-old boy confines himself in his room, captivated for hours by the violently graphic Playstation game Duke Nukem, while rocker Rob Zombie shouts obscenities from the stereo. In a nearby cabinet is a video collection, including the violent movie Fear.com. Should this boy's entertainment preferences be cause for alarm? The question is not new, but the 1999 slaughter of 12 students by ... television does influence the behavior of children. When viewed independently, these studies might seem insignificant, but together they form a powerful conclusion that indicates violent behavior is a ...

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... nothing bad comes out of it. This proves that children cannot understand the consequences of their actions, increasing the acts of violence even more. Video games play an enormous role in children's acts of violence. Watching graphic scenes of violence desensitizes children perception of right and wrong. When a ... child sees someone getting their head sliced off over and over again in a video game, they lose their ability to distinguish make-believe and reality. Images that are supposed to scare you now become normal and expected entertainment. This ... results in children acting out s...

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12 students 3 teachers killed a calamity that we will all never forget. Was it an act of insanity or was it TV, video games, and music that brought these kids to do such a thing. It's hard to tell whose fault it really is. Is it the parents fault for letting these kids have ... " . "It is also said that we were a violent culture before TV, from Wounded Knee, to the lynching bee, and we'll be one after all our children have disappeared by video game into the pixels of cyberspace" (Wekesser 36). So what in the end might children learn? Well they will learn not to start violence, because they wi...

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... 40,000 killings and 200,000 acts of violence. This would lead children to behave violence later in life.(Carol Wekesser) High technology such as video games should also be censored as well as some TV shows. A video game such as the Night Trap is not necessarily for young teen in which you try to defend a group of sorority girls in scantly pajamas ... ...

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... government makes laws preventing such acts of "violence" from reaching the television. Not only that, they extend further into the video games and big screens. One now has to be at least eighteen years or older to buy an "R" rated movie or game, and to see an "R" rated movie. I am not disagreeing with the ratings system; there should be some kind of ... ratings to let the consumer know what kind of movie or game they are viewing. This way it is left up to the individual to make his or her own choice. But making a law forbidding one to view such material is just ... ...

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