... is laughing and obviously not feeling any sympathy. This is the perfect example of what it looks like when a teenager is exposed to a lot of video game violence. Teenagers exposed to immense amounts of violence tend to have a "cold heart," which means they simply do not care what happens to ... the kids they harass. There are three major effects when playing violent video games: children may become less sensitive to the suffering and pain of others, children are more fearful of the society around them which makes them ... and Callie Bruey that it takes up to four minutes for the level ...

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... may also increase the likelihood that the participant will learn aggressive behavior. Adding to the increase in learning, the player of a video game is required to repeat behaviors. Additionally, video games reinforce violent choices with rewards of additional points, longer playing time, or special effects for certain acts of aggression or violence (Quittner 2). Lieutenant Colonel David Grossman, a ... are constantly being developed. Video games also can be downloaded from the internet and customized, adding a new dimension to the violence in keeping with individual preferences. Columbi...

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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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... can also act as a gateway to more serious forms of violence. If a child who has no interest or knowledge in guns and weaponry begins to play a "shoot-em-up" video game where the sole purpose is to kill other people that child could become interested in guns and move on to something more realistic such as pellet and paint ball weaponry. ... played, when a person was shot, the person would simply fall to the ground with a quiet grunt or moan, and in some cases a shot with a less powerful gun to a person in a video game is not enough to kill the character so that person will continue doin...

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... many others that watch and produce violent materials, the United States is in a class of its own. The country of Japan is a leading producer and consumer of violent cartoons and video games. However their rates of violence are far lower than in the states. Canada, as well, watches virtually the same movies, many of the same television programs, and listens to ... in American culture, and is, in my opinion, the root cause of increased teenage violence. Parents can let their children listen to Marilyn Manson, play Blood Bath 5 on their favorite video game console, and watch movies filled ...

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