Violent Video Games May Be Related to Violent Crimes

Over the last 30 years, videos games have become very desirable for people of all ages, genders, and race. With the rapid growth of technology these games have become very life like and some seem as if you’re actually there inside the games. The rapid growth has made the video industry into a multi-billon dollar industry and this has created much controversy among the people because while the games are becoming very realistic, they are also becoming more violent. Since the creation of violent video games there have been constant disputes as to whether these games will increase violence in the player. Nevertheless, there has been research done to try and understand the correlation between video games and violence. Although video games are solely for entrainment, many of these games contain violent and aggressive content that doesn’t affect the players.

With the rise of technology people have begun to drift away from connecting in person and have adapted to this change by speaking or communicating through electronics. With games like Call of Duty and many others, players are able to communicate with other players, thus creating and maintaining friendships. A topic that is widely talked about in today’s society is bullying and this of course comes from people who are distanced from society and tend to keep to themselves. It may also affect people who are poor or some one who lacks physical beauty. There are various factors as to why a person might feel like her/she are being bullied but video games cam help eliminate some of the feelings associated with bullying. Not only do these games help people with low self-esteem communicate with others that they may not normally speak to in person, it also helps them build confidence so they...

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... a connection to the increase in violence from video games a lot of research has been done. “Much of the research on violent video game use relies on measures to assess aggression that don't correlate with real-world violence. Some studies are observational and don't prove cause and effect”(Violent video games and young people). “Federal crime statistics suggest that serious violent crimes among youths have decreased since 1996, even as video game sales have soared”(Violent video games and young people).

Since violent video games have begun to soar, this topic has been a major discussing because of massacres such as sandy hook. This topic will continue to be a topic as long as there are violent games and crimes. From the research done, we conclude that the violence in video games doesn’t affect a player who is of age and is not affect by any psychological factors.