“We’re dealing with A, a fantasy, B entertainment, and C, an audience that goes beyond the young child. The hue and cry about a 6-year old being confused is inappropriate. You have to assume that the 6-year-old has 70$ - 75$ and can get in his or her car and go to the mall to buy it. That’s a fantasy that's even more unlikely.” (Gurson, L 1) Even though video games can have violent themes, games do not cause teen violence because violence is not encouraged outside of the game and video games are just a form of entertainment or distraction. Video games can have violent themes and with the rapid advancement of modern computers these violent themes are becoming more realistic everyday. Even in the beginning of the video game industry companies …show more content…
“I use to be an adventure like you, but then i took an arrow to the knee” Is another meme that originated from the popular game Skyrim, the phrase is actually a synonym for getting married but, that didn't stop the piles of jokes from surrounding it. Of course not all memes originate from video games but many are inspired or found within games. In the end video games are just a form of entertainment or distraction. The idea of video games causing teen violence is not inappropriate however it only causes violence if looked at in the wrong point of view. Goat Simulator is a new game that came out on April,1, 2014 it was created as a joke but its popularity quickly spread due to how unpredictable the game is. One would expect a field of goats and the player wanders about eating grass, but in reality it is a town with some fields outside of it and a large crane that the player can climb. There is no real goal or point other than to roam about and wreck havoc as a goat loose in a town, headbutting people, blowing up vehicles, or trashing houses as a goat. In one point of view the game is violent because you are committing violent acts and crimes in the disguise of a goat. However in the view of the developer the game is a game and its purpose is to entertain as much as …show more content…
First, games do not encourage violence outside of the game But, most importantly video games are just a form of entertainment or distraction. A the game is a fantasy that is, B meant to entertain but what if a game was made with violent intentions, it was not meant to entertain rather than spread horror. So what if “GTA” wasn't made for entertainment, it would be a different story if that were true.
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In the book “Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Policy,” the authors relay the general information concerning the history of violence in video games as well as the beginning of the issue of violence in video games (Anderson, Gentile, and Buckley 2007). They state that it was “during the 1990s that violent games truly
There are many views as to whether video game violence causes children to behave violently. Many children play violent games because that is what most people are playing and they feel that they need to do so as well. Violence is not only in video games but also in all other forms of media because that is what sells and what will make entertainment companies more money.
Since the 1970 video games have become more popular than ever before. Generating 11.7 billions of dollars of sells every year or more, the video game industry is considered one of the largest industries in this century. However, video games have been a topic of controversy. With the sales of violent video games going up and the increased violence in schools and teenagers, video games are always to blame. Many people speculate that video games are the cause on why many teenagers have developed aggressive and violent behavior, are desensitize to violence, and the increase violence in schools and public places. In contradiction, video games have little or no fault in teenagers’ violent behavior and shouldn’t always be blamed.
Violent video games are becoming more popular among children and adolescents of all ages since its debut approximately 30 years ago. This growing popularity is generating an increasing concern that these sometimes very graphic videos and life like characters can have a negative influence on the younger generation. Although never proven, there has been speculation that some of the high school shootings across the country were committed by students who were habitual players of violent video games. Due to these concerns, a non-profit, self-regulatory organization was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) to appropriately rate all video games from EC (early childhood), E (everyone), E10+ (everyone 10 and over), T (teen), M (mature), and AO (adults only). While assessing the efficacy of violent video game ratings, it is unknown how effective these ratings are for the intended audience (Becker-Olsen & Norberg, 2010).
The debate about media violence has been going on for hundreds of years. The newest form of media being scrutinized is videogames. I will be taking you through this debate and sharing with you some things that you may find surprising. This is not a new topic and has ...
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“90% of pediatricians and 67% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that violent video games can increase aggressive behavior among children” ("Do Violent Video Games Contribute to Youth Violence?”). Pediatrics and parents are aware that kids that play violent video games see a change in their behavior. Many cases they see the kids with anger problems and causing them to do violent acts. Violent video games have been around for many years where some older titles, such as ‘Mortal Kombat’ and 'Grand Theft Auto’ both are some of the most controversial ones. The video game industry has been growing and with the large amounts of violent video games being produced. “Total US sales of video game hardware and software increased 204% from 1994 to