Video Games and Violence

In this essay, the author

• Explains that society may not realize how children and teens are affected by violent video games. the average american child watches 28 hours of television a week and by the age of 18 will have seen 16,000 murders and 200,000 violent acts.
• Analyzes how assassin's creed 4: black flag, deadpool, grand theft auto v, ryse: son of rome, saints row iv, and the last of us were among the most popular games in the united states.
• Explains that video games are harmless and don't lead to aggression, and that dr. daphne bavelier and her team try to make games that help medical needs.
• Explains that violent games can and do cause hostile urges and mildly aggressive behavior as a short term effect. hostile expectations are not the only reason players become more aggressive.
• Explains that the correlations between video games and violence may be explained by violent children and teens being attracted to violent games.
• Explains that playing video games can reduce the stress-related hormone cortisol, which can help people change their perception about social threats and boost their self-confidence.
• Explains that violent video games reduce cardiac coherence which could be the cause for aggression due to the stress. high levels of stress can lead to more problems at home and bullying in school.
• Explains that in a 2010 survey of about 40,000 teenagers, the josephson institute asked teens about their experiences with bullying.
• Explains that bullying has become a standard behavior that about half of all children have grown to expect and engage in. violent games cause players to associate pleasure and happiness with the ability to cause pain in others.
• Analyzes how evan ramsey, adam lanza, jared lee loughner, and anders breivik were all violent video game players.
• Explains that violent games are used in military training to help soldiers become used to the process of harming others. however, exposure to violence does not show whether or not players will commit a crime.
• Explains that violent crime, mostly among the young, has decreased dramatically since the early 1990s while video games increased in popularity and use. children and teens can express aggression without causing physical or mental harm towards others.
• Explains that people become addicted to playing video games because they want to beat their high score or even their friend's high. they can use the game as a way to escape their own life and reality.
• Explains that players aren't aware of the physical consequences video games can bring if excessively used. children and teens can lose their social skills because there is no real interaction between the players.
• Explains that addicted video game players have preoccupation and downplaying use, lack of control in things or lose track of time, mixed emotions or feel uncomfortable sharing their feelings. an addiction can be avoided if video games are used right
• Argues that playing video games should be compared to smoking cigarettes, since one cigarette will not cause lung cancer, but smoking over months or years increases the risk. children who have violent thoughts or behaviors are most likely to be negatively affected by the exposure.
• Opines that children and teens should only be allowed to play violent games for about 1-2 hours and no more than three days a week. limiting their exposure to violence can help reduce the amount of aggression while still allowing them to enjoy the games.
• Concludes that violent video games can cause stress and aggression, which are negative behavior changes.
• Describes the six horrifyingly violent video games to keep your kids away from.
• Opines that violent video games could reduce rather than increase violence.
• Explains that mass killers often share obsession with violentvideo games. korte, travis, and nauert, rick, blame violent video games for promoting violence.
• Opines that video games lower stress hormones and make people aggressive.