Video Games Taking Over the World of Technology
John Dewey, an American educational philosopher, once said, “ Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” Education is the building blocks of a permanent lifestyle, so parents should desire for their children to have a stable foundation to build upon. Any concerned parent wants nothing but the best for their child so they are well aware of the new forms of child entertainment. Since the late 1970’s to the early 1980’s, children within the United States have become subject to a new type of entertainment: video gaming. (A TECHNOLOGY) As video games are becoming more apparent in the average American household, parents are beginning to wonder how videogames are effecting …show more content…
A violent video game is defined as an interactive game played using special electronic devices and the participant divulges in activities that and considered dangerous as well as criminal. The most popular of these games is the Grand Theft Auto series. Grand Theft Auto is an open world action games that includes car chases, robberies, and many other criminal activities. To start the game, the gamer chooses a character to play the role of. From there he or she selects a storyline that follow, completing missions that earn the player points. In order to complete these mission, the player uses weapons like pistols, machine guns, and explosives to kill enemies. The preceding items are just the beginning of this violent video games. A brief description indicates that there is blood and gore, intense violence, adult humor, nudity, strong language. strong sexual content, and and the use of drugs and alcohol.(ESRB). From just this limited description, it is obvious that games similar to this are not appropriate for children to be amusing themselves with. Stated in the paragraph above, it is the ability to completely reinvent themselves with a background and different characteristics that draw players in. When games give players the goal of completing missions by killing people, it creates an aura that the games are more
John Dewey, an American educational philosopher, once said, “ Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” Education is the building blocks of a permanent lifestyle, so parents should desire for their children to have a stable foundation to build upon. Any concerned parent wants nothing but the best for their child so they are well aware of the new forms of child entertainment. Since the late 1970’s to the early 1980’s, children within the United States have become subject to a new type of entertainment: video gaming. (A TECHNOLOGY) As video games are becoming more apparent in the average American household, parents are beginning to wonder how videogames are effecting …show more content…
A violent video game is defined as an interactive game played using special electronic devices and the participant divulges in activities that and considered dangerous as well as criminal. The most popular of these games is the Grand Theft Auto series. Grand Theft Auto is an open world action games that includes car chases, robberies, and many other criminal activities. To start the game, the gamer chooses a character to play the role of. From there he or she selects a storyline that follow, completing missions that earn the player points. In order to complete these mission, the player uses weapons like pistols, machine guns, and explosives to kill enemies. The preceding items are just the beginning of this violent video games. A brief description indicates that there is blood and gore, intense violence, adult humor, nudity, strong language. strong sexual content, and and the use of drugs and alcohol.(ESRB). From just this limited description, it is obvious that games similar to this are not appropriate for children to be amusing themselves with. Stated in the paragraph above, it is the ability to completely reinvent themselves with a background and different characteristics that draw players in. When games give players the goal of completing missions by killing people, it creates an aura that the games are more