Simulated Violence In Video Games

Video games have been around for ages. Almost every american household has a gaming console. Video games have become a daily thing to do for most of the youth today. The simulated violence in these games have been said to have negative effects on the youth. There are always people who have blamed video games or games with simulated violence for school/mass shootings and other tragic events. Numerous studies have shown that video games with simulated violence are and cannot be linked to violence in today’s youth. This is why role playing games with simulated violence are diverting for kids because of how it brings people together and makes kids feel better about themselves.

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A child’s background, how they were treated and raised this factors into weather or not they will become aggressive or have violent thoughts. What they were taught what was right or wrong, their point of view and perception of society. Sure video games have simulated violence that might influence a child somehow, but is that really truly the reason? Have people just been too naive and not knowing everything about both sides. The youth who have done school shootings have been known to play video games, frequently but that’s not the whole reason, it’s just a small part in the whole big scheme of things. People get too focused on one thing, and once they do, they won’t care for the other side, they’ll always believe that they’re right. This is what has happened in today’s society. The media presents video games as being the main reason for youth violence and then people's perspectives get set on one point of view. It’s like trying to talk to a brick wall. When school shootings are committed, the person usually turns the gun on themselves, in video games with simulated violence this usually doesn’t happen. For example in the article: What science knows about video games and violence by Brandon Keim “Slutkin and Huesmann believe that violence is contagious, spreading in a manner similar to infectious disease, but with behaviors rather than microbes as the instruments of transmission. Of course, pathogens don’t always cause disease: Many other factors, such as a person’s immune system strength, alter an infection course. In keeping with this analogy, first-person shooters weaken the psychological immune system.” this brings light to the fact that just because a game has simulated violence will make the gamer turn into a rampant killer. This is important because the way media brings light to the issue of simulated violence and