Violent Video Game Violent video games(vvg) have become increasingly popular. not only are adults playing, but young children are too. Vvg is repeatedly blamed for damaging the mental states of children. People are claiming that children who are exposed to vvg content have higher possible to become more aggressive. Children who play VVG commit crimes such as shout, fight, and bully more than those who do not play vvg. Many studies have been conducted in order to determine how violence video games have been negatively affecting the players . It 's a common misconception that vvg are linked to violent and/or delinquent behavior. In the article "whodunnit- The media?" Maggie Culter addresses the controversy that follows the violent media. In the article, she asserts her opinion that instead of blaming the violent media, working together with the media will result a beneficial to the sanity and well state of mind of our children. People need to realize that there are more factors that feed into the behavioral development of a child. Culter states "one of the reasons that so many media violences studies have been done is that the phenomenon may be so complex to study conclusively." The effects of vvg have been seen in children; however other factors contributed to the trigger. There is no way vvg alone causes bad behavior. The accusations against the vvg is preventing a solid conclusion. Many of those studies have gone on to illustrate that vvg effects children who have already been exposed to others risk factors. In a public address, Wayne LaPierre- the president of the National Rifle Association - spoke about the factors he believes contributes to gun violence games industry in our country. On his list, not surprisingly, video games industry was the first one to form the list. LaPierre stated that "callous, corrupt, and corrupting shadow industry that sells and stows violence against its own people" are destroying our society and turning children into killers. This claim by the president of the NRA have several issues. To begin, he failed to mention the motion picture industry, the music industry, and the publication industry. Surprising for me since there isn 't a huge difference between a movie and video games. The content is extremely similar; violent movies are even more graphic than vvg. In fact, a UCLA study concluded that the percentages of violent content in television is between 69% to 92%, while video games contain 73% of violence content (PAMF). It’s strange that vvg have effect in our children when movies, television, and music have no effect. There are some parents concerned about the inappropriate content that some video games contain for certain age group. It’s normal for parents feel this way and may not want their child to be exposed to drugs, violence, and sex in the games they play. Convinced for parents, there is a rating board established to help consumers know what kind of content expect from what they are buying. This rating board is called Entertainment Software Ratings (ESRB), which was established in 1994 to " provide concise and objective information about the content in video games and apps so consumers, especially parents, can make an informed choice". Since public video game vendors will not sell any video games without been rated by the ESRB, video games developers submit their games to the ESRB for a rate. The rating board have four different rating: E for everyone, T for teen, M for mature,
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Video games can influence children, but not to the point of criminal actions. Young children that has not developed sense of right and wrong may be curse after hearing inappropriate language in video games but they won’t persuade crimes like stealing a car or shout someone after seeing or play those actions in Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty. How far children are influenced by video games comes down to their parents. Video games become danger to kids when their parents don 't control what they play. Parents have the power to control what’s going on with the child and they choose how to raise them. There is plenty of information everywhere to help parents make the correct decision for their
Video games can influence children, but not to the point of criminal actions. Young children that has not developed sense of right and wrong may be curse after hearing inappropriate language in video games but they won’t persuade crimes like stealing a car or shout someone after seeing or play those actions in Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty. How far children are influenced by video games comes down to their parents. Video games become danger to kids when their parents don 't control what they play. Parents have the power to control what’s going on with the child and they choose how to raise them. There is plenty of information everywhere to help parents make the correct decision for their