If everyone in the world who played violent video games was a murderer, the world would have millions upon millions of murderers. Video game violence is extremely entertaining and educational to today’s society. Simulated violence can have a positive effect because parents approve the game’s ratings, it distracts criminals from doing a crime, and there is scientific proof that video game violence is positive in today’s world.
Parents of children who play games with simulated violence tend to check a game’s rating provided by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). The ESRB is a non-profit organization that helps companies add safe and responsible online practices for everyone to enjoy. The ESRB rating goes from early childhood (EC) to adults only (AO). A study done by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) said that ninety-five percent of parents monitor the content of their children’s games. That same study also stated that seventy-three percent of parents check the ESRB rating of the games that their child plays. …show more content…
In the ESA study, it says that from the years 1998 to 2013 violent crime dropped in millions as computer and video game sales increased in billions (“Essential Facts About Games and Violence.”) In the article penned by Evan Dashevsky, it is said that 2012 had about a thirteen percent drop in violent crime than 2008. The same article also said that for every one percent of video games sold, there was a 0.003 percent fall in crime. 0.003 percent adds up considering that billions of video games are sold each year (Dashevsky.) In an article written by Erik Kain, it said that studies have demonstrated that violent video games can show more calmness in people after they play the game than before they play the video game (Kain.) Simulated violence is not just good for a community, but is also beneficial for the human
Parents of children who play games with simulated violence tend to check a game’s rating provided by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). The ESRB is a non-profit organization that helps companies add safe and responsible online practices for everyone to enjoy. The ESRB rating goes from early childhood (EC) to adults only (AO). A study done by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) said that ninety-five percent of parents monitor the content of their children’s games. That same study also stated that seventy-three percent of parents check the ESRB rating of the games that their child plays. …show more content…
In the ESA study, it says that from the years 1998 to 2013 violent crime dropped in millions as computer and video game sales increased in billions (“Essential Facts About Games and Violence.”) In the article penned by Evan Dashevsky, it is said that 2012 had about a thirteen percent drop in violent crime than 2008. The same article also said that for every one percent of video games sold, there was a 0.003 percent fall in crime. 0.003 percent adds up considering that billions of video games are sold each year (Dashevsky.) In an article written by Erik Kain, it said that studies have demonstrated that violent video games can show more calmness in people after they play the game than before they play the video game (Kain.) Simulated violence is not just good for a community, but is also beneficial for the human