Essay On Video Game Violence

In the modern world there are many ways to entertain oneself through modern media. All of these mediums have a varying level of interactivity in them and the most interactive can be seen as video games. This interactive study is based on the notion that violence in video games is the cause of violence in the real world due to the interactive nature of video games. I find this topic significant due to many other outlets of media either condemning violence in gamings or using violence in gaming as a scapegoat as the cause of violence in the real world. Recognizing the true effect that violence in this medium has a large effect on the medium itself, as it is able to either still be seen as an appropriate medium for entertainment and not just the source of violence. I have researched this topic by going through …show more content…
After performing a wide study on the notion that violence in video games does influence the player I have come to the conclusion that violence in video games does affect the player but as to what degree widely varies depending on the person playing the video game. The research that I looked at came from two different researchers those being Craig A. Anderson and Christopher J. Ferguson and the conclusion that I gathered from their research into the topic was that violence in video games affects the player through both desensitization and empathy. When comparing their research to myself as a gamer I can see both of these factors being influenced by violent video games this has changed how I view my opinion that video games are not the cause of violence but only slightly. After spending a lot of time playing violent video game such as Mortal Kombat I myself have become desensitized to the sight of gore and find no fear in the sight of it in real life however my empathy has been effected little as I still know when others are in