Video Games Spread Violence Video games have said to be a cathartic exercise because they release unnecessary emotions in an uncontained manner. A certain study shows that, "Participants who played a violent video game for only 35 minutes exhibited less self-control, cheated more, and behaved more aggressively than did participants who played a nonviolent video game” (Jacobs). Mainly young children who enjoy killing, maiming, and even dismembering characters for rewards play video games. Video games spread violence into society destroying the makeup of a human’s personality because video games cause health issues both mentally and physically; it gives gamers a sense of accomplishment on and off the screen, and shows the hostile and aggressive
