Violence In Video Games

“An APA study claims to prove a definitive link between violent video games and aggressive behavior, but its limited implications mean the debate is far from settled.”(Caspari). There are games such as GTA, Bully, Max Payne that promote violence. For example in the game Max Payne it shows scenes in slow motion in which shots go completely through target’s back in a very gruesome way. These genre of games have a very bad influencing picture on violence. In games like GTA there is a lot violence but one of the things that stands out the most is violence against females. For example there is a feature in the game where you can pick them up, sleep with them, and then shoot and assassinate them. This kind of gameplay influences teens to do these wrongful things. There are rarely parents that sit with their kids and play GTA and tell them that what they are …show more content…
This means that it will increase and influence violence at school, public, or any other place. These games also contribute to bullying. There is even a game called Bully in where you go and bully people, steal their bikes, and be apart of gang activity. This really influences teenagers and especially kids to be more aggressive. They would get influenced that being apart of a gang is, “cool”. Although I do understand why teens might want to play games with violence. These games are fun and are a source of entertainment and can even be used to relieve stress. Still the influence these games have over the teens is giving off negative results. The influence caused by these games are enough to cause shootings and several other incidents all over the country. Even though some may argue that the people playing these games can tell the difference from a game and reality in most cases yes they can but there are always exceptions and that is what needs to be put to a