The Importance Of Video Game Violence

Register to read the introduction… The first statement researchers said was: “Exposure to violent video games increases physiological arousal.” (Pg.2) In other words heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure all increase when playing violent games. (Pg.2) Second, “Exposure to violent games increase aggressive thoughts.” (Pg.3) For example, children who play more violent games are more likely to have a hostile attribution bias, which is when aggressive children perceive the action of peers. (Pg.3) Third, “Exposure to violent games increases aggressive emotions.” (Pg.3) For example, when asked to name the “bad things” about computer games, many students reported that they make people more moody and aggressive. (Pg.3) Walsh stated most of the games on the market are appropriate for young players. By saying that, he can honestly say that not all games are violent but also can be fun even when there is a little violence involved. Walsh also says, “Besides being fun, some of the games provide practice in problem solving and logic as well as strategizing.” With that, some games give the child more than just a thrill of how good they are in the game but also get extra help in some fields of the brain working with them to make the outcome of whatever they may be playing a good one by giving the child some critical decisions to make and whether it will a be a bad or good …show more content…
Why can’t your kids?” Clive Thompson states that, “…scientific research is finding games are unlikely to make your kid a killer, recent studies show that violent games only increase your kids aggression if they already have pre-existing behavioral problems.” (Pg.2) With that opinion its very reasonable because if your child already had aggressive problems before playing video games than the game isn’t to blame but maybe the parents or siblings, even kids at school. It all goes back to how the child was before not after. Thompson says that the only solution would to be for the parents to “strictly limit game time” (Pg.2) and to enjoy the whining that comes with it. Because most kids do want to play games whether they are violent or not and it’s all on the parent whether they get to indulge in a fantasy land while fighting off whatever comes there way. Even though people everywhere seem to have the firm belief that video games are to blame for their child’s aggression, they also need to come to the fact that maybe their child shouldn’t be involved in games period if they don’t know how to act, maybe all they need is some talking to and explaining that none of it is real but only a fiction of the creators imagination. And all they should do is just have fun nothing more. Children shouldn’t take a game so seriously because it just results in over cockiness finishing with a bang or a big tantrum on the fact that they lost and refuse to accept