Video Games Essay

Many researchers are claiming that video games can help treat PTSD. Sure, a friendly game of Tetris or Pac-Man does not sound too harmful, but what about violent video games? Veterans with PTSD can be extremely sensitive to visuals and audios which resemble a war-like atmosphere. Today there are tons of video games about war or that contain heavy violence. These ‘stellar’ effects could trigger traumatic memories and flashbacks (Lucario). Could these video games be further…

Video Games Do Not Cause Violence There are many beliefs that video games cause violence in youths. Those people who say those things are wrong. They are dead wrong because of the reasons given. Much of the research done to investigate the matter has been a failure. First, in 2008, 97% of youth ages twelve to seventeen played video games while two thirds of them played an action game with violent content. On the other hand, more than half the parents wonder about the effect that video games…

Video games have a wide range of characters that are unique and diverse. Some characters are similar to others while others are more unique. A game’s characters can be any race or either gender that the creator 's desire. Sometimes the character’s gender may affect how they are written and sometimes there gender doesn’t matter to the story at all. Many early video game characters were basic and written with a very short back story. They’re weren’t many playable female video game characters.…

Animals: Video Games vs Reality Animals have had a vital role in video games from being the main hero/villain to being a food source for others. The animal characters can come from a range of animals. Whether based on fictional or actual animals, the characters usually retain some of its “original” abilities. In this essay, I will be looking at animal characters that are based on real animals and how they compare to each other. The animal characters are usually similar to real-life…

everything. I use to play a lot of video games when I was about fifteen or sixteen. It became a problem I think, I used them to escape from my family. With playing video games excessively so did eating junk food. I had a poor family, but once you start hiding the popcorn bag in your room so no one eats it…

The first video game premiered in October of 1958 and revolutionized they way kids and adults spend their free time. Since the first product hit the market, the world has been convinced that they are inimical to one’s health. Some say that video games cause muscle pain and early onset arthritis, while others are sure that they are responsible for mass shootings and other violent crimes. However, recent developments have proved this to be untrue. Despite what most people say, video games reap the…

for almost anything; unless it has to do with marketing, then the default is a sexy blonde woman who is half naked, trying to sell cologne on a six-foot poster. If women can sell all of these products, why does the marketing industry think that video games with female leads won’t sell? And, why is it that men are always thought of first in a positive way, and women second to mind in a demeaning way? Sex role stereotyping. Sex role stereotyping is hard to kill, it is the boss battle in society,…

A scientific study was conducted on how children would react when supervised violent behavior. From the magazine Scientific America, Greg Toppo elaborated in his article, “Do Video Games Inspire Violent Behavior?”, the serious behavior children can start to interfere in when watching an adult figure make rational violent outbursts. Psychologist Albert Bandura, from Stanford University, conducted an experimental study along with many of his colleagues. His assistants gathered 72 preschoolers into…

10.3 billion dollar industry? Video games have been around since the late 60’s. Now most of them have more computing power than the first rocket ship. Video games have evolved over the years. From 8 bit to HD, they have evolved and offer many possibilities. While sometimes the can be bad they can also be good. They help with some disorders (“Orenstein,”) and mental problems, and they also offer a very successful career if your willing to put in the work. Video games have been around for longer…

Video Games and Violence “Violent Video Games: Rehearsing Aggression”, is an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education written by Elizabeth Carll explaining that violent video games play an important factor on violence. The article is a response to Christopher Fergusen, an advocate for violent video games, who previously made the article “Video Games: the Latest Scapegoat for Violence”. She focuses on the body of research available to show that violent video games cause violent behavior and…