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A Summary and Critique of “Why We Need Violent Video Games” Video games were conceived of when digital reality merged with human imagination. Although it is frequently blamed for social problems, there are still a large number of proponents for it. Ethan Gilsdorf, an American writer, critic, and journalist states in his article “Why We Need Violent Video Games” that violent video games are essential and beneficial not only because they help people to channel out their negative emotions but also…

Some people in the population believe video games should be considered a sport while part of the population thinks otherwise. If you don’t know what to believe or chose, keep on reading to find out why they shouldn’t be. The controversy over video games being sports have been going on for a few years now, and it still is to this day. Video games should not be considered as a sport, reminding us that it has affected many gamers in a negative way, some even physically. For example, there is a…

Video games may seem like an innocent way for kids to have fun, but what happens when game developers slip some hidden controversy into gameplay? That's the story behind these eight prominent video games with dark and hidden meanings. Number Eight: SimCopter. A game involving a simulated helicopter doesn't seem controversial, but one of the game's designers was unhappy with work conditions and decided to take it out in the game's code. He created characters dressed in speedos that would walk…

The videogames have a big influence in the market of the teens and kids, some of these, are a violent videogames , and I think that, this videogames can make the teens more violence. Some reasons can be that, they copy what they see and they becomes more disrespectful. The video games have different types of violence , one of them are the physical violence. For example, my cousin is fan of “Grand Theft Auto”, his father is a cop and one day my cousin took the father’s gun and go in the…

If someone found out about the violent video game the shooters were influenced by, we could have possibly stopped the attack. In a study, researchers found out that “real-life violent video game play was positively related to aggressive behavior and delinquency… and exposure to a graphically violent video game increased aggressive thoughts and behavior” (CITE). Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were known for playing the video game doom. In doom, you are known for being the first person shooter,…

Video Game Violence has been a controversial topic for many years. With the new technology and more modern games such Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty played a big role in most children’s lives as they started to think and act more aggressively. Innocent children lie on the floor, dead. Their harmless lives taken like the others in the countless school shootings that have recently occurred in the United States. Encouraged by violent media and trained by realistic video games, the violent…

Despite the bright and friendly visual effect of Fortnite, it still depicts bloody violence that some schools find it alarming to the extent of making this online game banned in their campus. During break time or between classes, kids tried to play and access this using school WiFi, which makes it hard for others to access or it makes the connection slower. Some say it is appropriate, especially coming from the parents since they want a complete learning environment for their kids. I would agree…

VIDEO GAMES: BEING CHILD In this day and time, more children are playing video games, which is one of the most argued things in the world. Bushman and Cruz say that most of researchers, parents and pediatricians believe that video games have an effect on children’s behavior (Bushman and Cruz, 2000). While some parents and teachers believe that playing video games causes school shooting and increases for bullying and violence towards women, research has shown that children who play video games…

1970s where games started to become more arcade-like with games from Atari like space invaders. Videos games back then had a different meaning, whether it is to spend time with friends, or maybe to reach a high score in a game, but when did the controversy of video games begin? When are video games to blame for children and people mass killings or violent acts? It is a debate that exist today between the video game fans and the older generation that claim video games are to blame for violent…

games have been able to make huge advances in the realism of their gameplay due to their popularity. Although most of these advances were widely accepted there are some that have created a lot of controversy with the public. Video game violence, in recent years, has became one of the biggest topics of controversy when it comes to video games. The argument that is currently going on is whether or not prolonged exposure to violence in video games lead to an increase in violent tendencies in the…