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video games. There are many factors that can contribute to the development of aggressive behaviors in people. According to a Opposing Viewpoints article, "Violent Video Games Promote Teen Aggression and Violence” by Craig A. Anderson, “Exposing children and adolescents (or "youth") to violent visual media increases the likelihood that they will engage in physical aggression against another person.” Children act based on other peoples actions, so when children are playing these violent video games they are likely to act like their favorite character. According to a recent study conducted by David Walsh shows that students that play very little violent video games were only involved in 28% of
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their
structure. Not only are violent video games harmful to the human brain, they can also be
addictive. This kind of addiction is called "Internet gaming disorder." Researchers have found
functional and structural changes in the neural reward system in gaming addicts, in part by
exposing them to gaming cues that cause cravings and monitoring their neural responses. These
neural changes are basically the same as those seen in other addictive disorders (Frontiers, 2011).
Moreover, game designers who make violent video games, don’t care to put violence into
the video games they create. I believe that game designers use violence in video games because
it is what attracts the person playing the
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Violent video games and effect on behavior
Nicholas Anderson
PSY 316
Professor Abby Halston
Abstract
The explosion of the video game industry in the past decade has had many people questioning the content of the games being released. The main concern is that of violence and violent acts within the games. Violent Video games are accessible by many young kids and is a popular leisure activity. This study will help us find out if the continued playing of these games will increase aggression in kids. 50 kids consisting of 25 boys and 25 girls will be randomly selected to play either a violent game or a nonviolent game. Kids will play video games for 2 hours then will be analyzed by a TCRT for
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Video Games 1
Are Video Games Affecting our Youth?
Jasmin Limon Garcia
Northeast Alabama Community College
16 November 2018
Abstract
Video games have become so mainstream in today’s world that more younger kids are playing them. It is estimated that 20 hours are played per week by each player (Hunsinger,2018, p.14). This can be a problem in today’s youth because these games can cause many effects to their physical and mental state. Even our president, Donald Trump, suggest that the violence and content the games have are shaping our young one's minds (Walther,2018, para.1).
Are Video Games Affecting Today’s Youth?
Video games have become a huge part of today’s
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that these games are consuming children’s lives because children have the susceptibility to play for a long duration due to their addictive nature. Therefore, there are numerous amounts of potential risks that can come from playing certain video games. Violent video games are the real problem in the market they are attracting the younger population, which is detrimental to society. Video games influence the psychologies of adolescents to become more impulsive because of their violence.
II. We as a society should strongly consider strong supervision when adolescents are playing Violent video games because of potential harm.
III. Heart of Speech (Headings)
A) The first shooter violent video
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Marco Canales
Professor Boston
Eng 102
15 October 2018
Violent video games lead to violent behaviors
Did you know violent video games have been linked to episodes of violent behaviors in its users? Many studies have been done and have come up with evidence to back up this claim. From school shootings to police reports of physical abuse, violent video games have been linked to having an influence. Over the years violent video games have been a hot topic when it comes to having a psychological effect on its users. There are multiple games that give a player total control of an imaginary world, which can give them ideas on how to plot out actual acts of violence. Parents
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In 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris opened fire to several students and teachers at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Several students were injured, 12 students and a teacher were killed. After that, they committed suicide at the school's library. They did it because they were influenced by video games and a rock band called Marilyn Manson. This is a clear example of the influence that rock videos and video games have on teenagers. Especially the ones that are bother by other students, which is the case of these two students. It's wrong because great bands have been accuse of influence teenagers to commit horrible acts of violence. I think that the problem
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frustrations through video game violence rather than real-life physical violence. I have done extensive research on the topic of video game violence and whether they can actually cause aggression.
Video game violence and whether or not it actually increases aggression has been a controversial topic ever since violent video games have become increasingly popular many years ago. A few researchers have done experiments to prove that playing violent video games can cause a person to have increase aggression. However, Christopher John Ferguson, from Texas A&M International University states that another researcher had done the “noise blast” test in which the researcher would then punish
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having to do much
research. With that said Falcon still avoids over simplification by explaining terms such as what an avatar
is so readers will understand it as it is mentioned throughout the article and by defining character
attachment in the first section of her writing.
The majority of video game literature focuses on violence and how it can cause an excess of
aggression by the player. Falcon acknowledges that this is a large part of video game literature but overall
her article discusses other interpretations of how video games influence people that are uncommon. She
starts the article off by stating that “Video game literature lately has been moving away from studying
aggression and
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alone. However, across all types of media, there is one problem we all face which is violence. Gradually, people start becoming aggressive, antisocial and unfeeling towards violence.
It is true that excessive violence in the media desensitise people as violence is apparent in programmes shown on television, video games also display violent images and lastly the internet which has a galore of violence which are easily accessible.
Firstly, violent television programmes can potentially desensitise people. According to researchers, 5.7 % of those who watched less than an hour of television a day had committed a serious violent act while 25.3 % of those who had committed a serious violent act
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Violent Video Games Are Not the Problem
Violence in the media has been a long concern and a controversial topic in society, but why should one worry about an armed animation when they can worry about their armed neighbor? "Real Violence, Not Video Game Violence, Poses the Real Threat to Children", is an article located in a financial advice website known as CBS MoneyWatch. Constantine Von Hoffman, the author of the editorial, discusses the fault in focusing on the United States' resources on solving a problem that does not exist. He ridicules the attempt at passing a law to ban the selling of violent video games to California's youth as he argues that these games do not put children in
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We all know the debate. Those who do not use video games use video games as scapegoats to explain the negative aspects of modern culture, and players listen to their topics with great looks from W. T. F. It is not necessary to start this essay with a synthesis that updates readers about the current state of the debate because, as always, it is in a stalemate between two angry and obstinate groups. But since a lot of parents really think that there is a problem with violent video games, today is an easy and straightforward solution.
To start off let's set some things straight. Video gamers don't think violent video games are contributing to violence any more than everything else our
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How Do Video Games Affect People
By: Patrick
Have you ever wondered about the influence of video games? According
to recent research, it shows that people currently spend three billion hours
weekly playing games. Within this decade, the development of the game
industry has dramatically increased and it even altered the attitude of the old
generations, such as parents and elders. In the society of 2000, the video game
was merely an entertainment tool for children. However, in 2018, it breeds
infinite possibility in the future. Game can change the broken side of world.
There are three aspects in which games can make the world better: video
games become more educational and creative, video
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Avery Griffith
Assignment #2
October 10, 2018
The Positive Effects that Video Games Relay to the Brain
Thesis
Oftentimes, individuals associate negative theories with the effects of video games, and what the games could do to the human brain. Although many believe this negative theory about video games, psychology today proves otherwise. When video games are used correctly and played in small doses, many positive effects will be shown in how individuals develop and how people communicate with those around them. When taking a closer look to the benefits that video games produce; the positive effects can often be seen in vision, attention span, and memory.
Development
For one to fully grasp
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Annotated Bibliography
"Can Playing Video Games Make You Smarter?" Examined Existence. Accessed 6 Sept. 2017.
Students at Harvard University discovered in a series of experiments that gamers are picture smart and have better spatial intelligence. This means that they exceed in spatial reasoning and image manipulation. Studies have shown that video gamers can easily tread through small details, such as a misspelled word, in a newspaper article. They are also better when it comes to noticing differences between colors, especially colors like grey, which is particularly important in driving around in fog. Their spatial intelligence also helps with knowing directions better which are helpful
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Anyone who has been aware of the advancements in technology, which have occurred over the past few decades, knows how popular video/digital games have become. They have evolved into a force in the lives of millions of Americans. Parents and teachers are rapidly developing more concern when they see their kids devoted to these videogames. This may be because videogames greatly influence the mental and learning processes of the younger generation.A growing number of parents believe that their children learn values more from the mass media rather than from their homes and school. Many are disturbed by the contents of some of these games and the increasing numbers of children diagnosed with
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The Effect of Video Game Playing on Reaction Time
Abstract
In the fast-paced world of the twenty first century, time and speediness is essential. From day to day decisions or reacting to save oneself from danger, a reduced reaction time is crucial. However, an increased amount of errors is usually associated with a reduced reaction time. Can more preparation and training via an increased amount of time spent while playing video games reduce reaction time? We compared the average reaction time for a visual stimulus for non-video gamers and avid video gamers; and without doubt, video gaming had a positive effect on reaction time.
Introduction
Playing video games demands the abilities to
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The Video Gamer There once was a kid named Drake who all his life he grew up with games. Hand held games, arcade games, PlayStation, nintendo, everything. Ever since he was 2 he has been playing games. His mom and dad have never really really liked him, as he made them spend so much money on video games. Vido games were Drakes life and he intended them to be his life forever. One day his parents told him that unless he kept a C average in school this year they would take away his games.Which is pretty impossible since his GPA is usually D-."Why can't you guys just put up with the fact that this is my life?!" Drake screamed at his parents."Because you're making us spend hundreds of dollars
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never bought me an Xbox one since they didn’t like how much time I spent on the consoles. I still to this day play Xbox one from time to time because there hasn’t been a new console release. I realize I play video games more than I should. I’m still trying to balance school social life and gaming. I also discovered PC gaming a couple years ago and that took over my whole summer, I regret it very much because I don’t have much memories from last summer besides playing video games. The games I am most interested in are first person shooters or adventure games. I used to play a lot of Call of Duty but now I play more Adventure like games that are less violent and more Fantasy. I find violent
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frustrated, children are likely to develop the notion that aggression is the way to handle frustration. Classic experiments have shown that children tend to imitate the aggressive behavior they see on television, whether the models are cartoons or real peopleThe expression of "skills" may be inhibited by punishment or by the expectation of punishment. 73% of violent acts in programs went unpunished ("Telecommunications: Clinton Backs Antiviolence Chip").Media violence and aggressive video games increase viewers' levels. We are more likely to engage in dominant forms of behavior, including aggressive behavior, under high levels of arousal. Media violence has cognitive effects that also prime
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