Violent Video Games
Violent Video Games – Is It Really A Problem And Will An Adults Only Rating Help?
Executive Summary by Jeffrey West
violent video games
Violent Video Games – Is It Really A Problem And Will An Adults Only Rating Help?
“Violent video games are causing violence in the youth of America!!” Mainly from scared Politicians, who would rather go after video games than the real issues. Sure video games have more graphic violence than they did in the past. Ok so video game retailers should follow the games rating, and not sell minors. Because I’m the one who buys the games, and I don’t allow my kids to play overly violent video games. I know My kids, and I know what video games they are mature enough to play.
Because if violent video games have a Adults Only rating, most major retailers will not sell games at their stores. Since the vast majority of video games are sold in stores and not online, it would cripple the video game producers. So my suggestion to help “Protect the children” from these games, is to be PARENT and watch your own kids. Know what video games your kids are playing and if it’s inappropriate, don’t allow them to play it.
Violent Video Games: Do They Lead to Aggressive Behavior or Not?
Executive Summary by Brian Vaszily
Video games for children, teens and young adults bring in $10 billion a year in the United States. The popularity of the games is astounding. Out of all games, 41 percent required violence for the protagonists to achieve their goals. And in 17 percent of the games, violence was the primary focus of the game itself. It was found that, after playing a mature-rated game, 11 out of the 13 participants showed significant effects from the games. Violent video games frequently have been criticized for enhancing aggressive reactions such as aggressive cognitions, aggressive affects or aggressive behavior. Said psychologist Craig A. Anderson, Ph.D.: “Violent video games provide a forum for learning and practicing aggressive solutions to conflict situations. In the short run, playing a violent video game appears to affect aggression by priming aggressive thoughts. Some researchers say that violent video games are worse than watching similarly violent TV programs or movies because the interactive nature of the game makes the player become involved and learn to identify with the aggressive game character. After playing a violent video game called Asheron’s Call 2 (AC2) for an average of 56 hours in a month, no link between the game and real-world aggression was found in the 75 players (average age 28). Are the Game Ratings Enough? According to the study of over 1,000 UK adults, parents were more concerned with the number of hours their children were playing video games than with what game they were playing.
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