There is a strong belief that there is a real connection between school shootings and violent video games, but there is not enough research yet to prove there is a connection. There have been many questions raised about whether or not violent video games have an effect on children that play them. There have also ...
Video games are everywhere. In most homes you can find at least one game system, and often more. Kids are exposed to all genres of games in many different circumstances. Most video games contain some sort of violence. Due to this exposure, many are complaining that video games cause an increase in violence among children. ...
Many of America’s youth have cut their teeth on violence and grew up on immoral behavior in the media. They are being bombarded with violent images on a daily basis. Now, he or she has developed behaviors which imitate art. According to Escobar-Chaves and Anderson (2008), children and youth have witnessed violence and have become ...
Violence in video games is the same as fantasy violence in any other media like television or the movies. It has extremely little to with contributing to actual violence in the real world. If video games were responsible for triggering violent acts, then our species would’ve experienced a massive kill off in our population during ...
Your children are surrounded by violence. From video games and television to the news itself, bloodshed is everywhere. Many parents and educators fear that violence seen on the media will at the very least desensitize children, and that it may even make children more likely to commit atrocities themselves. Other people claim the violence seen ...