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With such violent and scary video events such as these happening almost everyday in homes across the world, one most stop and think, how is this going to affect the kids? ... From the medias favorite example Doom, to the well known, much more violent games such as one of the new Playstation 2 best sellers, Grand Theft Auto 3; video game violence is more prevalent than ever (Peck 2). The biggest concern with violent video games is that having them available to younger audiences will lead to real-life problems and bad habits. More specifically, can video games increase aggression and violence in young children?
First we go with the statistics of how much video games are being played. Video games have rapidly become the largest segment of the entertainment industry, taking in $6. ... About 90% of United States households with children have rented or own a video or computer game. ...
From a source I found, it has an analysis of a sample of 33 Sega and Nintendo (some of the top video game makers in the market today) games that were most popular in 1995 showed that nearly 80% featured aggressiveness or violence; in 21% of the games, the aggression or violence was directed toward women. In nearly 50% of the games examined, violence or aggression was directed against other characters, and the violence generally was very graphic. Another survey found that violence was a theme in 40 of the 47 top-rated Nintendo video games. ... These findings are especially of concern because the graphic violence depicted by video games has increased greatly in recent years (Song 2-3).
Let’s start taking of the way video games are bad for the children behavior. I have information of professors in the area science and research that have some interesting facts about violent video games and their effect on children. ... And it says that video games cause a desensitizing of the brain, the result is that the child ca no longer understand the effects of violence, and these kids are most likely to act out by harming animals or property or fighting with other kids (Peck 1).
Another Doctor that thinks video games are harmful for children is Linda S. ... Therefore, subjecting a young child to something that glorifies violence can have a very negative effect, like makes you think more aggressively, teaches you to think in violent ways, and allows you to practice being violent in the games.
Approximate Word count = 1985
Approximate Pages = 7.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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