Bernard Do English 101 11/03/12 Rated M: for Misunderstanding Do video games really need to be censored by the United States’ Government? Over the past several years there has been a controversial court case under discussion to censor video games. This case is trying to get the United States’ Government to prohibit the selling of all video games that may include graphic violence‚ virtual sex‚ violent and gory scenes‚ partial or full nudity‚ and portrayal of criminal behavior or other provocative
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violent video games on the manifestation of aggressive behaviors in young people is controversial. The objectives of this research project were as follows: (1) to review scientific studies of the effects of violent video games on aggressiveness; and (2) to examine the evidence that playing violent video games plays a role in the behaviors of school shooters. Video games occupied a large amount of my time as a child‚ and I found that the experience of playing largely nonviolent games was a
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The ethics of selling violent video games 1. Should Barry recommend that Take-Two go forward with the release of GTA: Vice City? Yes‚ they should think deeply of the impact that the game will game will have over the children who play it‚ not only the impact the game will have over their company and also take into account that many groups are already against them in the release of the game. 2. Given the contemplated video game is legal‚ is clearly marked as “Mature” for audiences over 17‚ and
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Over the past few years‚ video games have become increasingly popular in our culture. During this time video games have experienced leaps in technology‚ such as improved graphics and the ability to play with others either in person or worldwide via internet . As video game popularity has grown and the technology has become more advanced‚ concern has also grown regarding the effects of violent video game play on children. Video games are unique‚ as compared to other games children and adolescents
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Violent Video Games Converge With Real Life? Recently in America‚ there has been an explosion of anti-gun sentiment due to recent shootings‚ however no one has looked at the cause. What conditions a human being to preform these horrendous acts? Well‚ according to a myriad of parents‚ it’s video games. The claim is video games are actually psychological conditioners that cause a child‚ or player of any age‚ to lash out and perform violent acts. The scope of this paper will be violent video games’
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violent video games. Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) raised the issue while discussing his proposed “national commission on mass violence” on “Fox News Sunday” Dec. 16. “The violence in the entertainment culture‚ particularly with the extraordinary realism to video games and movies now‚ does cause vulnerable young men‚ particularly‚ to be more violent‚” said the senator‚ who was joined by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). ABC News has not confirmed that Lanza played violent video games‚ but gaming
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Researchers‚ parents and educators are all discussing the controversy around violent video games and their influence on kids. The audience seems to be divided into two large groups: one is in favor of restricting or even banning violent video games as they make children (and‚ arguably‚ adults as well) more prone to aggressive behavior‚ like that seen on the screen. Opponents of this view claim that video games do not cause violent behavior in real life and are‚ in fact‚ a safe outlet to natural aggression
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and play video games. People can also have social media and email loved ones that are far away to keep in touch with them. In some ways technology has been great for some people while on the other hand‚ some people still don’t like technology. Some people believe that technology gets in the way of our everyday lives and that we are alone‚ without actually being alone‚ now than we ever have in the past. One way that technology gets in the way of our everyday lives is the use of video games. Some
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Does the violence in video games really influence the violence in the youth? According to humanillnesses.com‚ violence is the use of physical force to injure people or property. Influence is a person or thing with the capacity or power to have an effect on someone or something. According to videogames.procon.org‚ 60% of middle school boys and 40% of middle school girls who played at least one Mature-rated (M-rated) game hit or beat up someone‚ compared with 39% of boys and 14% of girls who did not
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Video Games Ngo Quoc Tien Le Minh Huy Lam Quang Dat Le Phu Trung Nguyen Tran Phuong Duy Doan Tan Sang Ong Xuan Hoa Tran Nguyen Thien Hoang BBus 3.1 8 January 2013 Professor Douglas Foster Abstract The video games industry has been through a total transformation in recent years. We can easily find in the market a wide range of video games‚ such as computer games (PC)‚ console games or even interactive games with various contents. Video games industry had its annual revenue growth rate
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