If someone mentioned Video Games or Violent Video Games and children playing them what would your reaction be?
To keep it simple and to not waste much of you time because of it being around the holidays you could just say wether your reaction would be "Positive", "Negative", or "No Reaction"/"No Opinion" but If you wanted to give me a nice long explanition or just some detail thats fine to I would be happy with either.
Just in case your curious im doing a presuasive report on Video games and Violent Video Games and their effects/potential effects (if any)on children/minors (Not Sure What my Stance is yet) so your praticipation would be appriciated as I will most likely use the results in my report.
Public Comments
- Probably negative. My friend has twin boys who are 7and last year his ex wife bought them Grand Theft Auto Vice City for christmas,and neither of us could believe that someone would be so stupid as to buy a game like that for 7 year olds,and she thought it was no big deal.
- This stuff about kids playing violent video games is totally overblown. The fact is that such games aren't marketed towards little kids. You may be surprised to hear this, but the average age of videogamers is 33. I was playing Mortal Kombat when I was 10 years old. I've been playing "M"-rated games regularly since I was 12. I didn't end up a psycho-killer. If a video game can encourage someone to go on a shooting-spree, that person was already seriously disturbed in the first place and would have gone nuts eventually anyway.
- depends on the level of violence. role playing, fantasy violence can have some positive effect on kids (not necissarily video games, but in general play) because it is giving them a way to fight the bad guy, be the hero, etc. My husband and I play a lot of video games, and I am sure when our son is older we will play them TOGETHER. You should read the book, "Killing Monsters-Why Children Need Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Believe Violence"
- No reaction. My brother has been playing Grand Theft Auto with me since he was 10...its not a big deal. I think that age is okay to introduce them to violent games. They're going to play them whether you like it or not. At least if they play them it can be under your supervision. My brother at that age knew the difference b/w reality and fantasy. He's in high school now, and is in AP and Honors classes and he's not a psycho. I myself love violent video games...they're entertaining and fun, and any sane adult knows that you shouldn't beat a prostitute to death (but in a video game its perfectly acceptable). You would think I would hate violence since I supervise criminal offenders for a living, but its fun to make believe that I'm a drug dealer on a murdering rampage! Kids play cops and robbers with their friends outside...how is that any different from a violent video game?
- My reaction is negative. There is so much negativity in this world and I think video games encourage it, and give kids ideas. It helps them to 'envision' what they can do, what they should do, etc. They are a bad idea, and I am totally against violent video games...in every aspect.
- it's negative, I think parents should follow the rating and the contents of the video they're planning to buy. A lot of teens these days are blaming videos for the crimes they commit.
- negative
- I would say that it would depend on the age of the child and the violence rating of the game.For example I do not let my 6 year old play games or watch shows with excessive violence or language. I feel that little boys have the capacity to be violent enough without giving them ideas. For example My friend could not understand why I do not let my son watch wrestling. Until one day when her son who was watching it with dad decided to use a move on her that he had seen. Needless to say she was not happy.
- I'm doing a similar report for my English class, and all this research is really interesting to me. Personally, I owe Power Rangers and stuff like that for how I turned out as a person altogether. I grew up in a violent home and Power Rangers was a distraction. But thats TV and off subject........ A friend of mine and her brother both play violent video games and watch violent Television. Her brother is big with Star Wars video games and really violence focused games, but he is far from a violent person. Both were restricted to video games, TV, and basically not being able to leave their room, so their only escape was those outlets. My friend is a straight A 4.something student and though she may pretend, she does not have violent tendencys. Another example I have is my cousins. They are 5-6 years younger than me and are restricted to playing video games for only 1-2 hours a week or less. Instead, my uncle has them helping around the house or helping him with his landscaping busienss. And yet, these boys are more aggressive, violent, and desensitized to others than anyone else I know. My belief is that because they are so restricted to normal life, and things that are in our everyday world when they can play video games or watch violent movies, they get so into it, so excited that it causes them to want to be the bad guys and play out those roles in real life. Now is that due to the video games, or is it because they are 'protected' that they can't deal with situations of simple fantasy? Sorry I wrote so much :D
- Violent video game effects linger in brain CHICAGO (Reuters) - Teens who play violent video games show increased activity in areas of the brain linked to emotional arousal and decreased responses in regions that govern self-control, a study released on Tuesday found. The study used functional magnetic resonance imaging to record tiny metabolic changes in brain activity in 44 adolescents who were asked to perform a series of tasks after playing either a violent or nonviolent video game for 30 minutes. The children, with no history of behavior problems, ranged in age from 13 to 17. Half played a T-rated first-person shooter game called "Medal of Honor: Frontline," involving military combat, while the other group played a nonviolent game called "Need for Speed: Underground." Those who played the violent video game showed more activation in the amygdala, which is involved in emotional arousal, and less activation in the prefrontal portions of the brain associated with control, focus and concentration than the teens who played the nonviolent game. "Our study suggests that playing a certain type of violent video game may have different short-term effects on brain function than playing a nonviolent, but exciting, game," said Dr. Vincent Mathews, a professor of radiology at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis and the study's author. After playing the games, the children completed tasks requiring concentration and processing of emotional stimuli while their brain activity was scanned. Alterations in brain function reflecting changes in blood flow appeared as brightly colored areas on the magnetic resonance images. "What we showed is there is an increase in emotional arousal. The fight or flight response is activated after playing a violent video game," Mathews said. The findings were presented at a meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. The $13 billion U.S. video game industry, with revenue rivaling Hollywood box office sales, is at the center of a cultural battle over violent content. Lawmakers' various attempts to ban the sale of violent video games to children have been blocked by courts in Louisiana, Illinois, California. Michigan and Minnesota. Video games with a T-rating (for Teen) are considered suitable for ages 13 and older. They may contain violent content, strong language or suggestive themes. Numerous behavioral and cognitive studies have linked exposure to violent media and aggressive behavior. Now, researchers are using advanced imaging technology to scan the brain for clues to whether violent video games cause increases in aggression. Mathews said he hopes to conduct additional studies on the long-term effects on brain function of exposure to violent video games.
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