Post by Cesar on Sept 24, 2003 16:52:52 GMT -5
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<P ALIGN="center"><FONT SIZE="16"><b>Video Games and Violence</b></FONT>
<p><FONT SIZE="12">Sitting at my computer today, I saw the Counter-Strike icon on my desktop and I thought about how parents blame video games for teenagers' violence. I personally disbelieve the opinion that video games motivate kids to engage in violent acts, but then I wouldn't say that games don't help out with that at least a little. I think it depends on what your parents tell you, and how the child perceives things. In the end, most kids will know that it's just a game and understand that it's not real. Although we can't say that they dont excite us a little too much. A study has proven that kids playing violent games will be more agressive. Two groups of kids played different games. One group played Tetris while the other played Red Faction and of course, Red Faction was the one resulting with agression and anger. I wouldn't blame this on video game violence only though. I think the agression comes from competition. Think of soccer, said to be the most violent sport because many of its fans take the game too serious. Some countries split the fans apart, half the stadium for one team and the other fans go to the other side because riots occur too often. These games don't only contribute to negative feelings, I think it's safe to say that many people who play games like Counter Strike or Unreal Tournament aren't voted "Most Popular". Many kids find rings of friends playing these games, and it also builds a sense of teamwork. I think we need to stay open minded to the topic of video game violence making the youth violent, because it's not just video games. The media is angry today, look at music and movies. If you say video games make kids want to be more agressive, then you should say the same for kids who watch The Terminator blow up a gas tank in the middle of a highway. But we also need to remember to have faith in the youth to seperate what's right and what's wrong, and what's real and what's not.</p>
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<P ALIGN="center"><FONT SIZE="16"><b>Video Games and Violence</b></FONT>
<p><FONT SIZE="12">Sitting at my computer today, I saw the Counter-Strike icon on my desktop and I thought about how parents blame video games for teenagers' violence. I personally disbelieve the opinion that video games motivate kids to engage in violent acts, but then I wouldn't say that games don't help out with that at least a little. I think it depends on what your parents tell you, and how the child perceives things. In the end, most kids will know that it's just a game and understand that it's not real. Although we can't say that they dont excite us a little too much. A study has proven that kids playing violent games will be more agressive. Two groups of kids played different games. One group played Tetris while the other played Red Faction and of course, Red Faction was the one resulting with agression and anger. I wouldn't blame this on video game violence only though. I think the agression comes from competition. Think of soccer, said to be the most violent sport because many of its fans take the game too serious. Some countries split the fans apart, half the stadium for one team and the other fans go to the other side because riots occur too often. These games don't only contribute to negative feelings, I think it's safe to say that many people who play games like Counter Strike or Unreal Tournament aren't voted "Most Popular". Many kids find rings of friends playing these games, and it also builds a sense of teamwork. I think we need to stay open minded to the topic of video game violence making the youth violent, because it's not just video games. The media is angry today, look at music and movies. If you say video games make kids want to be more agressive, then you should say the same for kids who watch The Terminator blow up a gas tank in the middle of a highway. But we also need to remember to have faith in the youth to seperate what's right and what's wrong, and what's real and what's not.</p>
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