Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Video Games Does Not Promote Violence

    Uploaded by

    Silverperson lol
    49 views2 pages
    The document argues that video games do not promote violence. While violence is depicted in video games to make them more immersive and exciting, there is no evidence that they cause real-world violent behavior. The document provides two examples: first, that difficulty, not violence, is what makes gamers act more aggressively; and second, that mass shootings are usually motivated by hatred rather than by playing violent video games. In conclusion, while violence may not be appropriate for all, it does not appear to be the main cause of violent acts.

    Original Description:

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The document argues that video games do not promote violence. While violence is depicted in video games to make them more immersive and exciting, there is no evidence that they cause real-world violent behavior. The document provides two examples: first, that difficulty, not violence, is what makes gamers act more aggressively; and second, that mass shootings are usually motivated by hatred rather than by playing violent video games. In conclusion, while violence may not be appropriate for all, it does not appear to be the main cause of violent acts.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    49 views2 pages

    Video Games Does Not Promote Violence

    Uploaded by

    Silverperson lol
    The document argues that video games do not promote violence. While violence is depicted in video games to make them more immersive and exciting, there is no evidence that they cause real-world violent behavior. The document provides two examples: first, that difficulty, not violence, is what makes gamers act more aggressively; and second, that mass shootings are usually motivated by hatred rather than by playing violent video games. In conclusion, while violence may not be appropriate for all, it does not appear to be the main cause of violent acts.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 2

    Video Games does not promote Violence

    Do video games actually promote violence? This is a popular debate that started in the early 90s. Even
    though there is no hard evidence that Video games are the main cause of murder and other violent acts,
    many Politicians, Journalists, and TV personalities said that video games does make a person more
    violent. I am here to prove that Violent Video Games is not the cause of violent acts.

    Exhibit A: Violence depicted in Video Games is not the reason of violent behavior.

    Violence is shown in video games because it makes the game more immersive and exciting. An article
    about Violence in Video games, says that "If you want to create a good narrative, you need to create
    conflict, and violence is a really easy way to create conflict” An example of this are movies about World
    War 2 which depicts war conflicts in a violent and gruesome way. Zach Saale of iStrategyLabs states that
    “When I play this, since it is more realistic, it is easier to lose yourself in the game while you're playing
    it,” Violent games does not offer violent tendencies, but it offers a more realistic, immersive, and fun
    approach to the game.

    Exhibit B: Difficulty of a Video game makes gamers act more aggressive not the presence of Violence

    Many pointed out that the Violence shown in Video Games are the cause of violent and aggressive
    behavior, this is false. An example of this is a video from a popular Youtuber known as Markiplier, he
    was playing a game called Getting over it, where you must control a man who is climbing a mountain
    using a hammer, if you make a single mistake in the game you will fall down to the bottom of the
    mountain and start over. In the video, he is shown to be throwing a chair and yelling explicit language.
    To test if a difficult game makes a person more aggressive, I made my sister, who is not a gamer, play
    Getting over it, she constantly yells whenever she fell down and described the game as “a game from
    hell”. These are good example of why the presence of Violence in games is not the reason of violent
    behavior.

    Counterclaim: Violent Games are the reason of mass murders

    US Politicians blamed violent games for the El Paso and Columbine shootings, they blamed games
    because the perpetrators played violent games, though it was proven by multiple sources that their
    motives was hatred and revenge. This is important because eventually people will keep blaming violent
    games for mass murders until violence in games are banned, even though violence makes the game
    more fun and realistic.

    In conclusion, does violence in games lead to violent behavior? The simple answer is no, difficulty of the
    game does, violence simply makes it more interesting. Though I think that violence is inappropriate and
    shouldn’t be viewed by everyone, I think that violence in games won’t be the main reason why violent
    acts occur.
    Sources:

    https://www.dana.org/article/do-violent-video-games-lead-to-violence/

    https://www.npr.org/2013/02/11/171698919/video-game-violence-why-do-we-like-it-and-whats-it-
    doing-to-us

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1187&v=dH9w9VlyNO4&feature=youtu.be

    https://www.jcfs.org/response/blog/does-video-gaming-cause-violence-research-asks-you-think-again

    https://www.elpasotimes.com/in-depth/news/2020/07/30/el-paso-walmart-shooting-community-
    reflect-racist-motive-behind-attack/5450331002/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_and_video_games

    You might also like