Hey my fellow bloggers today I want to talk a little bit
about violent games. Are they a good thing or are they a bad thing? Some people
suggest that violent games do have an effect on kids specially young adults which
makes perfect sense why video game companies rate these games T for teen 18+
but even then 18 year olds still have an effect on these particular games. This
video that I put up from YouTube gives an example of a parent seeing another
person playing Grand Theft Auto 5 and we see some of his reactions. The
reviewer makes his own opinion about violent games. He says that many parents
think violent games have an affect on there child because of all the rumors and
stuff that has happened. For example the news, there has been occasions where
they do reports on violent video games. Most of the reports are negative and
honestly it all has to do with how the parent raises his or her child don’t you
agree. If a parent gives his or her child the right moral values that child
might just play the game as a game with no side effect, but it also depends on
the childs way of thinking. There are way more violent movies than video games
as I recall so why do they only base the violence on video games why not on
films as well. Personally violent video games are just another video games
nothing more.
Great post. This is a debate that continues to gain in popularity along with it’s cousin debate of whether music is “good or bad”.
ReplyDeleteDoes music, that some might consider offensive, act as the main, direct, reason to commit acts of violence or anti social behavior? Do video games, displaying violent acts or suggestion, cause minors to re-create or simulate those images or actions? Does the individual act solely on their own impulse to be violent or act out what they embrace, or is their more to the situation? Dose the upbringing of the individual add solely to the decision of whether or not the act committed is indeed their fault?
Can we take responsibility for our own actions? A fine line between who is to blame, what is at stake, and what are the consequences. Much to ponder.
I played violent video games as a kid and turned out ok, but my mom raised me not to be a violent person in general and not to take games so seriously. She was actually the Northern Illinois Tetris Champion of 1994 so she new the importance of working hard from losing and how it can make you the best. I see some kids freak out over World of Warcraft accounts being deleted. Not a terribly violent video game, but they get so into it there are definitely violent reactions.
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