Videogame violence
has evolved over many years
Violence in videogames has been an issue for many years now. Ever since the mid-1970s, people have debated whether or not videogames can be detrimental to a person’s health. As technology advanced, game graphics became more refined and crisp. In the early days of gaming, a person firing a gun may have looked like a stick figure pushing a pixel across the screen. In today’s videogames, a player can fully customize their character, their gun, and the amount of bloodshed apparent on the screen. Some games even cater towards audiences that enjoy blood and gore by rendering body parts and innards that explode from virtual carcasses. Other games force the player to rip out the spine of the enemy in order to earn the most points. And some games don’t even punish you for taking out the police with a rocket launcher. With better graphics came more disturbing videogames, and with more disturbing videogames came a more widespread fear that videogames can harm a person’s brain.
Why videogame violence is an important issue today
Violence in videogames has been an issue for many years now. Ever since the mid-1970s, people have debated whether or not videogames can be detrimental to a person’s health. As technology advanced, game graphics became more refined and crisp. In the early days of gaming, a person firing a gun may have looked like a stick figure pushing a pixel across the screen. In today’s videogames, a player can fully customize their character, their gun, and the amount of bloodshed apparent on the screen. Some games even cater towards audiences that enjoy blood and gore by rendering body parts and innards that explode from virtual carcasses. Other games force the player to rip out the spine of the enemy in order to earn the most points. And some games don’t even punish you for taking out the police with a rocket launcher. With better graphics came more disturbing videogames, and with more disturbing videogames came a more widespread fear that videogames can harm a person’s brain.
Why videogame violence is an important issue today
Recently, videogame violence has been called into question
as an important piece in the puzzle of gun control. While liberals and
conservatives continue to argue over the importance of regulating guns, there
still exists the issue of controlling those behind the guns. With several
recent mass shootings gaining nationwide attention, people are wondering what
causes killers to go on such rampant killing sprees. Some have pointed to
videogames as a possible culprit, citing many psychological studies that have
discovered the detrimental impacts of videogames on human behavior. The issue
of violence in videogames has become fairly popular in recent weeks, spawning
stories on some national news networks, and scaring parents into protecting
their children from such videogames. I intend to research how important this
issue is, how harmful videogames truly are and what can be done to help better
our society in face of these issues.
Questions I would ask an expert:
How could videogames have played a role in some of the more recent shootings in America?
Studies have shown that videogames have detrimental effects on human behavior. How bad are these effects, and how long do they last?
Many people call themselves "gamers," but only a very small portion of these gamers commit any sort of dangerous crime. What causes this discrepancy?
Studies have shown that videogames have detrimental effects on human behavior. How bad are these effects, and how long do they last?
Many people call themselves "gamers," but only a very small portion of these gamers commit any sort of dangerous crime. What causes this discrepancy?
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