Why video games dont cause violence

br Why Video Games do not Cause Violence

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Nintendo . Playstation . Xbox . These are the words that are probably most common to the children today not only in the US but in the whole world For the past two decades , video games have been dominating the amusement scene and have put a huge effect on the lifestyle of the kids of this generation . Video games , in fact , have become a household necessity that 70 of all children in the United States have home video game systems

and over four billion dollars is spent on arcade video games annually (Krish , 2006 page 14

Video games have been existing for thirty decades now . The phenomenally successful Pong game by the Atari Company started the video game craze in 1971 . The swift advances in technology in the 1970s made difficult games such as Pac-Man and Space Invaders easier . A lot of Pac-Man games were sold and has remained one of the most well-liked electronic games up to now . It is considered a classic in video-gaming . Many computer games were produced when personal computers became accessible . Although unique games came out to the market , a lot of these games were variations of home or arcade video game systems . The omnipresence of personal computers led more companies to develop different games . The games generally have six types or categories , namely : strategy adventure , fighting and run , shooting , jump and avoid or RJA and simulations . Classic games like checkers , chess and bridge are included in Strategy games . A computerized adaptation of role-playing games of imaginations is what a player would experience in Adventure games Fighting type of video games let the players to fight with each other or a single player can battle with the computer . The all-time classics are Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter . These two were even later on shown on the big screen . On the other hand , the player attempts to destroy the opponent 's planes , tanks and ships in shooting games . Super Mario is the best example of the RJA games in which a character attempts to achieve a goal while being obstructed by a range of blockage and challengers Simulations imitated real life conditions like driving or flying (Krish 2006 page 5

Presently , there are thousands of games available worldwide . Movies are even turned into video games for publicity and satisfy the video-game addicts . Latest release of a movie in video games is the classic Godfather movie . Of course , the theme of the game is to kill as much enemies as you want . Most video game players are boys so it is no surprise that the fighting games are most marketable just as toy guns were the favorite toys of the boys

Current studies , however , have inferred that video games can be harmful to children and can even cause the children to be violent . Video games were even somewhat to be blamed for the recent crimes and killing committed by teens . However , media violence does not affect the youth because...