Video Game Violence

After reading the last blog I agree that it seems that some people play video games way to much. I remember when I was in high school I would play video games anywhere from four to five hours a day, and this isn't even that bad compared to many other people I know. From all the stressors dealing with work and school now, I try to play just an hour a day, to try and find sometime in my day to relax. One major issue, other than the amount of hours people spend playing video games each and every day, is how playing violent video games contribute to violence in real life. For example, a man that was involved in a school shooting several years ago, would practice killing people through some of the violent video games he would play in his basement.

Growing up I played a wide variety of video games such as games dealing with different types of sports, racing, shooting, killing, etc. However I was never allowed by my parents to play Grand Theft Auto, because they thought the game took things too far, with all the real life scenarios the game entails. This game allowed for people to purchase drugs, witness extremely graphic deaths, high-jack cars, along with many other things. Playing video games similar to GTA growing up, I never felt like I ever became violent or felt the erge to act violent towards another person.

Although I think that there are so many other factors that may contribute to violence in society more than playing video games which display acts of violence, I do think however, as video gaming technology continues to get better, and as some parents may NOT monitor what it is that their children are doing and how this may affect their lives, that violence seen in video games may somewhat contribute to the violence some kids display towards others.


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