Essays on Violence in Video Games

In the current videogame market, one can’t go far without seeing violence whether that’s in the plethora of first-person shooters or fighting games like Mortal Kombat 11. Whether it’s hardcore bullets and blood or ‘friendly’ punches in Smash Brothers, violence is a common theme throughout...

Imagine a teenager is playing video games, and within the next week he’s shooting up his school, and the video games get blamed. This is what the media is trying to convince people is the real problem, which has never been shown to be true....

Video games have been around for a few generations, In October 1958, ‘Physicist William Higinbotham created what is thought to be the first video game’ a game similar to the video game Pong released in the 1970s. Society has come a long way since then,...

This report is written in the hopes to challenge the reader’s idea of video games and how they affect us as a society and mentally. Video games have exploded in popularity over the years and are only becoming a more common hobby. They are truly...

Youth violence is a growing concern in today’s society and with the spurt of technology, video games are becoming increasingly popular and easily accessible by the new generation. The root of the problem has been a matter of debate in society, and a topic for...

For years, violent video games have been given the blame for immoral and shameful deeds like school shootings and massacres. Infamous researchers use fear to expand their greed; this behavior contributed to most of the panic by ill-informing the public without the perpetrators themselves suffering...

Video games have been blamed for youth violence. However, there has been a long history of violence before video games have ever been thought of. There may be effects on the youth but not violent effects. Violence is a powerful subject on its own. The...

This paper is meant to give the reader insight and talk about a certain position on a highly public and controversial topic, that topic being whether or not video games cause violence in people. Across the world, there are video games that have uncensored violence...

Over the past two decades, one of the most controversial topics of discussion has been whether violence in television and video games affects society and real life. While some people still believe there are direct effects between the two, others have been firm believers against...

Today, the gaming industry is one of the most popular industries in the world. According to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the 2018 total video game sales in America alone exceeded $43.3 billion, a record breaking year for the industry. The ESA report further states...