Before watching the video in class, I had already learned and read about video games’ effect on young teens and children in my psych classes. In the video it talks about how there are two sides of the controversy: people who believe that video game players are not more violent because of playing violent video games, but because it is their nature and they simply seek violent video games, and the other side believes that violent video games creates violent behavior in the players. Through psychology courses I have studied field research studies which have shown that playing violent video games can increase a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior in regard to aggression. They desensitize people when it comes to killing, blood and gore. I doubt that there will be anything done about violent video games by the industry since the two sides of the controversy are supported by an equal amount of people, but it is not completely their responsibility. Parents should definitely pay attention to what their kids are watching and what kind of video games they are allowed to play. I think it is true that today’s media has the power of desensitization which is a little scary to me because it makes it so that people care less and less about things that should have an effect on them.
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