Violence In Video Games
After reading all of the articles, I can understand where each author is coming from in the argument, but I came to my own personal opinion that video games do not cause violence. Most of these articles support my idea, but I want to give a quick explanation of my experiences with video games in the past. When I was younger, I played Call of Duty all of the time. I never had any problems with aggression because I understood it was just a game and this is not a way to act in the real world. Instead, Call of Duty gave me a release and I could take any of my frustrations from the day and put it into the game. When I was done playing, I would feel a lot better and be in a better mood. I think it is good to have something to take everything your upset with and just channel it into that thing. Also, when I was playing other games, I would not worry about anything else and instead just to have fun with my friends. I think one thing these articles failed to include was the fact that most gamers play with friends. This can make gaming so much more relaxing because even though you are not doing too well on a game, the commentary with your friends will be pleasant and can still brighten the mood.
I think it also depends on the person who plays violent video games. All of my friends played video games casually and didn’t care too much when we lost. There were occasional times when we did care, but I think a little competitiveness doesn’t do too much harm. Like the second article said, mental health, social upbringing, and other factors plays an issue of whether or not someone will be violent from playing video games. The third article talks about how half of american households have a game console. Even though not all of families play violent video games, this shows that there are many people who are not affe
I agree that video games are more of an outlet for aggression than a creator of them (sometimes, they certainly can create aggravation, but that anger is more or less directed at the developers in the form of curses or the wall in terms of a controller). A lot of fun to be had from video games is to play with friends. While I do love my single- player RPG’s, some of my fondest gaming moments are when I’m with my friends. If anything, games make me more sociable.