VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE DEBATE: Do violent video games lead to violence?

I'm sure all of you have heard this topic before, and probably on this site, but I am a senior in high school and for my senior report, I'm doing it on the violence in video games debate. So, if you are a true gamer, could you please help me out and tell me your opinion on the subject; do violent video games promote violence?

Every time I hear some politician blame video games to acts of violence, it makes me want to punch holes into my wall from pure uncontrolled anger.

EDIT: Just kidding. I'm not a violent person. I've played plenty of violent video games in my life... But they never reflect who I am in the real world. I think there's a fine line between video games and reality, and I don't think people should bring video games into reality like that.

No. Violent people are violent by nature. They are messed up way before they get their hands on a violent video game.

Video games are an easy scape goat, though.

Plain and simple: no.

Nope, it's just easy to blame them for everything.

I must say, mario sunshine made me more violent then even the most violent game does.

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No, at least no more than any other form of entertainment.

i think it depends on your parents

No, violent people promote violence. I play the most violent games out there and I would never hurt anyoneIantheone

Yes they do. So many bugs killed because of mario. So many plants killed because of Zelda.

[QUOTE="Iantheone"]No, violent people promote violence. I play the most violent games out there and I would never hurt anyoneCheesehead9099

I wouldnt hurt them, but I would fire them...from life.

Video games don't cause violence, Idiots do.

I did the exact same report for my senior project

[QUOTE="Cheesehead9099"][QUOTE="Iantheone"]No, violent people promote violence. I play the most violent games out there and I would never hurt anyonedragonfly110

I wouldnt hurt them, but I would fire them...from life.

Violent video games cause visceral emotions in gamers. That's a fact proven by science. Does it cause actual violence? There's little reliable evidence to prove that.

Only if the person is psychotic from the start. And if that's the case, they shouldn't have been allowed to ever play these games by their parents, and it was bound to happen eventually. In normal people, no.

yes they do, as does every form of media out there. to put the entire blame on video games of course is wrong as t.v. movies and music have just as much if not more violence and adult content than video games.

it is a matter of how much time one spends, and how easily he/she is influenced. for example teen magazines targetted towards young teen girls cause them to become self conscious and can lead to certain eating disorders, or make them become compulsive in keeping with latest trend. rap music tends to enforce the stereotipic image many misinformed americans have of african americans living in poorer areas. video games produced for a mainly male audience often portray women in a twisted light. games like cod, halo, etc can give the wrong impession to underaged adults that such violence is typical in life and promotes aggression (hence the whole im growing up to be a marine, and racial slurs and aggressive behavior promoted online) how about the simple being told that he/she cannot play video games tonight produces rage, and a similar result occurs from doing bad

video games of course dont negatively affect everyone, but to say they dont have any influence would be naive. a lot the cases where we see kids killing their parents or other sbecause of video games are often rare cases, but should be looked at. a lot of this violence comes from addiction where the typical person spends a good amount of time on games each week, and such addictions will have mental and social impacts that should not be ignored.

Video games cause visceral emotions. Developers capitalize off these emotions to create more satisfying and better selling games.

For example, the amount of gore in God of War enhances the experience by making combat more satisfying and pleasurable. Do they cause violence in real life? That's a bit harder to argue for or against.

Only idiots will blame a video game for violence. And only idiots will do violence from the game that they play. If some one plays a violent game. They then try to mimic or copy what they did from the video game on to real life. Then that person is mentally ill and have no life (in some cases). If you have a healthy body physically and mentally you won't be doing this stuff. You will just be enjoying the game that you bought.DEATH775

Yes some idiots don't know the difference between getting arrested in a game and getting arrested in real life

yes they do, as does every form of media out there. to put the entire blame on video games of course is wrong as t.v. movies and music have just as much if not more violence and adult content than video games.

it is a matter of how much time one spends, and how easily he/she is influenced. for example teen magazines targetted towards young teen girls cause them to become self conscious and can lead to certain eating disorders, or make them become compulsive in keeping with latest trend. rap music tends to enforce the stereotipic image many misinformed americans have of african americans living in poorer areas. video games produced for a mainly male audience often portray women in a twisted light. games like cod, halo, etc can give the wrong impession to underaged adults that such violence is typical in life and promotes aggression (hence the whole im growing up to be a marine, and racial slurs and aggressive behavior promoted online) how about the simple being told that he/she cannot play video games tonight produces rage, and a similar result occurs from doing bad

video games of course dont negatively affect everyone, but to say they dont have any influence would be naive. a lot the cases where we see kids killing their parents or other sbecause of video games are often rare cases, but should be looked at. a lot of this violence comes from addiction where the typical person spends a good amount of time on games each week, and such addictions will have mental and social impacts that should not be ignored.

tutt3r

Yep and the crazy ones end up killing their parents over it, Didn't someone do that because he wasn't able to play Halo 3 because his mom told him so?

Another way is that games like Modern Warfare 2 and Gears 2 getting killed in the game constantly, leads to "UGHH" then cussing then throwing the controller and then breaking the controller and or the system itself, and then the people going really crazy and start hurting the people/animals next to them.

no. bad parenting leads to violence.

i've been playing violent games ever since i was 5 or 6 and i am not a violent person, whatsoever (i havent got in a fight since like the 5th grade)

i think parents use the video game excuse to make up for their terrible parenting skills.

I'm one of the more avid gamers at my school, and I'm actually one of the most calmest people in the school.

That said, if I had to point a finger at what causes violence. I'd blame idealogy fanatics.

Only idiots will blame a video game for violence. And only idiots will do violence from the game that they play. If some one plays a violent game. They then try to mimic or copy what they did from the video game on to real life. Then that person is mentally ill and have no life (in some cases). If you have a healthy body physically and mentally you won't be doing this stuff. You will just be enjoying the game that you bought.DEATH775

^this. lol

I'm sure all of you have heard this topic before, and probably on this site, but I am a senior in high school and for my senior report, I'm doing it on the violence in video games debate. So, if you are a true gamer, could you please help me out and tell me your opinion on the subject; do violent video games promote violence?

Neo737

NO! *punches TC's face and runs away*

:P

[QUOTE="tutt3r"]

yes they do, as does every form of media out there. to put the entire blame on video games of course is wrong as t.v. movies and music have just as much if not more violence and adult content than video games.

it is a matter of how much time one spends, and how easily he/she is influenced. for example teen magazines targetted towards young teen girls cause them to become self conscious and can lead to certain eating disorders, or make them become compulsive in keeping with latest trend. rap music tends to enforce the stereotipic image many misinformed americans have of african americans living in poorer areas. video games produced for a mainly male audience often portray women in a twisted light. games like cod, halo, etc can give the wrong impession to underaged adults that such violence is typical in life and promotes aggression (hence the whole im growing up to be a marine, and racial slurs and aggressive behavior promoted online) how about the simple being told that he/she cannot play video games tonight produces rage, and a similar result occurs from doing bad

video games of course dont negatively affect everyone, but to say they dont have any influence would be naive. a lot the cases where we see kids killing their parents or other sbecause of video games are often rare cases, but should be looked at. a lot of this violence comes from addiction where the typical person spends a good amount of time on games each week, and such addictions will have mental and social impacts that should not be ignored.

Yep and the crazy ones end up killing their parents over it, Didn't someone do that because he wasn't able to play Halo 3 because his mom told him so?

Another way is that games like Modern Warfare 2 and Gears 2 getting killed in the game constantly, leads to "UGHH" then cussing then throwing the controller and then breaking the controller and or the system itself, and then the people going really crazy and start hurting the people/animals next to them.

Video games don't cause violence, Idiots do.

Wesrcks13

Playing too many video games can lead to pissed off kids who feel an uncontrollable urge to debate and analyze videogames vigorously on a forum... which can turn into anger, and then violence.

I'm sure all of you have heard this topic before, and probably on this site, but I am a senior in high school and for my senior report, I'm doing it on the violence in video games debate. So, if you are a true gamer, could you please help me out and tell me your opinion on the subject; do violent video games promote violence?

Neo737

We should assassinate all the politicians who say that, then they'd get the message that we're not violent.

NO! I was raised on games like doom, resident evil, silent hill, etc etc and I never caused harm to anyone in my life. Im 20 btw.

I'm sure all of you have heard this topic before, and probably on this site, but I am a senior in high school and for my senior report, I'm doing it on the violence in video games debate. So, if you are a true gamer, could you please help me out and tell me your opinion on the subject; do violent video games promote violence?

I don't know, do they? The burden of proof is upon the claimant. I have yet to see a single shred of evidence that suggests that videogames lead to violence.Brownesque

Don't watch the news then much do ya?

Only people with mental issues copy violence off video games.

[QUOTE="Iantheone"]No, violent people promote violence. I play the most violent games out there and I would never hurt anyoneCheesehead9099

Oh yea definitely.

Video games lead to violence and satanic worship, just like rock music, Dungeons and Dragons, and porn.

[QUOTE="Brownesque"]I don't know, do they? The burden of proof is upon the claimant. I have yet to see a single shred of evidence that suggests that videogames lead to violence.CBR600-RR

Don't watch the news then much do ya?

Only people with mental issues copy violence off video games.

Go ahead, do it.

The problem here is that you're talking about a stew of complex psychological, electrochemical, hormonal, and stimuli-based motivators. If some idiot had actually determined in a clinical or scientific study that the single pathological cause of violence is playing violent videogames, he would probably be laughed out of whatever institution patronized his research.

[QUOTE="CBR600-RR"]

[QUOTE="Brownesque"]I don't know, do they? The burden of proof is upon the claimant. I have yet to see a single shred of evidence that suggests that videogames lead to violence.Brownesque

Don't watch the news then much do ya?

Only people with mental issues copy violence off video games.

Go ahead, do it.

The problem here is that you're talking about a stew of complex psychological, electrochemical, hormonal, and stimuli-based motivators. If some idiot had actually determined in a clinical or scientific study that the single pathological cause of violence is playing violent videogames, he would probably be laughed out of whatever institution patronized his research.

Did you read properly? I said people with mental issues would copy the violence in video games.. this kid who used to live in my area was obsessed with wrestling games, and once he decided it was "ok" to perform wrestling moves on people he bullied.

Like I said, people with mental issues.