Video Games and Violence

Term Paper # 1892

Education > Theory
Psychology > Behaviorism
Psychology > Child and Adolescent
Psychology > Disorders

A look at whether there is a link between video games and violence in children.

2,111 words () | 12 sources | 2000 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper attempts to answer the question whether violent behavior in children is the result of brutal, sadistic video games, or because parents fail to fulfill their obligations to their kids.

From the Paper:

"It seems that "gore, gore, and more gore" has become a standard part of the most popular and sophisticated video games on the market. For example, marketing text for the game Ultimate Doom (1995) tells users that Doom is a technological breakthrough in combat action games: "Mix that with one pissed off marine and a few hundred demons from hell and you've got a mega hit. In fact, it is recognized as the hottest 3-D action game ever created and is the most installed software of all time."