97% of 12-17 year olds in the US played video games in 2008, thus fueling an $11.7 billion domestic video game industry. Ten of the top 20 best-selling video games in the US contain violence.

I am sure that many of us ATRLers here play video games that contain some form of violence. Some games desensitize players to violence, reward players for simulating violence. Some studies have reached to the conclusion that violence present in video games have led to an increase in school shootings, BULLYING, and violence towards women.

Don't you think that such games are teaching children that violence is an acceptable way to resolve conflicts? In other words, don't you think these violent games contribute to youth violence or do you think that the negative effects, though present, remain minimal?

Discuss and do state the reasons behind your opinion.

No

No. People know the difference between right and wrong and a fictional game doesn't change that. If they use the excuse that a video game influenced them, then they are an utter moron and clearly already had problems to begin with.

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "youth violence"?

Yes

They do if you're a mental ill asshole.

As mentioned in the OP, it has to do with bullying.

Violent thread titles do.

No

no. it's bad parenting. if your child cannot discern reality from a video game, it isn't the video game's fault, it's the fault of the parents for not instilling a firmer grasp of actuality.

Umm YES. SMH @ anyone who is clueless enough to say no.

I don't really think so.

I've been playing GTA since the third grade. Yes, when I'm driving i wonder what it would be like if I just hit a motorcycle sometimes lol. But I have never had a urge to shoot up a park or beat up a prostitute for money.

No I just did a research paper on this
1. Video games have INCREASED in sales in the last 20 years while crime has DECREASED
2. Recent studies have proven that the increase in aggression that video games create is due to LOSING not violence, and losing in anything can make someone angry.
3. Violent video games is a worldwide phenomeon but mass shootings only regularly occur in the United States

okay. what's your reasoning? give me some concrete fact.

Let's remember that people were much more violent before video games even existed.

So no.

No,

It's a case-to-case situation.

People, like myself, who grew up seeing violence in video games and turned out alright are going to say "no," which is completely understandable and accurate for the majority of players. However, I do believe that there are many cases where violent video games, and media in general, has attributed to acts of violence in the real world. If you give an unstable, easily influenced child a game with violence, there's no saying that the game won't desensitize him/her and blur the lines of what's acceptable in the real world. There are actually people out there who have a hard time distinguishing the difference between reality and technology because they are so immersed and consumed by the latter.

It's sorta like car games, but not as common. I don't have the statistics to back up this claim (and I cba to search for them) but I can guarantee you that A LOT of kids and teenagers believe they can do certain things in vehicles because they could do them in a video game. Again, because they are so connected to that car in the game that they may forget that it's just that, a game.

There are a lot of gamers on here, so I'm sure I'll get bombarded with comments telling me this is ridiculous- but I'm pretty sure it's the truth. It's happening in the world right now and there is plenty of evidence.

Repeat of first sentence: "no," which is completely understandable and accurate for the majority of players

Honestly, I feel that for most people video games are the alternative to actual violence. Which is a good thing.