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Violent video games = Violent children ?

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•Group name: Violence fighter•Motto: Save our kids and don’t let “virtual reality” come true•Group members: Betül Sümeyye Özgün (FLED) Tubanur Pirdal(FLED)

We meet at ETA-B on Wednesday at 3 o’clock.

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Contents Definition of the problem Literature review Brainstorming Fishbone Matrix diagram Diagram Data analysis Conclusion Recommendation Gantt Card Thanks References

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1) Definition of the problem

• What are video games?• Which genres of video

games are there?• What is violent video

games?• Do children become more

aggressive after playing video games or are aggressive kids more attracted to violent videos? http://onviolence.com/?e=105

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• a kind of computer

controlled games where

players interact with

objects displayed on a

screen for the sake of

entertainment.

a) What are video games?

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b) Which genres of video games are there?

ShooterAction-adventureAdventureRole-playingSimulationStrategySportsActionVideo games genres by

purpose (art game, casual game, educational game, etc.)

• Video game genres

categorize video games

based on their game play

interaction instead of visual

or narrative differences.

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c) What is violent video game?

• Violent video games

focus primarily on

combat involving

projectile weapons,

such as guns and

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• More and more kids are playing

video and computer

games — especially ultra-violent

ones that are top sellers.

• Research shows that children are

also spending increasing amount

of time playing them: an average

of 13 hours per week for boys and

5 hours for girls.

d) Why have we chosen this topic?

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• According to the recent studies, especially violent video games arouse many problems related to psychology of children.

• Such as aggression, cheating and lack of self control (Bushman, 2014)

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• Many studies have linked viole

nce in TV shows and video gam

es to violent behavior

• However, when states have tri

ed to keep under-18 kids from

playing games rated "M" for m

aturethe proposed restrictions

have often been challenged su

ccessfully in court.

• Do children become m

ore aggressive after pl

aying video games or

are aggressive kids mo

re attracted to violent

videos?

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• In the new study, Dr. Craig A

. Anderson, Ph.D., of Iowa St

ate University in Ames, and

his colleagues looked at how

children and teen's video ga

me habits at one time point

related to their behavior thr

ee to six months later

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http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/11/03/healthmag.violent.video.kids/

• In every group, children who were exposed to more video game violence did become more aggressive over time than their peers who had less exposure.

• This was true even after the researchers took into account how aggressive the children were at the beginning of the study

• It is a strong predictor of future bad behavior.

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• Long term exposure to violent

video games may cause lower

empathy in some children and

it is a possible sign of desensiti

zation. Yet, it cannot be gener

alized to all children who play t

he games (Funk et al, 2003)

Literature Review

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• Violent video games appear to increase aggressive thoughts and feelings, physiological arousal,and aggressive behaviors, as well as to decrease pro social behaviors (Gentile & Anderson, 2003)

• Violent video games is more than violence in television because they have become so realistic, particularly since the late 1990s. (Gentile & Anderson, 2003)

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• It is observed that the frequency of hostility and argument with teacher, physical fights and poor performance increases in the adolescents who are exposed to excessive amount of video game violence (Gentile et al, 2004)

• Mediational pathways were found such that hostility mediated the relationship between violent video game exposure and outcomes (Gentile et al, 2004)

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Brainstorming

• Why does violent video games have negative effect on child development

family problems health problems educational problems social problems

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Matrix

Reasons Family problems

Social Problems

Health Problems

EducationalProblems

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4 5 7 6

Tubanur5 6 7 4

TOTAL9 11 14 10

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Diagram

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FISHBONE

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family problems

social problems

educational problems

health problems

psychological disorders

physiological

disorders

poor academic performance

rule violation

weak family relation weak

peer relationsuse of

slang

Why does violent video games have negative effect on child development in our country?

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Family Problems• Too much time

spending on playing video games may cause weak family relations

• It may decrease the quality of the time spent with family

• children distance themselves form othe family members

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Social Problems• Children spend too much

time on playing video games and spend less time with their friends.

• Too much computer usage destroy their social skills.

• They get used to including slang in their language.

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Educational Problems• Excessive amount of screen

time while playing video games may affect the attention span adversely. This may result in low academic performance (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2015)

• Children may show disruptive behaviour in school (Hardin,2002)

• Students may not manage the time spend on playing video games http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15309615/ns/technology_and_science-

games/t/group-video-games-can-reshape-education/

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Health Problems

Physiological Problems• It make hard for child to sleep at

night• It increases child's risk of gaining

too much weight• Especially violent video games

causes some neurological problems (ayurvedicnaturalhomeremedies,2013)

http://www.ayurvedicnaturalhomeremedies.com/category/general-health/babies-children/

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Psychological Problems• Violent video games cause

lower empathy in some children

• it is a possible sign of desensitization

• Violent video games hostility mediated the relationship between violent video game exposure and outcomes.

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• Violent video games appear to increase aggressive thoughts and feelings, physiological arousal

• They increase aggressive behaviors and decrease pro social behaviors.

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• According to recent studies,• violent video games increase a ch

ild’s long-term aggressive behavior

• by “producing general changes in aggressive cognitions...

• regardless of sex, age, initial aggressiveness, and parental involvement.” (Krans, 2014)

http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/05/video-game-researchers-probe-aggression-via-attention-cognition/58062.html

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SURVEY

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• Participants: 30 person in total (15 male/ 15 female)

• Average age: 11.06 (between 6 and 17)

• Time: April 10, 2015

Violence?

Video games?

Aggression?

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Question 1:•Which video games do you love playing?

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Question 2:•Which video games do your parents allow for your playing?

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Question 3: •Do you think violent video games affect children’s aggressive behaviors?

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Question 4:•How many hours do you spend playing violent video games per day?

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Question 5:•Do your parents monitor the content of the video games you play?

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Question 6:

•Do you play games that include strong language, blood and gore, violence, or other inappropriate content?

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Question 7:•If you find violent video games interesting, why do you find so?

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Question 8:•Have you ever tried an action in violent video games?

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Question 9:•Is it appropriate to harm animals in real world?

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1. Play the game, or have someone else demonstrate it for you.

2. Ask yourself the following six questions:

Letter to Parents: How can you tell if a video game is potentially harmful?

Suggestion #1

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Cont.• Does the game involve some characters trying to harm

others? • Does this happen frequently, more than once or twice in 30

minutes?• Is the harm rewarded in any way? • Is the harm portrayed as humorous? • Are nonviolent solutions absent or less “fun” than the

violent ones? • Are realistic consequences of violence absent from the

game?

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Cont.

• 3. If two or more answers are “yes,” think very carefully about the lessons being taught before allowing your child access to the game.

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Suggestion # 2

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Conclusion• We may not be certain about the long term effects of violent video games

but we are sure that they do not lead to peacefulness and moral virtue

• Not just practicing the game but even watching it affects a child brain through mirror neurons

• Finally, be careful about your child computer use and don’t let “virtual reality” come true

Gantt CardSTEPS MONTHS 2

MARCH 2015

9 MARCH

2015

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2015

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2015

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2015

6 APRIL 2015

13 APRIL 2015

PLAN

Determination of the problem

Approval of the problem area by Dr. Köksal

Literature review identifying targets

Determination of the Main and Root Causes (Fishbone)

Determine the Main Causes to be studies& Ask for the approval(Dr. Köksal)

Probable solutions, developing strategies

Preparing data collections tools

DO Collecting data

CHECK Analysis of data

ACT

Solutions, suggestions, conclusions

PPT preparation

Self-assessment

SHARE Presentation

expected observed

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Thank You For

Your Attention

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SPECIAL THANKS

DR. HAYAL KÖKSAL

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