The Violent Video Game Researchers

BY: Kelsey Sparks, Vincent Wilcox, Allen Hazelwood

How Violent Video Games Effect Adolescents

Group Goal

● Argue both sides of the claim-harmful effects-positive effects

● Agreement

Project overview

Vincent - Harmful Effects

Allen - Positive Effects

The Harmful Effects of Video Games on

Adolescents

The Scenario (Bad Timmy)

Increased Aggression

● �Studies have suggested that exposure to violent video games increase angry and hostile feelings while interacting with others

● �73% of violent video games reward violence as an effective way to handle conflict

● �Rewarding violence makes kids feel aggressive, violent behavior is right

Desensitized to Violence

● �Typical American Teen has seen 200,000 dramatized acts of violence and 40,000 dramatized acts of murder

● �Seeing so much violence makes kids more comfortable with violence

● �Not really phased by seeing or even performing violent acts

Learning How to be Violent

● �Violent Video Games give kids eerie details on how to perform violent acts

● �Story of Michael Corneal● �Video Games like COD allow kids to see how

to kill in by putting them in the eyes of the killer

Conclusion

● �Violent Video Games have a lot of harmful effects on today's adolescents

● �Desensitizes Youth to violence● �Increases Aggression● �Teaches Youth how to be violent

The Positive Effects of Video Games on

Adolescents

The Scenario (Good Timmy)

Normal Child Development

Reasons to Play:● Fun● Competition● Leadership Opportunities● Problem Solving

Examination of Violence

Decreased Violence Rates

Idea that Violent Video Games create Violent Children...

So where's the violence?● Lowest child violence rates in 40 years● Chance of child dying in school is 7/10,000,000

Inconsistent Research

Reasons to Doubt Research about how Violent Video Games Affect Children:

● Little to Zero Results● Inconsistent Methods● Ignored Variables

In 2011, the US Supreme Court claimed information too unreliable for a case!

Conclusion

Due to:● Normal Child Development● Decreased Violence Rates● Inconsistent Research

I find it hard to believe violent video games turn children violent!

Perhaps Timmy can be good afterall!

The Compromise

Recap of Covered Topics

Negative Positive

● �Desensitizes Youth to violence

● �Increases Aggression● �Teaches Youth how

to be violent

● Fun● Competition● Leadership

Opportunities● Problem Solving

Our Solution

● Video games in moderation● Parent Intervention● Other activities

THE ENDThank You for Listening!