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myLot reputation of 67/100. multinational37 (334) 2 years ago

I'm curious about this subject because it has come up in the news and within the online community, of course. The correlation between videogame violence, children, and real world violence may seem like a problem, but is violence within video games really something that makes kids act out violently? Or are video games just another thing to blame for violent behaviors in children?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 95/100. stanley777 (2692)   2 years ago

I think the video games can influence the kids- somehow. Because as they play violent games they can get the idea that it may be okay to be violent too- they may even confuse reality with gaming.

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2. myLot reputation of 83/100. Jargoness (456)   ranked 563 out of 645 in playing video games   2 years ago

Can't really say. Have been playing violent games since I was a teen, then fell into depression and couldn't even stand the sight of them. Now I'm able to play some of this kind of games, but they still make me uneasy at times.
In short, I play them but I'm not violent. Usually rolleyes

Kids nowadays have to deal with violent videogames/movies/etc. from a very little age though, because of progress; technology is becoming more and more advanced.

I guess that some children are more 'impressionable' than others and can't tell the difference between reality and fiction. But it's a complex matter, really. :/

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