Video Game Violence

Gore-Fest: The Next Generation of Violent Video Games There have been many arguments regarding the violence in television and video games. The current trend is to limit children’s exposure to violent material. The belief is that violent material elicits violent behavior. A counter argument states that violent material actually relieves built-up anger innate to humans. I believe that some aggressive activities could be a good stress reliever. Activities such as contact sports, or fantasy …

…from human life that pop culture removes every day. Violence in video games can not be stopped. In fact, with the ever-advancing computer technologies, realism and gore will be enhanced further in the future. What needs to happen is education on the difference between real life and virtual reality. For most older gamers the distinction is not a problem, however for children realistic gore can create a desire for more violence and devalue human life.