1) What should governments or schools do to address the relationship between violent video games and violent behavior in young people?
Regulating Video Games: Must Government Mind Our Children?
It’s a big problem that parents let their children play violent video games. If the parents cannot control their children who play violent video games, the government can. In fact,” here’s an interesting statistic: while the video game industry was exploding between 1994 and 2000, juvenile (ages 15- 17) violent crime arrests dropped by 44% according to the U.S. department of justice”. (“Techknowledge” By Adam D. Thierer. June 24, 2003).
It’s a big problem that parents let their children play violent video games. If the parents cannot control their children who play violent video games, the government can. In fact,” here’s an interesting statistic: while the video game industry was exploding between 1994 and 2000, juvenile (ages 15- 17) violent crime arrests dropped by 44% according to the U.S. department of justice”. (“Techknowledge” By Adam D. Thierer. June 24, 2003).
In these days, the government made a system for violent or video games or games that has strong language. It’s depending on the game, that’s why you see +18 on violent video games. On the other hand, the government can change games, for example; when “Call Of Duty4: modern warfare” has been produce in the market, the government of Saudi Arabia or in general the Middle East didn’t excepted, because there were some signs and words that took from Quran that were written in the walls in the game. So they complain about it, and who makes this game made a new copy or a new version.
We can say: if the parents can’t control their children the school can, if it’s not the government can.
2) How does addiction work? It might also be interesting to find other stories of people who have been addicted to video game
Video games that do something to make a player feel good or interesting will played again and again. “Consequently, games are designed to be just difficult enough to be truly challenging, while allowing players to achieve small accomplishments that compel them to keep playing. In that respect, the design of video games is similar to the design of gambling casinos, which will allow players to have small "wins" that keep them playing. There are several "hooks" that are built into games with the intent of making them "addictive": ““Video-game-addiction” (Online).
And there are steps show how its work, the most interesting thing that hook people is the high score, Trying to beat the high score (even if the player is trying to beat his own score) can keep a player playing for hours.
3) Can video games be used for education?
Video games that do something to make a player feel good or interesting will played again and again. “Consequently, games are designed to be just difficult enough to be truly challenging, while allowing players to achieve small accomplishments that compel them to keep playing. In that respect, the design of video games is similar to the design of gambling casinos, which will allow players to have small "wins" that keep them playing. There are several "hooks" that are built into games with the intent of making them "addictive": ““Video-game-addiction” (Online).
And there are steps show how its work, the most interesting thing that hook people is the high score, Trying to beat the high score (even if the player is trying to beat his own score) can keep a player playing for hours.
3) Can video games be used for education?
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