In May of 1972, Magnavox Odyssey was released as the first gaming console. A few built-in games came with it, and the graphics were as simple as white blocks over a black background. At this point, game violence wasn't even an issue since the graphics were just simple, moving patterns on a screen. Magnavox Odyssey did not sell well despite being a public release gaming console. This may have been a result of the sales practice; the gaming console was only available in Magnavox stores, where crooked salespeople assured customers that it would only be compatible with Magnavox televisions ("Console launches" 68). In October 1977, the Atari Video Computer System was released, along with it the classic game "Pong", giving the system a place in the history books. However, the turning point in gaming came with the release of the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (Adorably called NES), in fall 1985. Although Nintendo marketed the system as a toy, the technological aspect of it sparked interest in people of all ages, especially when it was released in the United States. The market was opened to daring game developers who made games that marked the birth of interactive media that we know today.
But perhaps too daring though. Macintosh developed and released Mac Playmate on PC in 1987 (and another version in 1995); stimulating an animated woman with sex toys after undressing her was the object of the game, and the orgasm was the goal. Another highly controversial issue was an underground game set in World War II, but what sets this game apart from other World War II titld.
is the goal of the game and the core gameplay itself. Set in Europe, the player takes charge of a Nazi concentration camp; rewards varied depending on how many and how brutal were the deaths of Jews. Enraged parents raised protest when Mortal Kombat was released in 1991, which gave the player choices on how to "finish off" their opponent, sporting the most graphic (and not to mention bloody, VERY bloody) "fatalities" ever seen in any videogame of its time (Choi 2).
Today I stand before you to talk about violence in the videogames. I am sure many of us have played some videogames that are violent. ... Most video games that are made are all shooters, or have some form of violence. So, therefore games in the future should have little or no violence at all. This is one step to stop violence in kids. ...
Yet recent research shows that videogames contribute very little to today's everyday violence, despite complaints and concerns that games influence a child's normal behavior. ... And this includes videogames. ... Since then, games like Grand Theft Auto and Resident Evil became targets for anti-violence protestors a reason to push for or even completely ban violent videogames. ... Many gamers believe that videogame violence holds little to no influence in children. ... Organizations like the ESRB are striving to protect children from violence, but not all gamers are kids. ...
Although violence is more prevalent than ever in todays society, studies and fact have failed to prove videogames as the prime suspect. ... Today, they saturate the video game market with animated violence and gore. ... At the very worst, children could become desensitized to violence(Furger 2). ... "Videogames represent fantasy"(Forbes 2). ... Although violence is more prevalent in today's society, research and studies have failed to prove videogames as the prime suspect....
Despite the basic graphics, and not too graphic portrayal of violence the game was pulled out of the market not long after. ... The game, Duke Nukem 3-D, another "Doom" type game, mixed violence with sex. ... PC games, if you had the money lead the way in videogame technology. ... They also rate videogames. ... Parents are afraid their children will, in time be desensitised by violence, the sex, and in turn warp their sense of reality. ...
Some folks blamed television, some videogames or music; very rarely did anyone actually blame the two boys who committed the crimes. ... Videogames have been growing in popularity and graphic capability in the last ten years. ... According to the media the videogames helped desensitize the boys to violence and even train them in highly sophisticated military tacticts. ... (Dewey) Violence in film is supposedly the largest inspiration of violence activity in children from five to twelve years old. ... If a kid goes nuts and kills a bunch of other classmates after playing a videogame; there w...
There are many different explanations, but videogames seem to be an easy target. Although videogames have been proven to have some violent effects on youthful behavior, parents, religious groups, politicians, and especially the media are eager to point fingers, rather than to address the real problem. ... If video violence is to blame, why do the statistics differ? ... Michael Moore exploits how adolescent violence is directly associated with violence in general. ... Nowadays we see violence first hand more than ever before. ...
There are many different explanations, but videogames seem to be an easy target. Although videogames have been proven to have some violent effects on youthful behavior, parents, religious groups, politicians, and especially the media are eager to point fingers, rather than to address the real problem. ... If video violence is to blame, why do the statistics differ? ... Michael Moore exploits how adolescent violence is directly associated with violence in general. ... Nowadays we see violence first hand more than ever before. ...
I believe that violence in video games, music, and movies is not to blame at all for violence in society. I believe that these things do the total opposite and allow us to vent some of the built up anger we have that leads to violence. ... In fact, I would say the media just gives people who are violent what they want, along with society and people's general ideas about how movies and games cause violence, a scapegoat. It enrages me when people tell me video games cause violence. In videogames, it is sometimes possible to be a violent character and hurt others, and people think b...
For instance, videogames are currently under attack by the modern press and government because they are said to "stimulate children into violent acts" and to "desensitize children to violence and gore." As a videogame player for 10 years, I can say that I am still as scared as a bullet as any other man after getting shot in the face thousands of times. (Virtually, that is) Sadly, many want videogames banned if they contain mature violence and gore. ...
