Joel Kim

Professor Jessi Morton

2 April 2016
Annotated Bibliography: Video Game Violence
APA Review Confirms Link Between Playing Violent Video Games and Aggression.
American Psychological Association. American Psychological Association, 13 Aug.
2015. Web. 31 Mar. 2016.
Violent video game performance is associated to violence in players but there are lacking
evidence that exists about whether it connects to criminal violence. A study proves a dependable
relation between violent video game uses and rises in violent behavior, aggressive cognitions and
aggressive affect, and decreases in prosocial behavior, empathy and sensitivity to aggression. I
believe that the more violent video games we play, the aggression kicks in. But why are violent
video games such a huge problem in todays society? Why cant the government put stricter rules
in violent video games? Its just easy as that! The task groups evaluation is the very first in this
field to inspect the extensiveness of studies included and to assume numerous approaches to
reviewing the works of it. Scientists have investigated the use of violent video games for more
than two decades but to date, there is very limited research addressing whether violent video
games cause people to commit acts of criminal violence, said Mark Appelbaum, PhD.
However, the link between violence in video games and increased aggression in players is one
of the most studied and best established in the field. In light of the working partys conclusions,
APA has called on the manufacturing to design video games that comprise increased parent
control over the quantity of ferocity the games contained. APAs Council of Representatives

adopted a resolution at a meeting on Aug. 7 in Toronto encouraging the Entertainment Software

Rating Board to improve its video game rating system to reflect the levels and characteristics of
violence in games, in addition to the current global ratings. In addition, the resolution urges
developers to design games that are appropriate to users age and psychological development. In
conclusion, this is so much better because of how likely fighting or bullying others may have a
significant decrease.
Dotinga, Randy. "Violent Video Games Don't Influence Kids' Behavior: Study: WebMD."
WebMD. WebMD, 3 Apr. 2015. Web. 31 Mar. 2016.
There is an opinion on whether violent video games make kids more violent. I think that the
more kids who spend their time too much might actually have them carry a weapon when they
get older. That is so scary, because, statically, violence in the United States can rise significantly.
Cant all the young children just play rated E games and move along because researchers stated
that kids who played video games for less than an hour a day were likely to be less violent and
rated as well behaved by their teachers. And even if spending a lot of time playing video games
every day may change the way kids act in ordinary life, "all observed behaviors were very small
in magnitude, suggesting only a minor relationship at best and that games do not have as large an
impact as some parents and practitioners worry," said study author Andrew Przybylski. In the
study, scientists observed 217 teens, 110 males and 107 females, and surveyed both their video
game playing and their traits were judged by their teachers. A half of the girls had never played
video games, compared to just 13 percent of the boys. Sixteen percent of the boys played video
games more than three hours a day, compared to 3 percent of the girls. Agreeing to the fact that
males being the most aggressive compared to girls is true. Personally, when I was a little kid in
elementary school, I used to play one hour and 30 minutes of video games from sports games to

war games. As a result, during recess, I realized how aggressive I play with my friends. The
researchers found that the 22 kids who played video games the most each day were the likeliest
to have behavioral difficulties, display hyperactivity and have anxiety, although the effects were
"quite small in magnitude," Przybylski said. He added that there's no way to know whether kids
are drained to video games because of their behaviors, or whether video games change their
personalities. The kinds of video games that the kids played seemed to have no outcome after the
researchers adjusted their statistics so issues such as gender wouldn't have a conclusion. But, I
personally think it does have a result to young children because game developers these days are
very innovative in messing with our brain.

"Violent Video Games and Young People. Harvard Medical School. Harvard Health
Publications, 1 Oct. 2010. Web. 31 Mar. 2016.
Blood. Slaughter. Intense violence. They are just a few of the intense languages that the
Entertainment Software Rating Board uses to define the content of several games in the Grand
Theft Auto series, one of the most popular video game series amongst teenagers. In 2008, The
Pew Research Center reported that 97% of youths ages 12 to 17 played some type of video game,
and that two-thirds of them played action and adventure games that tend to contain violent
content. A distinctive study found that more than half of all video games rated by
the ESRB contained violence and also shouldnt parents be with their child when purchasing a
video game? It gets me sometimes because checkout counters just dont care enough. Other
researchers have dared the implications between violent video game use and school shootings,
noting that most of the young criminals had behavior traits, such as fury, insanity, and violence
that were deceptive before the shootings and inclined them to ferocity. These issues make it more

problematic to receive the playing of violent games as an independent risk factor. A complete
report of targeted school violence commissioned by the U.S. Secret Service and Department of
Education concluded that more than half of attackers established attention in violent broadcasting
could be used to produce a profile of a likely deadly shooter. So, I want to make a valid point.
Why cant parents protect their child from potential harm by having their kids to limit playing
violent video games? Its just that simple. Two psychologists, Dr. Patrick Markey of Villanova
University and Dr. Charlotte Markey of Rutgers University have accessible proof that some
children may develop aggressiveness as a result of watching and playing violent video games,
but that most are not pretentious. After reviewing the research, they determined that the mixture
of three personality traits might be most likely to make an individual act and think aggressively
after playing a violent video game. The three traits they identified were high neuroticism,
unpleasantness, and low levels of conscientiousness.

Keim, Brandon. "What Science Knows About Video Games and Violence? NOVA Next.
PBS, 28 Feb. 2013. Web. 31 Mar. 2016.
Given that first person shooters signify a $5 billion market, played by millions of people
every day and one pushed into the national debate soon after it was reported that Adam Lanza,
who killed 26 people in Newtown, Connecticut, was an enthusiastic Call of Duty player. Being a
daily gamer myself, it is really hard to have a mentality of killing innocent people. It makes me
wonder how much time youll have to put yourself to do such a thing. Also alarming is the
possibility that first person shooters dont impact practical violence and are less a genuine
suspect than a suitable victim. After all, its relaxed to talk about fake blood than real actions.
Not surprisingly, people have turned to science for replies on the inquiry of violence and video

games. For now, though, people believe that there are no answers, at least not of the quantitative,
directly valuable diversity. But, I think there are answers out there. For example, I have read
articles saying that playing too much of violent video games can cause your brain to alter.
Probably the next day, you may end up beating someone up. Also, researchers argue that video
games like first person shooters indeed effect violent behavior, not causing it in some modest,
direct way, but making it more likely to happen. Which I think those researchers are on the right
track. Other researchers say this connection doesnt exist. Which I strongly disagree with the
rest. Still others say it might, but its unbearable to say right now. Missing such a study,
scientists have studied video game violence in limited ways. Typically this includes asking small
numbers of students to play games for a few minutes, then seeing whether their behavior changes
according to laboratory measures of aggression: Whether they react less negatively to violent
videos, respond more forcefully to irritation, or are in a generally more aggressive frame of
mind, tending to complete.
Sifferlin, Alexandra. "Violent Video Games Are Linked to Aggression, Study Says."
Time. Time, 17 Aug. 2015. Web. 31 Mar. 2016. `
Violent video games are linked to more aggressive behaviors among players, according to
a new research. In fact, video games such as Doom or Call of Duty can be considered to be
linked to aggressive behaviors. Those games I mentioned were the top selling games that people
buy and I am worried because there could be another shooting planned by a teen in the near
future. Gaming companies should be aware of that but they careless and their goal is to make
money of the video games they make. The discussion over whether violent video games are
linked to violent behavior has long been argumentative with the researchers. Some claim there is
little evidence linking the two, while others say that lots of exposure over time causes young

people to respond aggressively compared to kids who do not play video games. But, we should
know that being a violent video game fanatics can alter us to be violent. For example, Adam
Lanza, a deadly shooter, was into war games which triggered him to do such a terrible thing.
Now the American Psychological Association has joined the argument, quarreling in a research
review that playing violent games is connected to aggression, but that theres inadequate
indication to link the games to real violence. Scientists have examined the custom of violent
video games for more than two decades but to date, there is incomplete research addressing
whether violent video games cause people to commit acts of criminal violence, said task force
chair Mark Appelbaum in a statement. However, the link between violence in video games and
increased aggression in players is one of the most studied and best established in the field. I truly
agree with Mr. Mark Appelbaum, with all the shootings thats been planned by young teens
really intrigues me to learn in-depth of what is going through their mind. The APA says that
theres no single factor that can initiate someone near violence or aggression, but that violent
video games could be classified as one factor and we must call upon the video game industries to
increase parental controls over violence exposure in the modern games.