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Was Pac-Man a violent video game? Some would argue that it was. Not because Pac-Man went around gobbling up little white dots, but because “the game's title character engages in a violent act of eating ghosts” (Jones, 2001). Just about anyone who has…

“In the game Carmageddon, players run down pedestrians, including elderly women with walkers. If a player completes all levels of this game, he or she will have killed a maximum of 33,000 people” (Mediascope Press 2). Violence in video games has been…

Aggression and the Effects of Frustrating Video Games on Teenage Males Introduction In observing the behavior of my peers while watching them play video games, I have noticed that the major source of aggression stems not from the depictions…

A few weeks ago I was on a bus, eavesdropping on a conversation between two young teenagers. Not surprisingly, one of their more popular topics is about video games. Discussing tactics and strategies to the popular strategy game, Warcraft 3: The Frozen…

Introduction The world of video games has changed drastically since its launch 30 years ago thanks to some classic video games such as Asteroids, Donkey Kong, and Pac-Man. The change from board games to videogame was powerful, it was fundamental; it did…

Over the past several years the game industry has gone from small potatoes to a major media industry player. It dwarfs even movie ticket sales with a whopping 10 billion in revenue. However, many of the games sold have violent content not suitable…

that they enjoyed playing the video game “Doom”, a game that seemed to some as a breeding ground for ultra-violent behavior. As a result a heated argument which had until that time been somewhat kept to the shadows of legislative discussion was suddenly thrust…

Roman Gladiatorial Games Many people saw the roman gladiatorial games just as a public display of violence, but in actuality they were more. The original gladiatorial games were not to be used as a form of amusement they were originally used…

Playing a playstation2 game is the most thrilling moment in a teenager?s life. But, the most amazing game to for playstation2 has to be Madden 2003, which is a football game. Now, obviously a game cannot be played on a playstation2 without the initial…

Free @ wot.xs3.com To prove this these topics will be discussed: What is the point of blaming death on video games? Go ahead abolish violence in games and whilst you're at it... An Influence of violence? Yeah, Right. Computer guns can't train us…