Violence Video Games and

Social Violence
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Outline
Video Games Definition
Background
First Person Shooter (FPS)
Controversies
Regulations
Conclusion

Definition
Electronic game
Visual feedback
Emotional feedback
Physical feedback

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Background
Age

Gender

18 - 35; 32%
36 and older; 39%

Female; 48% Male; 52%

under 18; 29%

GAME-PLAYING POPULATION

36

17

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90%

75%

90%
40% + 50%

First Person Shooter

(FPS)
Type of 3rd
shooter game
(Adams 2009).
Combat design
element
(Garmons 2005).
Involve firearms
(Garmons 2005).

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Controversies
Behavior impact
(FPS games) Increase hostility and
aggression (Barlett et al 2007).
Difficulty experience associates aggression
(Anderson et al 2001).
Consequence of desensitization and
disinhibition (U.S. G.O.P).
Repetitive games nature promote
aggressive (Guerra et al 1995).

Controversies (cont.)
Conflict findings
Cannot provoke non-violent person to act
violently (Walker 2012).
Intra-family violence factor (Ferguson et al
2012).
No significant different between non-violent
and violent games exposed (Tear et al
2013).

Regulations
ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating
Board)

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PEGI (Pan European Game Information)

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Thank you.

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