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Article: Violent Video Games Affecting our Children.
- Article from:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Article date:
- November 1, 2000
- Author:
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"Certain types of violent video games ... may be as effective in training killers as flight simulators are in training pilots" (B. Sullivan, as quoted in Wood & Johnson, 2000).
Video games, a ubiquitous part of today's world, are the preferred leisure activity for many youth. Unfortunately, 80% today's most popular video games contain violence. This has lead parents and other responsible adults to be concerned about the potential negative effects associated with playing such games has on children's behavior (Wood & Johnson, 2000).
Overview
When electronic video games were introduced in the late 1970s, they were basic, animated interactive games ...