Are Young children affected by Violent Video Games ?

Fact: No

This has all ready been tested. Children that display stable behavior are not influenced at all by videogames. Children that showed unstable behavior before playing violent videogames became more violent after playing them. I'm too lazy to use google, so you'll have to to do it yourself. 

I suppose, but only if they're playing games they shouldn't be.. they have age restrictions for a reason.nickmag

are they affected? yes, of course they are...as are adults.

edit: does that effect necessarily lead to violence?...in most cases no.

This reminds me of back in the day with the whole Marilyn Manson stuff i was into...

"Marilyn Manson incites violent acts and tells kids to kill their parenst and they will automatically do it" people give less credit to intelligent young people and always look for something to blame as they can't come to terms with the fact that people are deranged and often kill people for no reason, if there is an intent other than to kill and a reason for the killing people feel safer. And it will always be the way.

And so in answer to your question, no i don;t believe the child be affected if the child is in their teens or something, has at least some morality and isn't a derranged moron. 

Young children can be affected by violent video games.... They can also be affected by learning how to drive a car, does that mean they will drive it into a crowd of people?  They can be affected by learning to read, does that mean they will read books about murder and carry it out?  They can be affected by playing sports, does that mean they will take a hockey stick and hit old ladies over the head with it?

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Young children can be affected by violent video games.... They can also be affected by learning how to drive a car, does that mean they will drive it into a crowd of people?  They can be affected by learning to read, does that mean they will read books about murder and carry it out?  They can be affected by playing sports, does that mean they will take a hockey stick and hit old ladies over the head with it?

struong

except that video games are much, MUCH more directly related to violence than the activities you mentioned........i'm not against playing games. but i do think it's a fact that they affect younger minds and certain vulnerable individuals.

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Young children can be affected by violent video games.... They can also be affected by learning how to drive a car, does that mean they will drive it into a crowd of people?  They can be affected by learning to read, does that mean they will read books about murder and carry it out?  They can be affected by playing sports, does that mean they will take a hockey stick and hit old ladies over the head with it?

Jinroh_basic

except that video games are much, MUCH more directly related to violence than the activities you mentioned........i'm not against playing games. but i do think it's a fact that they affect younger minds and certain vulnerable individuals.

Well, if we want direct violence, then Karate, and football, and boxing, and wrestling, etc are all much more violent  than play sitting around playing a game.  And no, I'm not advocating that kids should play M rated games. They should only play games that their *parent* thinks are appropriate for them. There is no doubt in my mind that there will be some effect from prolong immersion in extremely violent games.  But will it turn them into killers? I think the millions of gamers out there that played violent games and haven't killed anybody would suggest that the answer is no.  

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Young children can be affected by violent video games.... They can also be affected by learning how to drive a car, does that mean they will drive it into a crowd of people?  They can be affected by learning to read, does that mean they will read books about murder and carry it out?  They can be affected by playing sports, does that mean they will take a hockey stick and hit old ladies over the head with it?

struong

except that video games are much, MUCH more directly related to violence than the activities you mentioned........i'm not against playing games. but i do think it's a fact that they affect younger minds and certain vulnerable individuals.

Well, if we want direct violence, then Karate, and football, and boxing, and wrestling, etc are all much more violent  than play sitting around playing a game.  And no, I'm not advocating that kids should play M rated games. They should only play games that their *parent* thinks are appropriate for them. There is no doubt in my mind that there will be some effect from prolong immersion in extremely violent games.  But will it turn them into killers? I think the millions of gamers out there that played violent games and haven't killed anybody would suggest that the answer is no.  

well, of all the sports you mentioned, only wrestling and boxing function in unabashed violence.....and even those, like all other sports and regular activities, have some sort of regulations to it. in video games, especially of certain genres, it often boils down to a matter of survival. the exhilaration kill or be killed is often the major ( not the only one, but one of the major ones ) source of excitement.

i think one thing we have to realize is that, when it comes to psychiatry, we should never generalize. Ted Bundy personally claimed that he was affected by the ( then ) increasing amount of porno in the media. many would argue that it's not the case, that those of us who watch porn commit nothing worse than masturbation but experts know better. they know that one case out of a million is more than enough; that one Ted Bundy, or Cho, or god knows how many out there, are indulging in some sort of activities that aren't helping the situation at all.

and i personally think that gaming is one of those activities. that's why we need to be mindful, and yes, like what you've said, at least keep a tight watch of what the children come in contact with. :)

Yo gamers all around the world. I'am doing a project on "Are Young children affected by violent video games", so i was wandering if you could help me out by giving your views on this matter. Thank you very much.heavybotpoko

no. i grew up on doom and motral kombat and i'm fine. dissonantblack

No you're not. >.> 

no. i grew up on doom and motral kombat and i'm fine. dissonantblack

Same my dad used to help me with Doom.

From ten and above. Saw a ten year old boy buying GTA San Andreas with his mum. Salesperson did not wnat to sell it but the boy had his mum along so it was perfectly legal. So what the hey, everyone wants to make money at the end of the say. Sorry for not posting earlier, been busy.

No. Video games don't make people violent. Only stupid people recreate video games.

I watch wrestling with lighttubes and you don't see me hitting my friends with lighttubes.

im 15, ive played many violent 18 games, and watched many violent films, i guess my thought on the matter is. its not real, its just a vertual built thing, non of it actually happens, people who take it seriously are stupid and need to get a grip. ive known from a very young age whats right and wrong, and i think ppl should know the differnce between whats right and wrong..gamerchris810

you are very right

No. 

I think they can to some degree, but it really depends on what they play. I grew up on games like Mortal Kombat and I'm a pretty moral person.Gamezilla57

i think so too