Debate:The effects of video games on children and adults

Proposition
According to many conservatives Video Games cause children to become imprinted with the violence of the games. i agree that this may apply to people below the age of 4 children above that age should know murder is bad and should know you don't re-spawn when you die, also there are plenty of other games for kids to play that aren't violent. But i have played games for years and i dont have murderous urges. I believe this may be a problem if you are mentally unstable, or highly impressionable; but just because some people eat too many sandwiches, does that mean you ban sandwiches? Also studies have shown that video games are actually good for you. Bubba41102 (talk) 12:35, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

A few facts to color things
(Feel free to add to this list, I'm leaving it unsigned for that reason)
 * 1) The sale of video game systems has been inversely correlated with violence levels. This isn't particularly informative, correlation/causation and all that, but it colors moral panics as somewhat silly "There's less violent crime among youth than 10 years ago and we must stop it" isn't exactly a rallying cry for a moral crusade.
 * 2) Ownership of videogame consoles is also moderately predictive of lower personal criminal activity. That's probably mostly wrapped up in socioeconomics, as poverty is a driver of not having a console and adolescent troublemaking.
 * 3) Two classes of games have been clearly demonstrated, in the short term, to positively affect aggression levels in children and teenagers: highly competitive games and popular violent games. Other video games have lacked the same apparent effect.
 * 4) Games involving REAL guns predate video games with fake guns by quite some time. Longer if you count bows, darts, slings and javelins.
 * 5) If video games like Grand Theft Auto teach people to become career criminals, by that same logic, playing Dr Mario is a substitute for Med School.
 * Neither of these are the kind of scientifically relevant facts I intended. ikanreed You probably didn't deserve that 20:43, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Scientific studies versus a Reductio ad Absurdium and a historical note. Eh, if you feel strongly about it, you have my permission to move/delete/EXTERMINATE/alter them as you feel appropriate.CorruptUser (talk) 20:51, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
 * We could just change the heading to "Information to color things"" Bubba41102 (talk) 12:38, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Please sign & dates your posts, people. 20:53, 22 April 2015 (UTC)