Post on 09-Feb-2017
Mediated Violence - Violence in Video Games
- Joseph ‘Joestar’ Donovan
Watch to three minute mark then stop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6xQlnzffRg
Violence in Video GamesWhat mass journalism describe / What the outsider may think of violent video
games.
Violent Video GamesViolence when used to prove a point in media, can become very powerful and
thought provoking, maybe life changing.
Violent Video GamesFighting Games - Why are they so awesome?
Violent Video Games - Fighting GamesEnable the player to express one self in a creative and even productive way
Violent Video Games - What’s up with all the controversy- Games get a lot of media attention and often make controversial/confronting material.
I think this means the medium is maturing and growing up. Much like Movies did and books before them.
- Video Games and violent media aren’t negatively affecting society, globally we have less crime and violence than ever before.
In Conclusion- Games that make controversial/confronting material mature the medium.
- Violent media isn’t affecting society negatively, if anything it can be a form of emotional release.
- Violence is consistently in basically all media, as it’s a primal part of the human experience that should be embraced in healthy ways.
References
Extra Credits. (May, 2015). Hatred - Crossing the Line from Violence to Sadism - Extra Credits. Retrieved from, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6xQlnzffRg
Ferguson, Christopher. (Feb, 2015). Does Media Violence Predict Societal Violence? It Depends on What You Look at and When. Retrieved from, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcom.12129/full
Ferguson, Christopher. (Dec, 2011). Video Games Don't Make Kids Violent. Retrieved from, http://ideas.time.com/2011/12/07/video-games-dont-make-kids-violent/
Peter McCormack. (2012). I Am Bruce Lee. Retrieved from, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954299/ & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsmtZ7em9dw(Link to specific quote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN1o51iuWUY.)
Bibliography
Healthcare triage. (May, 2014). Video Games Don't Cause Violent Behavior. Retrieved from, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Jq7vPxYGg
Extra Credits. (June, 2014). The Fighting Game Problem - How to Teach Complicated Mechanics. Retrieved From, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_xG1Yg_QoM
Innuendo Studios. (August, 2015). Things of Beauty: Super Smash Bros. as Spectator Sport. Retrieved from, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qxVDOc-oV8
Peter McCormack. (2012). I Am Bruce Lee. Retrieved from, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954299/ & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsmtZ7em9dw