NATS 1770 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Fox News, American Psychological Association

• School: York University
• Department: Natural Science
• Course: NATS 1770
• Professor: Vera Pavri

Document Summary

Violent video games are the adrenaline driven video games that tend to be really enticing, thus capturing attention of people of all ages around the globe. The effects of these games on the population especially the youth has been a cause of concern for not only parents but also societies, governments and psychologists. Whether these games have just been a source of temporary entertainment or caused hazardous impact on their behavior has been a topic of debate since the 90"s. Many incidents regarding youth violence where the culprits defended their actions by stated that they were influenced by the scenes from their favorite violent video games and re-enacted them in real life. This caused an alarming controversy all over the world which pushed the boundaries for further research and awareness as to the actual effects of these violent video games.