Political Issues in the Video Game Industry: Violence and Gaming Alisdair Owens.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Research Methods in Psychology

Advertisements

Tim Gordon Violent Video Games in Society. Overview Multiple interpretations of the research Computers as teachers.

By Lucy Noble and Jacinta Couzins But it’s just a game! The social and psychological influence of video games.

Regulation Section 2 Film and Video Games. Why do we regulate the media? Generally the reason why we regulate is surrounded by the ‘effects debate’. That.

1 Why Do People Play Video Games? Basic Concepts: Goals Stages Real-Time Interaction Facilitating Community.

Presentation by Doug Wilcox Com 546 – Evolution and Trends in Digital Media – December 6, 2005 Video Games: Pong to Present.

1.2 Games & Society CISC 3600 Fall Contents The Business of games (a few facts) Questions Audience and Demographics ESA ESRB Societal Reactions.

Aggression and Violence

Chapter 1.2 Games and Society. 2 Why Do People Play Video Games? Goals Stages Real-Time Interaction Facilitating Community.

VIDEO GAMES Evolution, Development, Sales and Controversy.

Media and Violence Charles Manson, Beatles song “Helter Skelter” Devin Moore guns down three men in Fayette, AL, Grand Theft Auto is blamed.

Pros and cons of violent video games

Chapter 7.6 Content Regulation. 2 History of Censorship Legal source of American speech protection is the 1791 First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution:

By: Stephanie Fintz, Cindy Wu, Brandon Ngai, and Ryan Tu 8G – ID3.

Chapter 1.2 Games and Society. 2 Why Do People Play Video Games? Goals Stages Real-Time Interaction Facilitating Community.

By Craig Dennett.   Grand Theft Auto is a multi-award-winning video game series created in the United Kingdom by Dave Jones. The series is set in fictional.

Media Violence Awareness By: Hannah Del Rosario and Katy Dickerson `

Multimedia and Children Presented by: Jeremy Sandlin.

Effectiveness of Video Game Violence By: Trenton McNabb.

Ethological Perspective Chapter 10, pp Ethological Perspective  Ethologists focus on the study of animal behaviour as it occurs in the natural.

Games Consoles By Penny Easterby. What Is The Technology And Why did You Choose It? I Chose game consoles. I Chose them because I like playing them and.

Socialization How we become who we are…. Nature vs. Nurture (Review) Twin Studies Monkey Studies (Harlow Experiments)Monkey Studies Isolated/Feral Children.

A review of research in the 1990s concludes that there is a positive and significant correlation between television violence and aggressive behavior,

Does Violent Media Make People More Prone to Committing Violent acts? Mathew Knudson, Shawn Sawyer, Thomas Chen, Jared Rosenholtz, Alexander Shumski.

Attachment Theory and Research

The Age of Video Games. Spacewar! 1962 First widely available video game Programmed by students at MIT Others start making and distributing games

Violence in the Media Grade 12 Sociology. Review: Four explanations of Violence  Biology and aggression and violence  How do Psychologists explain aggression.

The Thesis Statement For Opinion Essays. First… what is not a thesis statement? A thesis is not a question. A thesis is not a question. A thesis is not.

Children and Media Violence How do children see violence in the media? Do children understand the difference between media violence and real violence?

Modern technology. Video and computer games have made a large impact upon society’s youth.

Cognitive Units. Social Cognitive Theory F Social & cognitive emphasis F Active person –Behavior guided by cognitive representations of events & their.

Video Game Violence and Player Aggression: Should Parents Worry?

PC GAMES Media Technologies Theodoros Nikitopoulos Chamilothoris.

Is it really to blame? A closer look at the effects of.

Jason Jeremy Haris. - Computer Addiction provides hours of enjoyment and entertainment individually and with others. Computers and the internet are the.

Violent Video Games Do Not Cause Violence in Kids David Marlow.

Campaigns, Elections, and Mass Media

Counter-Arguments Prompt: Should we eliminate summer vacation? Thesis: No, the school calendar should remain the way that it is. Counter-Arguments: Students.

Neuro-Semantic Pollution in Today’s Youth. Our problem is how Neuro-Semantic Polluters (music, TV, movies, video games, etc.) is negatively affecting.

Marcus Gollahon. –WASHINGTON - Playing violent video games like Halo, World of Warcraft or Mortal Kombat can increase a person's aggressive thoughts,

© 2014 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, STEM  Center for Teaching and Learning™ Game Art and Design Unit 1 Lesson 4 Game.

MEDIA AND VIOLENCE.  “ Is a conflict relationship that uses actual physical force to carry out one's own will”

Violence In The Media By: Frankie Belford. Psychologist P.O.V On Violence In The Media Summary—Research on violent television and films, video games,

Reading Strategy Spotlight Predicting Make Connections Summarizing /Analyzing.

Unit I: Game Ratings ERSB GAD. Ethics in Game Design GAD Ethics is applying a moral judgment of right and wrong, moral and immoral to something. Ethical.

Population Economy Sales production Side affects By: Lashia Daniels Lashia daniles.

 Psychological research has found that televised violence has numerous effects on the behaviour of children of different ages. EFFECT OF HORROR SHOWS.

Making Sense of Media. Some basic questions What is the role of media in our lives? How do media shape our culture, both positively and negatively? How.

Overseal Primary School E Safety Parent’s Meeting

Do video games create violence in people? Adam Clarke 12 September 2011.

Jason Jeremy Haris. - Computer Addiction provides hours of enjoyment and entertainment individually and with others. Computers and the internet are the.

Impact of arcade gaming on toddlers. Introduction Video games have been an important concept in the advancement of technology for over 40 years now They.

Presence and Media Effects Research Paul Skalski & James Denny Cleveland State University.

TEMPLATE DESIGN © Introduction Violent and sexual content within video games can affect teenagers in many ways and cause.

 Video Game Trailer Video Game Trailer  Who’s played this game?  What did you think?

Audiences and Videogames Videogame fanatics are like cocaine addicts who get an instant rush from an electronic fix (quoted in Newman 2001, 62-63).

Violence In media Simon May. Introduction This is my introduction to my Task 3 and I will be conduction this powerpoint on weather or not media has a.

Debate Competition There will be 2 teams of three students The side arguing in favor of the topic is proposition The side arguing against the topic statement.

How do computer games benefit us while we are playing them?

Gun Control By Garrett Hogue javascript:openWindow('windowsmedi a.php?Clip=bankLG')

Call of Duty Psychological Warfare: The Link Between Video Games and Aggression By Wyatt James Palmer.

SOCIAL RESEARCH DESIGN: DRAFT PROPOSAL Nicholas Sculthorpe.

Social Learning Theory

CST 320: Intro to Digital Games

SHOULD VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES BE BANNED? Yes / No

The positive and negative Impact on Society

History of Game Design Part 2-Essay Questions.

Presentation transcript:

Political Issues in the Video Game Industry: Violence and Gaming Alisdair Owens

The Situation Video games receive a lot of negative attention in the media. Video games receive a lot of negative attention in the media. Particular emphasis on potential damage to children. Particular emphasis on potential damage to children. This presentation covers a history of violent games, the case against them, and the potential solutions to the perceived problem. This presentation covers a history of violent games, the case against them, and the potential solutions to the perceived problem.

Death Race Arcade game based on the movie Death Race Arcade game based on the movie Death Race Released in 1976 Released in 1976 Gameplay involved running over ‘gremlins’. Gameplay involved running over ‘gremlins’.

Early 80s Arcades wildly successful. Arcades wildly successful. Violent games considered a useful tool for training children by the US army. Violent games considered a useful tool for training children by the US army. First game linking sex and violence. First game linking sex and violence.

Early 90s Games garner consistent public attention. Games garner consistent public attention. Mortal Kombat causes congress-level debate in the US. Mortal Kombat causes congress-level debate in the US. Massively ‘gory’ fatalities Massively ‘gory’ fatalities Less violent Nintendo version relatively unpopular. Less violent Nintendo version relatively unpopular. Wolfenstein 3D banned in Germany for Nazi references. Wolfenstein 3D banned in Germany for Nazi references. Doom Doom

Late 90s-Current Columbine linked to Doom. Columbine linked to Doom. Carmageddon Carmageddon Grand Theft Auto 1-3 Grand Theft Auto 1-3 Adult games massively popular among children. Adult games massively popular among children. Sex/violence link. Sex/violence link. Manhunt linked to murder of a 14 year old in the UK. Manhunt linked to murder of a 14 year old in the UK.

The Situation Parents are worried that violent games negatively impact their children. Parents are worried that violent games negatively impact their children. Some blame misbehaviour on games. Some blame misbehaviour on games. Politicians and the media have picked up on this concern, particularly in the light of Columbine. Politicians and the media have picked up on this concern, particularly in the light of Columbine. Gamers blame parents for improper supervision. Gamers blame parents for improper supervision.

Evidence Large body of evidence that links violent games to short term aggression increases. Large body of evidence that links violent games to short term aggression increases. Little hard evidence of this causing long term violent tendencies. Little hard evidence of this causing long term violent tendencies. Largely theories based off work on other types of media. Largely theories based off work on other types of media.

The Problem Potential damage to children. Potential damage to children. Violent games clearly attract children. Violent games clearly attract children. Disparity in SEGA/Nintendo MK sales. Disparity in SEGA/Nintendo MK sales. Games are clearly getting both more violent and more realistic. Games are clearly getting both more violent and more realistic. Little legal regulation. Little legal regulation. Many parents unwilling/unable to supervise children sufficiently. Many parents unwilling/unable to supervise children sufficiently.

Solutions Greater parental education. Greater parental education. Limited efficacy? Limited efficacy? Stronger regulation. Stronger regulation. ‘Chipping’ consoles. ‘Chipping’ consoles. Differing regulations by country. Differing regulations by country. Doesn’t solve the issue of multiple age groups using the machine. Doesn’t solve the issue of multiple age groups using the machine.

Conclusion Violent games are not going away. Violent games are not going away. Chipping consoles is inconvenient, and may cause difficulties for manufacturers. Chipping consoles is inconvenient, and may cause difficulties for manufacturers. Imperfect solution: Imperfect solution: Parental education Parental education Stronger legal regulation. Stronger legal regulation.