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Proof of concept presentation
05/02/18
Jess Bennett
Proposed Dissertation Enquiry
For my Dissertation Enquiry I want to look at violent video games and what makes them violent. I want to look
at history of gaming and if it is the game that gives these people range and aggression or is it some other
means, such as television, movies, magazines. I want to look further in why video games are being penalised
more and not the movies that they watch. I want to look at who are playing these games and the age in which
they are playing them. I want to look at crime that are being blamed because of these games. Lastly I want to
look at if it is the games that are enraging the youth or just the up bring of them.
Proposed Chapter 3 Case Studies
For my chapter three I want to dig deeper into crime that has been blamed by video games and to get a better
understanding if it’s the video game itself or just the person causes the crime and trying to blame something
for it. I want to look into a couple of cases such as the Columbine High School shooting. The theory was that
they were fans of the game doom and they wanted to recreate parts of it. This is an interesting statement and
its unsure if its correct or not. This is what I want to talk about, weather it was the game that drove these two
students to kill or their up bring. There are two sides to this argument and I want to include both positive and
negative statements.
Video games that are redeemed to be violent
and have a high age rating.
• Call of Duty franchise
• Grand Theft Auto franchise
• Mortal Combat
• Street Fighter
• Medal of Honour
• Doom
• Wolfenstein
• Battlefield Franchise
• South park game
• Manhunt
• Mass effect
• Saint row franchise
• Fall out Franchise
Video Documentary
• Game over: gender, race and violence in video games
Game Over is the first educational documentary to address the fastest growing segment of the media through
engaging questions of gender, race and violence.
• BBC Horizon 2015 || BBC Science | Are Video Games Really That Bad ( BBC Documentaries 2015
)
The video game industry is a global phenomenon. There are over 1.2 billion gamers across the
planet, with sales projected soon to pass $100 billion per year. But their very popularity fuels the
controversy that surrounds them. They frequently stand accused of corrupting the young - of causing
violence and addiction. But is this true?
• Stop teaching our kids to kill : a call to action against TV, movie and video game violence ( DeGaetano,
Gloria)
This is about child in the U.S. That are exposed to thousands of dramatized acts of violence and murder by age
18, desensitizing him or her to the consequences of violence. The authors note the similarity between video
arcade games and simulators used to train military and police personnel in shooting. They explore the scientific
studies, statistics, and social trends pertaining to growing violence among youth.
• Violent video game effects on children and adolescents : theory, research, and public policy
Violent video games are successfully marketed to and easily obtained by children and adolescents. Even the
U.S. government distributes one such game, America's Army, through both the internet and its recruiting
offices. Is there any scientific evidence to support the claims that violent games contribute to aggressive and
violent behaviour?
• Understanding the Effects of Violent Video Games on Violent Crime: (pdf) http://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp11042.pdf
- This Pdf file shows us the risk of why video games are the result for real life crimes
Fig 1. Killers Call of Duty Fig 2. video games (2014) Fig 3. GTA 5 (2013)
Obsession (2012)
• Anderson, C.A. (2000). Violent video games increase aggression and violence
• Anderson, C.A., Dill, K.E. (2000). Video games and aggressive thoughts,
feelings, and behavior in the laboratory and in life. Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 78, 772–790.
• Do Violent Video Games Contribute to Murder( 2015)[ Article and video] At:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/slightly-blighty/201508/do-violent-video-
games-contribute-murder