Taken from the same web article, we have a game designer's viewpoint about violent video games. They are afterall teh ones of created the videogame and decide how the video game should be like, violent or non-violent. A game designer based in the United States, who declined to be identified, told theSun: "I don't really think there's a trend to make games more violent - it's the depiction which has changed in the last few years. The single biggest factor driving new games sales and new hardware sales are the visuals. "
He added that "It's up to the developer to choose what is appropriate content for a particular title. "
"It's up to the ratings board (in the US, the ESRB rates all PC and console games) to determine an age appropriate to a game. "
"It's up to the retail store to determine whether or not a customer should be purchasing a 'Mature' rated title (17 years and older in the US). "
"And finally, it's up to the parents to monitor what their child is playing, and whether the content of the game is right for their family's values."
What we can do is that parents should be held responsible to control their childrens' exposure and limits on what they consider as unhealthy content and that of course includes the violent video games. Children are capable of learning self control and boundaries if they are taught of it at a young age. Instead of trying to shiled their children from violence, parents should show it as an example to emphasise on positive values like respect and empathy. It is impossible to avoid children from violence altogether, so why not turn it around and use it as a teaching tool?
As a conclusion, we cant blame that violent video games cause our children to grow up to be violent executers. What about horror movies and blockbusting television series that are comparibly more violent than video games? What about the environment of where the child is raised? there are an abundant of other factors that can lead to violence in children.
Reference: http://www.sun2surf.com/articlePrint.cfm?id=11883
Yes, parents should be held responsible for their children's exposure to violence and we cannot blame the violent video games entirely. Teaching children good attitudes and manners from a very young age could help them to value what’s right or wrong themselves. This could somewhat defend the children against doing violence. Do butt in and say hello if you think your children are starting to be violent.
ReplyDeleteI do totally agree with Charlotte and Syah. When you can't control how the world works, then it is up to us to make the change. Parents should start on controling or monitor the violent content for their children. A child's behaviour develope on how they are brought up.
ReplyDeleteI some how have a different thought about parents controlling or monitoring the source of violence for their children. For me, the more parents control, the more rebellious the child is. They will act as a good and obidient child in front of parents but became the totally opposite person when they are not with their parents.
ReplyDeleteit is really up to how the parents control their children. if they do it wrongly, say being over protective or over-suffocating their child, then naturally the child will want to rebel. so although difficult, parents should find ways to effectively teach their children about the negative effects of violence. like i said in my post, inevitably, children are exposed to violence, so use it to emphasise more on positive values
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