Do video games make children violent? Nobody knows

[Lady Dragonheart]

I grew up on video games... I suppose that I can be rather violent if I ever wanted to. Especially so since I have a collection of weapons as well as carry several concealed weapons on me in addition to knowing a variety of martial arts... *Shrugs*

[Sentynel]

I think most games, whether video or not, or violent or not, make people more violent. They're largely competitive activities, which makes people more willing to be violent towards one another.

You mean online video games right? Cuz, I don't find any competitiveness in single player games.

OT: Nah, I grew up playing video games (including violent ones) and I don't find myself violent towards other people.

[Dadwen]

If it weren't for video games I'd have been a lot more violent, when I first started doing IT support I'd go home and do some Duke Nukem 3d and Nascar (loved going the wrong way on the track and see how many I could take out) and to this day I really believe that release was the only thing that kept me from busting some people in the mouth back then.

[Putin-Chan]

Before video games, bored kids went and knocked over trash cans or got into other forms of real life trouble, having them shoot virtual people in video games is better.

Besides, if a kid becomes violent from playing games, either he/she's not 100% mentally stable or the parents completely failed.

[apples]

before video games i was an honor student getting a 6.9gpa enrolled in all college graduate level classes at the age of 4

then my mom got me call of dutes

now im a serial killer with 300 confirmed kills trained in the expert use of gorilla warfare.

[Templar 331]

Everything depends on the games children play. I don't allow my kids to play such games at all. Their favourite game is Club penguin

You let your kids play a game where they beat a penguin with a club?

[GennGreymane]

I played Witcher 3... I now want to go around killin and fuckin

[Polyxo]

I played Witcher 3... I now want to go around killin and fuckin

Playin cards

[Ghostpanther]

Na. Irresponsible parents make kids violent.

[Mistame]

Random topic necro'd from five pages back...

[Deleted]

Not so. Violent video games may influence some towards violence.

All science points towards the opposite, that games are an outlet.

[unfilteredJW]

Needed to dig into the classics, eh?