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"Video games and entertainment media are meant to be fun, but games and television shows have also been no stranger to controversy. Politicians, teachers, and parents groups have accused them of glorifying violence, leading to a sedentary lifestyle, and other issues. Others note the potential benefits of entertainment media. The discussion is not clear-cut, and as such, the consensus can be difficult to grasp. This book aims to provide much-needed...
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In the early 1990s, video games began getting more violent and more realistic, sparking debates over the effects of such content. Since then, the violence has become more technologically advanced and often more gruesome. Violence and Video Games examines the history of violent video games, explores the controversies in the video game industry, and discusses the future advances of violent video games.
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"Millions of people worldwide play video games, making it critically important to understand the possible harms and benefits of this hugely popular pastime. Issues are discussed clearly and objectively, with added insight from experts and others, in these chapters: Is Video Game Addiction a Problem? Do Video Games Cause Violent Behavior? Can Video Game Play Be Beneficial? How Should Video Games Be Regulated?"--Provided by the publisher.
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"A disastrous expansion of the online RPG "Elder Tales" has trapped thousands of players inside the game world--among them, the members of a guild known as the West Wind Brigade. As PKs run rampant and suspicious shadows engage in clandestine tactics, Soujirou makes a resolution...!"--Provided by publisher.
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"Trapped in the game world of Elder Tales, Soujirou and the fetching lasses of the West Wind Brigade are getting tired of the tasteless food. However, with the sudden appearance of a burger joint, it seems the bland monotony may be at an end--but the quest for the secret to tasty burgers is not giong to be as easy as they'd like."--Page [4] of cover.
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The author of the landmark work On Killing reveals how violent video games have ushered in a new era of mass homicide--and what we must do about it. Paducah, Kentucky, 1997: a 14-year-old boy shoots eight students in a prayer circle at his school. Littleton, Colorado, 1999: two high school seniors kill a teacher, twelve other students, and then themselves. Utoya, Norway, 2011: a political extremist shoots and kills sixty-nine participants in a youth...