The document discusses the debate around whether violent video games cause real-life aggression in teenagers. It notes several incidents where teenage shooters had played violent video games and cites one study finding a link between game violence and aggression. However, the conclusion argues that while some games are inappropriate, speculating on links to real violence distracts from the actual causes and problems get worse as a result. The document ultimately concludes that blaming video games alone is an ungrounded and biased view.

1. Should we blame video games?

4. History of video gaming

5. The problem is…
 The more elaborate and violent
video games are getting, the more
often can you hear an opinion that
playing them is detrimental to the
teenagers’ mental health and makes
them more aggressive in real life.

6. Patrick Kierkegaard of the
University of Essex,
England

7. Incidents
speculated CAUSED
by video games

8. 1997
 17-year old American Michael
Carneal killed and injured
5 others in the High School
shooting after playing Doom,
Quake, and Resident Evil.

9. 2003
 18-year old American Devin Moore shot
and killed two policemen and a
dispatcher after grabbing one of the
officers' weapons following an arrest
for the possession of a stolen vehicle.
At trial, the defense claimed that
Moore had been inspired by the video
gameGrand Theft Auto

10. 2008
 17-year old American Steven
Phillip killed 6 and injured 18
After playing Counter Strike.

11. Consequences
 Some games are banned in other
countries

12. Rationalizations of game
violence

13. 1. All of us know the difference

14. 2. It is a parent’s responsibility

15. 3. Games don’t kill people, people
kill people

16. 4.Other forms of media are worse
than video games

17. 5. There are a lot of games which
are educational and good for our
health

18. What I think…
 On balance, the allegation that video
games are the main factor that causes
young people to be aggressive appears
to be ungrounded and biased. Mass
media’s frequent speculations on this
topic distract our attention from the
actual causes of violence and let the
problem get worse.

19. CONCLUSION:
STOP BLAMING
VIDEO GAMES