Many parents have said that violent video games cause real life violence. A few examples of “real life violence” are the urge to kill people, shoplift, or get into fights. Being a video game player myself, I believe this statement is false.

I have been playing video games since the age of 7 and have never felt or experienced any need to physically hurt someone. The game experience itself is fun and may become addicting at times, but I am certain that you need to already have some other problems - At home (such as physical abuse) and in your head. At the age of 14, I have played numerous amounts of violent video games. After the span of 7 years, violence has never affected me.

People would become violent much younger if video games caused it. 83% of children under the age of 6 year use some form iPad, iPod, computer, tablet…etc. On average, children under 6 spend an average of 2 hours with a television and DVD player, 1 hour of any type of video game, and 50 minutes with a computer. Before the age of 6 they will also watch 4,000 hours of TV. This is before they even enter kindergarten. These children are furthermore exposed to 20 to 25 acts of violence per hour on those Saturday morning cartoons, which are intended for children. With addition to video games, people should become violent at a very young age, but they don’t. I have come to believe that it isn't video games that make these children violent.

Video games are made for entertainment purposes. I don’t conclude that people will be thinking “Hey, let’s produce a new violent video game envisioned for young kids to play and become violent.” After some research, I believe the people need to grow up in a bad environment, or not enough socialization with their parents. If they have frequent, in-depth communication with parents and grandparents, their chance of becoming harmful will decrease. Some other ways are:
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If they have consistent interaction with other adults
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If their parents set and maintain clear boundaries for behavior
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If their parents use reasonable, consistent discipline
In order for the child to become violent from video games, I have confidence that they must grow up in an unfriendly environment.

When talking with each other, I know that many parents will agree that video games cause violence. I think that it depends on how they were raised and if they have any mental problems. In conclusion, I don’t believe video games cause violence.