When War Meets Video Games



1. Video games, the world's #1 hobby for men. There are a variety of video games that have taken over our youth today but probably the most popular one, especially with the men, are war video games. For people like myself who play video games once in a blue moon it baffles us just exactly why war video games have become so popular. Video games have now moved up people's "what-to-do" lists. And why is that? War video games for the majority gives gamers an experience like no other. These war games take the gamers to an unrealistic world where, blatantly, killings; shootings; and bombings are acceptable. As our society becomes more cautious regarding wars, there isn't much leniency applying to such actions that are executed during wars. War video games then give that "open window" for these gamers who want a difference experience, to go against that no toleration of war. Also, these video games have become an outlet for people to release their anger. In some situations, war video games are no longer just games. They have evolved into therapeutic outlets for the youth.

2. Different perspectives on actual wars are as debatable as the different perspectives on mere video games. As people have thought in the past that wars were actually positive and helpful battles, a percentage of our society does think that war video games are just for fun. To some people, war video games aren't afflicting anything or anyone. They don't see it as something that pokes fun at previous wars we've been through or war veterans. They don't see the negative effects it has on our youth, whether these effects are behind closed doors or shamelessly obvious to the world. War video games have become much more of a necessity to our society over the years that it seems as though some simply overlook its flaws. Despite those whom are fond of war video games, other people view them as degrading. It is believed by some that war video games take away the significance of such battles and that they portray wars as if they were nothing but a joke. On the disagreeing side of the continuous video game battles, "fun" is not a word most people choose to associate with what they believe to be a contributing aspect to the abolishment of our generation because they poke fun at it and eliminate the seriousness of such situations. War video games are seen under two different lights, where the arguments are seemingly never ending. I think it will forever be envisioned as only for fun and as something that desensetizes people.

3. I have personally never been a fan on these newly revolutionalized game consols or games because it has noticeably taken over the youth and the way they think. For the most part, as much as a person would like to think all video games are only for fun, in the long run all of them also have negative effects. We have for so long, ignored the flaws and negative effects these war video games have had on our peers. We have aimlessly blamed it on parents or the person's lack of discipline or responsbility. We constantly find our society supporting these war video games and never stopping to think that maybe it isn't just the person's fault - that these games affect a person's mind. When rap artists are surely accused of influencing a young person in a negative way for the majority they are publibly penalized. However, when it comes to such things as war video games, sure a disagreeing comment may be said every now and then, but it rarely ever happens that these games are taken off the market and are restricted from further consumptions by consumers. For this reason, I think war video games are a waste of our energy, money, and time. War video games can influence people the wrong way and that could only lead to downfalls. I personally don't think that war video games should be on a person's "to do list" because they are focused on shootings, killings, and basically violence. What ever happened to those easy-going, non-violent Pac man or Super Mario games?