Why is video games not given behavior problem
Why is video games not given behavior problem
A video game is a form of fictitious media like a book, TV-show
or a Movie. Although they can put ideas or spark interest in
someone, they can not change a person to the extent needed to cause
behavior problems.
If you give a child a knife they might hurt themselves or others
because they don't know how dangerous it is to play with knifes;
They do not start mass-murdering people because they saw it on TV,
even though they do not want to.
A person whom get manipulated by a piece of media is not doing it
because the media is the only thing influencing them. Such a person
would have to be in a specific stat of mind of their actions and
might have a problem telling reality from fiction. These people
have the possibility to do horrible things no matter where they get
the ideas from, be it a game, TV-Show, movie, book or some other
form of art.