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A Brief Look At How Video Games Have Affected Society

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Are Video Games Good or Bad for Society?

A Brief Look at How Video Games Have Affected Society
By: Sam Hawkwood

Over the past several years, games have received a lot of attention because of their content. Ever since the advent of the truly interactive video game – especially first person shooter games – people have been looking for signs that such media has a negative effect on. Games that are seen as violent have come under a lot of scrutiny and never more so when some tragedy happens and the perpetrator is known to play violent video games. In this paper, I will be looking at the effects that video games have had on society and I will come to the conclusion if they are good or bad for us.

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