Do you think violence in media, like videogames and movies, contributes to violence in the real world?
Do you think violence in media, like videogames and movies, contributes to violence in the real world?
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It’s a complicated question, and I don’t think it’s something that can be answered definitively with evidence. A lot of scientists and researchers are trying to study this, but there’s a lot of debate in the community about how to answer the question, and it’s not clear what the results will show.  This is part of a debate called the “media violence effect”.  What do you want to understand about it?
assistant
I'm curious specifically about videogames. I noticed the advent of realistic 3D games, particularly first person shooters, coincided with school shootings.
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