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Most of the controversy comes from the rising trend toward violence in video games, as pioneered by [[Doom]], [[Quake]], and the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series. One man in particular, [[Jack Thompson]], has imposed a one-man crusade against video games, which has made him a target of both the online gamer community and of the mainstream media.

Most of the controversy comes from the rising trend toward violence in video games, as pioneered by [[Doom]], [[Quake]], and the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series. One man in particular, [[Jack Thompson]], has imposed a one-man crusade against video games, which has made him a target of both the online gamer community and of the mainstream media.

At least one study has shown that, contrary to the position mentioned above, kids who don't play video games at all seem to show more violent tendancies.  Of course, as expected, those who played violent video games for large amounts of time showed violent tendencies.<ref>http://wii.qj.net/New-research-reveals-kids-who-don-t-play-videogames-at-all-are-more-at-risk-of-violent-tendencies/pg/49/aid/118505 New research reveals kids who don't play videogames at all are more at risk of violent tendencies</ref>

At least one study has shown that, contrary to the position mentioned above, kids who don't play video games at all seem to show more violent tendancies.  Of course, as expected, those who played violent video games for large amounts of time showed violent tendencies.<ref>http://wii.qj.net/New-research-reveals-kids-who-don-t-play-videogames-at-all-are-more-at-risk-of-violent-tendencies/pg/49/aid/118505 New research reveals kids who don't play videogames at all are more at risk of violent tendencies</ref>  Multiple studies have shown a correlation between violent video games and levels of real life violence.<ref>http://www.apa.org/science/psa/sb-anderson.html</ref>

== Video Games & Society ==

== Video Games & Society ==