'''Violent video games''' are [[video games]] that teach and encourage the players—typically children—to engage in horrific virtual violence. Teenagers playing these games are desensitized to violent and criminal acts.<ref>http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PhyllisSchlafly/2008/04/07/violent_video_games_held_to_be_free_speech?page=2</ref><ref>http://www.apa.org/science/psa/sb-anderson.html</ref> In a particular study specifically children who were diagnosed with neurotic behavior and predisposition to aggression reacted to violent stimuli brought by video games, though not all of them showed aggressive behavior as a consequence.<ref>http://www.qj.net/Study-Violent-games-don-t-alter-normal-kids/pg/49/aid/88522</ref> | '''Violent video games''' are [[video games]] that teach and encourage the players—typically children—to engage in horrific virtual violence. Teenagers playing these games are desensitized to violent and criminal acts.<ref>http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PhyllisSchlafly/2008/04/07/violent_video_games_held_to_be_free_speech?page=2</ref><ref>http://www.apa.org/science/psa/sb-anderson.html</ref> In a particular study specifically children who were diagnosed with neurotic behavior and predisposition to aggression reacted to violent stimuli brought by video games, though not all of them showed aggressive behavior as a consequence.<ref>http://www.qj.net/Study-Violent-games-don-t-alter-normal-kids/pg/49/aid/88522</ref> |