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Many years ago when I was a “beginning” teacher I did some research (which was a lot harder back then – everything was on paper and there was no internet) about the link between violence (movies and television) and violence (children hurting other children). At the time the research was less than conclusive – with my ultimate conclusion being the concept of “virtual violence doesn’t beget physical violence.”
Fast forward 25 years and the question is there again. Does virtual violence increase physical violence? The concept of aggression is a critical one for humanity. It almost seems to be a core component of what we are and do at times.
Yesterday I talked about the person and the online games they play. Is there a correlation (and I believe there is). In fact I wonder if aggression isn’t something that we are building rather than reducing.
Are we increasing violence?
I wonder.
Look at the world around us. What we accept today is far greater than what we accepted 25 years ago. You have to do a lot more now, for a “R” movie rating than you did before. Violence has almost become de rigor in many genres of movies.
So I ask again, are you what you play? I laid a simplistic view yesterday of online games. There violent games, cooperative games and games that increase socialization. Does what you play determine who you are?
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