HOW VIOLENT GAMES AFFECT YOUNG PEOPLE

In the context of globalization with the development of science and technology, there are many communication services to meet the needs of people, especially the development of the Internet. The Internet is used as a powerful tool for learning, research and entertainment. In that, online games are one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Beside healthy and useful games that bring positive benefits to human beings, violent games bring negative effects to people, especially young people.

In this request, besides your the prior knowledge, you will learn more about violent games by exploring the reasons why violent games are so popular and harmful to young people and which are the solutions to improve the problem.

To understand more about violent games, you need to read more information about the reasons, effects and the solutions for playing violent games of young people. You can find information on the websites, magazines, newspaper, videos, v.v. You have to pick up appropriate information to support your own ideas and make a logical presentation .The presentation should last about 5 – 7 minutes. The layout is given below (you can also make your own outline):

1. Introduction (1-2 minutes):

• What are violent game?
• Who often plays video games?
• How it becomes a serious?

      2. Body (3-4 minutes):

• Paragraph 1: Why violent games are popular and have negative impacts on young people?
• Paragraph 2: How violent games affect young people?
• Paragraph 3: Which are the possible solutions to improve this problem?

     3. Conclusion (1-2 minutes): Summarize key points and give your personal messages to conclude.

Here are some helpful web pages for you to find the information you need. You can also find other sites with similar contents by yourself.

1. The reason for the popularity and influence of violent games to young people.

http://www.npr.org/2013/02/11/171698919/video-game-violence-why-do-we-like-it-and-whats-it-doing-to-us

https://www.quora.com/Why-are-violent-video-games-so-popular

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2515101/Why-person-violent-video-games-addictive-Psychologists-reveal-shoot-em-ups-make-feel-like-playing-God.html

2. The impact of violent games on young people.

http://videogames.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=001608

http://time.com/34075/how-violent-video-games-change-kids-attitudes-about-aggression/

http://criminology.regis.edu/criminology-programs/resources/crim-articles/do-video-games-cause-violence

3. Some possible solutions to improve the problem.

http://kfyo.com/how-to-stop-kids-from-playing-violent-video-games/

http://solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu/hot_topics/families_and_consumers/positive_video_games.shtml

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/05/10/7twotakesprocopy

Your performance will be assessed according to the following criteria:

Through the previous steps, you can improve some essential skills such as how to find and select information from a variety of sources, how to arrange information to get a logical talk, how to make the presentation be more attractive and effective, v.v. Not only that, through this webquest, you will also have more useful information about violent games and their harms and then, you will have smart choices on the game as well as the ways to avoid the unwanted harms.

1. Barnett.R (2011).Encouraging Positive Youth Video Game Activities. Retrieved 25 may, 2017 from http://solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu/hot_topics/families_and_consumers/positive_video_games.shtml
2. Park.A(2014). Little By Little, Violent Video Games Make Us More Aggressive. Retrieved 25 may, 2017 from http://time.com/34075/how-violent-video-games-change-kids-attitudes-about-aggression/
3. Procon.org(n.d). Do Violent Games Contribute to Youth Violence? Retrieved 25 may, 2017 from http://videogames.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=001608
4. Regis University(n.d) Do Video Games Really Cause Our Youth to Become More Violent?. Retrieved 25 may, 2017 from http://criminology.regis.edu/criminology-programs/resources/crim-articles/do-video-games-cause-violence
5. Thornhill.T(2013). Why first-person violent video games are so addictive? Psychologists reveal shoot-em-ups make us feel like we're 'playing God' . Retrieved 25 may, 2017 from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2515101/Why-person-violent-video-games-addictive-Psychologists-reveal-shoot-em-ups-make-feel-like-playing-God.html
6. Quora(n.d) Why are violent video games so popular? Retrieved 25 may, 2017 from https://www.quora.com/Why-are-violent-video-games-so-popular
7. Walden.A(2011). How To Stop Kids From Playing Violent Video Games. Retrieved 25 may, 2017 from http://kfyo.com/how-to-stop-kids-from-playing-violent-video-games/
8. Winter.T(2010). The Government Should Stop Kids From Buying Violent Video Games. Retrieved 25 may, 2017 from https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/05/10/7twotakesprocopy
9. Yenigun.S(2013). Video Game Violence: Why Do We Like It, And What's It Doing To Us?. Retrieved 25 may, 2017 from http://www.npr.org/2013/02/11/171698919/video-game-violence-why-do-we-like-it-and-whats-it-doing-to-us