Violent Video Games and Increase of Aggressiveness Research Proposal

Violent Video Games and improver of Aggressiveness - Research Proposal ExampleThese games are violent in nature, some with parental warnings regarding violence, blood, and gore. Examples of such(prenominal) video games include titles like Killer Instinct, Mortal Kombat, and Segas Primal Rage. All of these games intertwine a character-driven plot line with adventures and quests, including personal combat which requires the player to fight with and kill, various adversaries in an extremely violent way. While preliminary versions of such games, such as Quake or Doom, were much plot-driven and less gratuitously violent, many of the more recent industry offerings (known as first-person shooter games) have escalated the combat element in favor of more and more difficult opponents, more sophisticated weaponry, and an unhealthy focus on domination. As Bok points out, players are rewarded for slashing, gouging, or blastoff their opponents...and are able to see with the eyes of the killer holding the gun. (1999, p. 37) In fact, other researchers have determined that in the most popular games, harming other characters is the primary activity and that killing occurs at a high rate. (Cicchirillo and Chory-Assad, 2005, p. 436).