Virtual Violence

Videogames are related to violence, it can turn into a big controversy. Senator Joseph Lieberman from Connecticut is a spokesman for those concerned about videogames and videogame advertisement, and he said that they can be harmful for kids, and therefore, videogames and ads should be controlled. Senator Lieberman is trying to put some pressure on the videogame industry in order to decrease the number of violent videogames. Senator Joseph Lieberman hopes to help prevent a …

…exploring violence through a violent videogame, usually all the following is true: 1) The child is in the safety of his home, with no risk of actual physical injury to himself or to others; 2) His success or failure in the game relies not on physical size or brute strength but on more cerebral factors such as quick thinking and memory; and 3) Playing games can actually offer such benefits as enhanced hand/eye coordination and spatial reasoning.