Project Id:
1032156
Posted By:
nene2433
Project Title:
Video Games
Writing Type:
Original
Project Type:
Gold
Status:
IN PROGRESS
Created:
4/26/2020 11:43:13 AM
Due Date:
04/28/2020 23:59
Subject:
IT Management
Number Of Pages:
3 Double-spaced (900 words)
Number Of Sources:
3
Type of Document:
Essay
Academic Level:
College/University
Citation Style:
APA
Attachment(s):
N/A
Solution Files(s):
N/A
Description:
Video Games Video games are a very big business these days, and ever more “realistic” (at least in terms of depictions of graphic interpersonal violence)—and also more accessible to more and more children of any age. As we said in the introduction, Call of Duty 2: Black Ops is something entirely different from Parcheesi; even though both games involve going around and around and doing things of varying degrees of unpleasantness to your opponent’s game tokens, your Parcheesi pieces seldom deliver realistic-looking innards onto the game board, for one thing. There’s a whole cottage industry sprung up around this as a social phenomenon; if you doubt it, try googling something like “effects of ultra violent video games sale to minors Supreme Court” and see what a range of material you can turn up. This isn’t just an academic or a parental concern; it’s made it all the way to the Supreme Court: Totilo, S. (2010, November 2). Specter of censored fairy tales, rap music raised in supreme court video game case. Kotaku. Retrieved from http://kotaku.com/5678903/supreme-court-pushes-hard-against-california-video-game-law In fact, in June 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the state of California could not ban the sale of certain violent games, largely on First Amendment grounds: Totilo, S. (2011, June 27). First amendment trumps California in supreme court battle over violent video games. Retrieved from https://kotaku.com/first-amendment-trumps-california-in-supreme-court-batt-453102670 Of course, as in any significant court case involving debatable ethical issues, the losing side regards the issue as one still in play (courts are a notoriously bad venue in which to play out ethical debates, although people keep trying): Donovan, C. (2011, July 5). Game on, not over, for Parents. The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.heritage.org/research/commentary/2011/07/game-on-not-over-for-parents Read on for an assessment of the positive and negative effects and potential of video games: Corso D. (n.d.). A review of video game effects and uses. Retrieved from https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/research/news_and_pubs/caravel/archive/2014/2014-caravel-video-games.php You can find a wide variety of other discussions of this topic through simple Google searches; give it a try. You’ll be amazed at how many different kinds of points of view you’ll find. Some will probably agree with your initial perception, some won’t. Case Assignment But by examining all of these points of view in light of the ethical principles we discussed thus far, you should be able to reasonably answer the following question in a short paper: Do video game designers have a responsibility to constrain their depiction of acts of interpersonal violence because of their possible effects on some members of society? Assignment Expectations Your paper should be 3-5 pages. Take a definite stand on the issues, and develop your supporting argument carefully. Using material from the background information and any other sources you can find to support specific points in your argument is highly recommended; try to avoid making assertions for which you can find no support other than your own opinion. Make sure to spell out the utilitarian and deontological considerations involved, and distinguish between them.
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