Does video game violence contribute to "real life" violence?

Violence doesn't contribute in real life.... I don't know about the others but mine is this... If you think that you have the knowledge to not apply this real life you have a great cycle of your brain.... For those who apply it they think that their in the game for life... They have the brains of a criminal...

I don't think violent video games are a big factor in real life violence. I think there is a disposition in some people, and they are going to be agressive and violent regardless. I too have played my share of video games, but I don't then got out and 'run over pedestrians', or 'bash them senseless for no reason'. If people can't distinguish between real life and video games, than they already have a problem to begin with.

I don't think that video games are any more contributory to violence in real life, than television programmes which are violent. We have violence in history, down through the ages, and kids read about that at school. When they play video games, I think that they are aware that the games are fantasy, rather than real life, as the characters are so unreal. I think violence is inborn, and perhaps indicative of a child's upbringing, i.e. the community, the parentage, etc. I don't think we can blame video games for violent actions. Brightest Blessings.

I don't think that video game violence contributes to real life violence in a significant way. Kids probably see more violence on the evening news, or your average movie. The only video game I play that I'd consider at all violent is the Buffy game for X-box, but it has yet to send me out into the night with an urge to slay vampires, so I think we're safe.

I have seen some people become very violent after being frustrated playing video games. But i guess it would really depend on a person's mind state. For example, after playing GTA games- when im driving my car - sometimes I feel like just crashing into another car - much like in the game - but then I realise that this is real life and so i control myself. The same can be said of movies - after watching Scarface - i just felt like being Tony Montana and shooting people up - after a while it faded off. I guess that's why its R-rated - because after that I could understand that kids have very sensitive minds and may usually act on what they see. So violent video games are bad for your kids and people who have sensitive mental capacities.

Sure does,absolutely I think.That's where the kids acquire the pleasure of violence like hurting killing and so on.That doesnt mean every kid who have played this kind of games will have capable of violence,cause when they grow up most of them can establish right beliefs but it's true that some of them can not due to many kinds of reasons.Anyway,I think video game does contribute to real life violence.

no i don't think so.. as long as someone distinguishes right from wrong..

Might be yes or no! Yes, for a person who doesnt know to give value and use it, it could worsen his belief and could get some tricks and gradually put it into reality event. No, for a person on the contrary. I've been playing lots of video games but i know, its just a game and i where to put myself.