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Games and violence: after all, is there a relationship?

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Are video games making children more violent? After the recent and tragic wave of attacks in schools, there has been much speculation about the subject. There is no scientific evidence to prove whether games cause violence, but online communities may be behind extremist acts. 🎮 Understand! ⤵️

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Is there any relationship between video games and cases of violence in schools? 🤔🎮

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A survey conducted by Oxford Internet Institute and published in Royal Society Open Science (🇬🇧), in 2019, came to the conclusion that there is no way to associate violent behavior in young people with the time they spend playing games with violent content.

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The study took into account both reports from young people and records from relatives and caregivers to determine each person's level of aggression.

But then… What relationship can there be?

We know that simulated violence in games is nothing new, after all, who never played WAR or naval battles as a child? The point is the possibility/opportunity for radicalization that online games offer.

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Online games allow the creation of communities – with low public visibility – that can be used by radical groups to encourage acts of violence among young people.

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New problems involving old villains: whenever young people get involved in violent situations, violent video games are cited as causing aggressive behavior. But what does science really say about this issue? #culturagamer #games #games #online games

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