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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > youth and media > violence and aggression > violence in electronic games
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > gender in the media > discrimination and media effects > violence and aggression > violence in electronic games
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > youth and media > computers and electronic media > violence in electronic games

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violence in electronic games  

Definition

  • In the past 10 years, the content of video games has come under greater media scrutiny as some of the topselling games have become more graphically intense and violent. The names of these games are now familiar: Mortal Kombat, Doom, Grand Theft Auto, and others. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Electronic Games, Violence in]

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