PBS Culture Shock: Violent Video Games, Do they make kids oblivious to the real world?

Making the decisions on the PBS Culture Shock website was no an issue for me at all. Video Game violence seems to be very common these days, as most games are first person shooters, such as: Call of Duty, Halo, Half-Life, ETC. Kids these days are playing violent games at younger and younger ages which makes people accept it more. There are parents that are against violent video games because they are against real world violence, but lets face it, its a video game. It is a virtual world that is 100% fiction. If your child thinks that the video game is reality, you shouldn't let them play it.
My final decision was that Violent video games and images associated with them are acceptable to be posted on home pages of websites. Violent video games are accepted widely, and saying that you cant post a photo of it on a website is like saying that you cant sell it in a retail store.

Video games are now being considered a form of art, and this is true in many ways. Its an opportunity to show your skills in computer/graphic programing, and allows you to be creative and design the video game how you want it; much like drawing a picture and starting with a blank piece of paper.

For me the images on the PBS website were not offensive to me at all, mainly because I have been playing violent video games since I was 13 years old. For that reason in itself it wasn't hard for me to make my decision.

None of the quotes on the PBS website swayed my opinion on weather or not the photos of the violent video games should be posted. Every one has their own opinions.

Video games sometimes do provide a gateway for us to release some anger we have, but at the same time they can make us just as angry and frustrated, at least for me!