Post # 10 - Annotated Bibliography Three
Jenkins, Henry. "The Video Game Revolution: "Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked" by Henry Jenkins | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Apr. 2011.
The Video Game Revolution: "Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked." <Link to article.
The topic of the essay is about eight popular myths about video games and how they are untrue. The authors purpose of this essay was to prove that video games aren't as bad as people are claiming them to be. The eight myths about video games are as follows: 1) The availability of video games has led to an epidemic of youth violence; 2) Scientific evidence links violent game play with youth aggression; 3) Children are the primary market for video games; 4) Almost no girls play computer games; 5) Because games are used to train soldiers to kill, they have the same impact on the kids who play them; 6) Video games are not a meaningful form of expression; 7) Video game play is socially isolating and 8) Video game play is desensitizing.
Henry Jenkins points out several factors that disprove each of the myths about video games. One example that caught my eye were that youth related violence is at a 30-year low. The article proves that people can healthfully socialize on the Internet without claims of violence or depression.
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