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Does violence in games have an impact on young kids and gamers in general?​

Does it cause them to be violent in reality, or are violent video games simply a scapegoat for agressive behavior that might in fact be a human condition?



This is how simple the controversy can be termed. The answers however seem to be less simple. We find that a lot of spheres online have been dedicated to say something about this matter. And furthermore, totally opposite expert advices have been given. 



So, who are involved in this debate - who has something at stake here?

Well, those who are participating in the discussions online are; concerned parents, phychology experts and to a minor extend gamers.

​And what is then driving the debate...

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We find it to be fears: Fearing that ones kids will get behavioral and social problems, fearing that we will see a coming generation of people not being able to distinguish between fantasy and reality and from the gamers side fearing to not being able to play those games that give a kick and maybe create a social interaction for them. 



This web site is providing a tour through the landscape of fears in the controversy of violent video games. The games becomes frightfull in themselves in some of the networks that is created online.



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Not visible in the debate - neither on Wikipedias representation or in the major online debate. However, these sites have in general great acknowledgement and gamers link a lot to them. That is why they appear so big when looking at the maps of debaters online.

FEARS

GAME WORLD

REALITY

Very visible online but not acknowlegded to a greater extend by neither experts or gamers

Mapping Controversies, 2013, Thomas, Elisabeth & Claudia.

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