Friday, April 20

Area of Study 4 - Issues

A major issue in gaming at the moment is violence - Games such as Grand Theft Auto, Hitman and Manhunt have come under recent scrutiny for being too violent and people are questioning whether these games could be responsible for certain crimes.

Another major issue is that of obesity - Many children are spending hours in front of TV screens playing on games instead of being out in the fresh air.

Some games are also critised for being too gender specific - the vast majority of games have a strong male hero which could be seen as negative stereotyping as the men are portrayed as being stronger and more powerful than female characters. There are some exceptions, most notably 'Tomb Raider' who's hero is Lara Croft.

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