Re: The current hot topic of violence in video games.
This is a really good read. It is from the ESA (Entertainment Software Association), which is one of the bigger video game advocacy groups.
There are two things that I was very pleasantly surprised by.
I would have guessed about 30% for the first and about 10% for the second. So that is FAR better than my expectation.
One of my favorite stats:
Violent crime decreased dramatically from 1998 to 2011 (approximately 20%) while video game sales soared (more than tripling in sales from $4.8b to $16.6b)
Also, most games aren't even violent:
56% of video games made are either Rated E or E10+ (For Everyone or Everyone 10+).
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