Nearly all teenagers play video games. A 2008 study conducted by Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that 97% of teenagers ages from twelve to seventeen years old play computer, web, and portable or game console games. Cheryl K. Olson's main point in her article, "It's Perverse, but it's Also Pretended," is that there is not enough evidence or research that shows violent video games can cause children's psychological or neurological harm to make them more aggressive to others. She goes on to argue that many people assume that video game violence is bad for children, even though they have never played any video games and therefore they might not be that educated on the subject. Olson also points out even though teenage boys may be more interested in violent video games; there is no evidence that shows a connection to violent behavior in real life. I disagree with Cheryl K. Olson's claim that there is not enough evidence on how violent video games can affect a child's psychological or neurological harm to make them more aggressive to others. Recent research shows teenagers who play violent video games over a number of years become more aggressive towards others; not only can it make teens more aggressive, but it can also generate negative affects in a teen's life, and individuals who argue that video game violence has no affect on a child's life tend to have fewer credentials than the opposing side.
             Teenagers who have been playing violent video games for several years tend to react more aggressively to accidental provocations. According to a newspaper article from the Daily Mail, "Violent Video Games Make Teenagers More Aggressive Towards Other People." A long term study done by the Brock University in Canada, suggests that long term players of violent video game tend to react more aggressively to accidental provocations. The study involved one thousand four hun...