Like most people my age, I love video games. Even though I don't invest a lot of time in games, I keep up to date with the trends and technologies involved in creating the latest video games. The video game industry began to thrive in the late 1970s, and within a few decades, video games went from pixel graphics and 8-bit music to 3D graphics and HD surround sound. With the growth of the gaming market, thousands of job opportunities have been created in various fields such as programming and designing. Nowadays, games could cost hundreds, thousands, and even millions of dollars to create, and some titles generate bigger profits than Hollywood blockbusters. People born in the 70s, 80s and 90s grew up in this dynamic industry and experienced the rapid change in its trends and technologies. But despite all the benefits that video games offer us, there could be consequences for these entertainment systems we all enjoy. Most popular game titles involve some type of violence, such as hitting, killing, breaking, or smashing. The situation may get worse during multiplayer gameplay when players have more freedom to do or say things to each other. Some people argue that this violence in games makes the player aggressive. There have been shootings and other brutal incidents related to violent video games, so experts have conducted many studies to learn more about the correlation between violent games and aggressive behavior. As a video game enthusiast, I decided to delve into this controversy to answer the question: do violent games really make people aggressive? Or is it because aggressive people are attracted to violent games? I can't begin writing about this investigation without mentioning the famous social cognitivist, Albert Bandura, who...... halfway through the article... can answer the questions I posed. Works Cited Anderson, Craig and Brad Bushman. “EFFECTS OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES ON AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, AGGRESSIVE COGNITION, AGGRESSIVE AFFECT, PHYSIOLOGICAL AWAKENING, AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR: A meta-analytic review of the scientific literature.” Psychological Science 12.5 (2001): 353-359. Network. March 1, 2012. Endestad, Tor and Leila Torgersen. “Computer Games and Violence: Is There Really a Connection?” Digital Games Research Association. Network. March 2, 2012.Foster, Christine. "Trustworthy man." Stanford Magazine. Network. March 2, 2012.Fowler, Laurie. "A virtual interview with Albert Bandura." Network. March 3, 2012.Harding, Anne. “Violent video games linked to childhood aggression.” CNN Health. November 3, 2008.Web. March 3, 2012.Shankar Vedantam. "It's a duel: what effect do violent video games have on children?" NPR. July 7, 72010. Web. March 3 2012.