Video games

A form of digital media that is constantly is video games. These are often targeting by the media and reputation is constantly tested and questioned. This is mostly after disasters such as shootings the media looks to video games that are either violent or popular. The hugely popular Pokemon has been accused of being satanic, encouraging animal abuse, encouraging gambling and racial stereotyping. This is because it is often viewed as an easy target by many different groups as research into video game effects is relatively new with not many definite answers. A recent controversy that hit the headlines was one of the best selling call of duty games that featured a terrorist attack on attack on an airport. This was talked about for weeks globally, the designer of the level Mohammad Alavi told the press "It isn't really relevant whether that makes you enjoy the entertainment experience even more because you're being naughty (à la Grand Theft Auto) or it engrosses you further into the story and makes you resent your actions. What's relevant is that the level managed to make the player feel anything at all." This gave the Call of duty franchise and the whole video game industry a bad reputation and often gets blamed along with grand theft auto for violent news stories. However there is discussion that it is no worse than what is made in Hollywood and that in counties with high violent video game content there is no rise.