<[ Violence in Video Games ]>

Violent Video Games Can Increase Aggression (2 pages)
http://www.apa.org/releases/videogames.html

Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) Game Rating & Descriptor Guide (2 pages)
http://www.esrb.org/esrbratings_guide.asp **review the guide

Battle over violent video games heating up (3 pages)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2004-01-28-videogame-fracas_x.htm

Ratings Detail Sex and Violence in Video Games (3 pages)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,106067,00.html

Culture Shock: You Decide: Video Game Violence (12 page activity)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/provocations/videogames/warning.html

Watch the following movies: **Please allow up to 5 minutes for the videos to load in your browser (20 minutes for dialup)
BMX XXX Trailer (12.7 MB)
Grand Theft Auto Trailer (13.3 MB)
Bloodrayne Trailer (11.6 MB)

Gender Issues/Sex

http://www.media-awareness.ca

http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2003/04/16/genderplay_sucesses_and_failures_in_character_designs_for_videogames.html

http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/14092_1.pdf

http://www.mavia.org click on Campaign for a Game Smart Community Recommended Games for 2003 for a list of recommended and not recommended games. There is also a video clip, public message, and information to be found at this website regarding video games and children.