The Effect of Violence in The Media on Violence in Children

This essay will explore many different things to do with children and parents and how the media has an impact on them. From looking at music video, gaming and movies and to see if the content can have an impact on the child's behavior, and how parents can monitor there child’s behavior to give their child the best way of life.

Gaming is a massive part of some children teens and growing up, and it's always the shooting games that are most popular with kids aged between 12-17. This quote backs my point of peoples actions, I know this is the most extreme but I feel like you have to know about this sort of stuff to get a realization of what could potentially happen. 97% of kids are playing video games and 85% or more of the video games that they are playing contain violent content. Games such as Grand Theft Auto, Manhunt and call of duty are and were popular. Even such as games like Pokémon Go makes to go to battle with other players. And this game is more for the younger generation but still encourages you to battle.
''Young people can become more aggressive after looking at violent television programmes or video games'' (Andalo, 2005 p1).

There are a lot of concerns about how children are being brought up today. The gaming scene is a massive platform for children to be influenced by violence. Games with age restrictions have very violent or gory content, strong language and possible nudity, which is unacceptable for the younger generation.

Viewing this sort of content often enough can make it more likely that someone will behave in an aggressive or violent way, be less understanding of other people’s needs and feelings, or feel more afraid of their environment.

Needs evidence look back at the research

This kind of content doesn’t always show what would happen if people behaved violently in real life. It can mean that teenagers don’t get a realistic understanding of what happens when you’re violent in real life. There are many consequences at the end of all this. expand consequences for there person causing the crime to think about the victim
‘’Researchers from the University of Birmingham […] said parents and carers should be as careful about exposing their children to violent images as they are about keeping them away from dangerous chemicals and medicines in the home.’’ (Andalo, 2005, p1)

Talk about the statement

In some sense, this can be good and bad but it's just the amount you are exposing your children to this sort of content. Just as you would limit certain foods in your child's diet that might bad for them, you should be doing the same when letting them watch certain videos and playing certain games.

Because this could be educating your child in the wrong way, which could have an impact on their life at a later date.

’'They found consistent evidence that young children who watched television and films and played video games with violent content showed more aggressive play and behavior. There was a definite "small but significant" effect, which was especially relevant for boys'' (Andalo, 2005, p1) The evidence was less consistent when considering older children and teenagers and the long-term effects on all ages.

Kids learn their attitudes about violence at a young age. Although televised violence has been studied the most. People are finding out that other media platforms are having an impact on children and teens in many different ways.

From media violence, learn to act aggressively towards other people around them. They will be taught to use violence instead of self-control and stepping away from a situation to not cause conflict. (Tompkins, 2003,p1)

Also, children who see violence from movies, tv shows, or video games may become more fearful and look at the world around them in a completely different way to what they should do at that age. reference They could see the world as a scary place. for example, a video game that is close to real life as they can get is Grand theft auto which is a free roaming game which you have control of a character's actions. Things like doing drugs, stealing a car and killing people. From my own experience, this is a fun and addictive game. But this isn't the only game out there that consists of this sort of violent content.

So this might not be apparent right away, but kids might not act out violently until their teens and young adult years.

It has been argued that the media can have some form of impact on someone's actions. The example below is of the most extreme cases but these extreme circumstances need to be noted to show people what it could possibly lead to.

‘’The 18-year old gunman who killed nine people in Munich, Germany, on Friday was a fan of first-person shooter video games, according to reports. This detail in the unspooling story of the rampage led many to worry that violent video games may be negatively affecting their own children.’’ (Scutti, 2016 p1)

A 2010 review by a psychologist (Craig A. Anderson) and others concluded that “the evidence strongly suggests that exposure to violent video games is a causal risk factor for increased aggressive behavior, aggressive cognition, and aggressive affect and for decreased empathy and prosocial behavior.” Anderson also states that playing violent video games such as first-person shooters or free roaming games can have an impact on someone's aggressive thought and feelings. Personally, I think young kids are more likely to absorb these sorts of thing because they are always learning and taking new things in. The most popular games to date are Grand theft auto that I have already mentioned and Call of duty and these are purely violent games which could have an impact on a child's thoughts and feeling. this links to the case above about the 18-year-old playing first-person shooters.
Other researchers such as psychologist Christopher J. Ferguson have challenged the fact that does violent games harm children. although a lot of his own research had very similar results to Anderson. Ferguson contends that laboratory tests have not translated into the real world. He also claims that a lot of the research into violent video games has failed to control other things such as mental health and family life. Children that are already at risk of these sorts of things have just chosen these sorts of games to play because its a way for them to focus there thoughts and emotion into a game rather than real life, such as on the streets. In this case, I do agree with younger children being able to play violent games to a certain extent as long as its monitored.

I feel away to monitor this is to keep TVs video games and computers out of there kids bedrooms. I feel if you keep their stuff like this in a more family-based room such as the living room. you can monitor and oversee what your child is going on these different media platform. This bit can go in creative response section, not background study as it’s your opinion.

Looking at media side effects:

• Aggressive behavior around other kids;
• Talking back to your parents or teachers;
• Eating unhealthy foods;
• Smoking, Drinking, or drug use.

'You won't be able to avoid all exposure to violent media’’ (common sense,2016,p1) There is different media platform all around you and it's very hard not to see it. The media platforms are always going to try a different way to capture the audiences eye, from kids to adults, there will always be things that we a human are drawn to. But when you are at home, like I said before you have a lot more control and you can monitor yourself or others in the amount of media content you consume. Research shows that kids who're a parent are frequently managing their consumption of media, make quality choices on their own.

‘’In a darkened bedroom, a copy of Smash Hits lies on the bed. The cover features the Spice Girls: each is holding her hands in front of her face. As the camera rests on this, a man starts to speak. The duvet shifts as something moves beneath it. 'Not a word to anyone,' he whispers. 'It will be our little secret.’’ (The Guardian. 1999 p1).

This is the explanation for a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) they want to the make people feel uncomfortable to make them act. This is the use of shock tactics that could play a part in my own practice to bring awareness about violence in the media and how it can affect children. Personally shock tactics would make me think twice about something but on the other hand, you have to be careful in the way to execute this, you don't want to scare people away from the matter. This will change depending on the audience that you are focusing on. For example, shock tactics on a child might not be as necessary as if your audience was adults.

Violent messages in the media

Violence in the media can occur in a music video, television programs movie etc. There are a lot of practitioners I love that don't link to my chosen style. but I look at all different types of artist to get inspiration to improve my style and as for me as an artist. I look art graphic artist and textile artists the most due to that being my favored mediums. I want to combine these two mediums together to create something that is eye-catching a different from the norm. I feel like this is a good way to draw the audience into my chosen subject. I want to create a small campaign to get a message and some information across about my subject '' Does violence in the media causes violence in children'' this will be creating posters flyers large scale banners and possible pages on social media. Because I haven't done a campaign I need all the inspiration I can possibly get from other practitioners.

Firstly I will look at some examples of campaigns that caught my eye immediately. Paula Scher is a massive icon within the graphic design industry. She created some artwork for a campaign for the New York's public theatre. I was drawn to this straight away from the vibrant colors that she used. the bright yellow is enough to catch anyone's eye, which is something to take into account when thinking about what audience I'm trying to attract. And I feel like this is very important when composing my little campaign.

As you can see these small billboards, is a great way to draw in catch the eye of walkers all ages. The bright yellow really stands out from the building behind it. There were similar designs but created in poster and flyer formats. Also, I asked my girlfriend what she thought about this picture, and she also stated the vibrant color. Also, the fact that there are three posters in a row indicated that it could be quite important rather than if there was just one poster standing on its own.

This is some artwork that I attracted to also I found this work on Pinterest and it stated it was by Chandesh Tk. Similar to the one the colors really caught my eye when researching different styles of campaigning. Another thing that caught my eye is the image on the right, Creating products is also something I'm interested, which links the textile side. I feel this is a great way to get your message across people will ask you about the t-shirt or bag.

Michel Bouvet

Michel is another graphic designer I have been looking to inspire my practice. He produces a lot of work for public institutions: theatres, operas, museums, festivals, dance companies, orchestras... and for publishers in France and abroad. Like a lot of artists who has a particular style, Michel has an arrange of different styles depending on the task at hand, if that's treating a poster or book cover his style changes. As you can see with the two examples that I have chosen, the one on the left is photography based poster the typography combined into it. And the one on the right is more patterned based and simple block colors. I feel like I can really get inspired by him due to my practice always changing, which I feel makes it more current and up to date.

Advertising Agency: Advico Y&R, Zurich, Switzerland

People complain about some advertisements as an obnoxious way for companies to invade our lives. A well-made campaign or advert will remain in your mind a long time after seeing it. I feel that a visual campaign rather than just facts and figures have a greater impact on the viewer and also gives you that realization of what is actually happening in the world. It draws that picture in your mind that will stay there for long.

The title of this piece that I have picked out is ‘’Torture Victims Are People Just Like You And Me’’ visually I think this is really well constructed and clever in the way it will grab peoples attention. Roughly 35 million people each weekday board public transportation. Having this ad on the back of the bus will attract many of the passengers.
The amount of eyes that would have seen this campaign is a lot of people. I also think is clever because it puts the person who is sat in the seat and makes them the victim. Taking this into account when thinking of how I'm going to conduct my little campaign. I feel like out in public places where are used consistently such as coffee hope busses shops etc.

Advertising Agency: Duval Guillaume, Belgium

This is another create a way to get a message across. similar to the first one involving everyday occurrences such as shopping. ‘Plastic bags kill’ is a very strong message but a true one in fact and we are the one doing the killing when you think about it. The person carrying the bag is seemingly killing the animal by using these bags and not disposing of them in the correct way. Also, these bags will be carried around in public places for people to see and take note of.

I'm going to show a few pieces of development work at the start of this section, then show how I have developed them into my final outcome. Due to having two different campaign pack for kids and one for adults. I will only be talking about a few of them. at the end of this section, I will show the two packs as a whole.

This is a piece of development work for the parents of children who may use the media on a day to day bases. It acts as a notification to just remind mind and to just to bear this in mind.

After talking to an adult with children, they said they would feel embarrassed to ask the younger generation about what they do on social media or how long they spend on it. So generally they wouldn't think about it. the reason why I'm creating this campaign is to remind how the media can impact children but the parents need to be addressed also. So having a bright poster like this may catch the eye of a parent and make them think about this matter. Even if they don't take action they have thought about, then this may lead to them talking to friends and spreading the word.

I think for a starting poster I feel this isn't a bad start but could be improved a lot more in its visual appearance. I feel like I could play around with the typeface a lot more because this is just a standard Helvetica bold text. Also, the color palette is something I have to think about more when developing my campaign. The orange work when wanting the catch someone's eye but I want to play around with the text on the poster to really make it pop out from surrounding people and objects.

When thinking about how I move this forward I go back to thinking about campaign strategies and what makes a good campaign. I'm going to take products into account because of the mobile aspect of it. When a campaign is on the move it will be seen by a wider audience.

This piece of development work it is more an information sheet about the subject. it is split into two categories. With this piece, I simply wanted to educate whoever was interested in this topic. Instead of being an eye catch piece like the last example that used bright colors to catch the audiences eye, this is a lot more toned back and formal approach.

I feel that the information I included is simple and easy to read. I feel that I could improve the layout of this piece I feel that it looks rush and not thought out.
When thinking about how to create something for someone who is the parent I feel that it has to be a lot more formal with a lot of information to educate them about the problem I am looking into.

This is one of the final pieces that is going into my kid's pack. from the first piece, I have developed it to get to this piece. There is a similar feel to it in the sense of the color palette, I have chosen to carry on using an orange for this particular piece for the campaign pack. With the other piece, I thought it was a bit too rigid for a kid/ teenager, soi have changed the text to a more handwritten style to suit the target audience. The purpose of this piece is to make the audience question themselves and work out how much time they actually spend on social media, in front of the television or sitting behind a desk looking at there computer. Them just thinking about this might give them a small shock which could lead to them cutting down on the time they consume media.

This is a few concept designs for a campaign part of the adults pack. When thinking about how to get your message across to the certain audience in this case adults with children. I have to think of different locations and media platforms which is most likely to catch the views eye. Here are a few examples of a campaign logo in various different locations. For example on a computer or laptop is a vital platform for people to see media so this is crucial That the small campaign will be displayed in this way. Other small things such as, maybe a question of a coffee cup. In the UK, we drink approximately 55 million cups of coffee per day, so that is a large audience that could possibly see this campaign message and act on it. The purpose of having a good logo or title for a campaign is to catch someone attention to draw them in and get them involved in the message that you are trying to get across.