"Examines the history of violent video games, explores the controversies in the video game industry, and discusses the future advances of violent video games"-- Provided by publisher.

Important events in the development of violence and video gamestk -- Introduction: a world of violence -- What is violence in video games -- How does violence in video games affect the brain and body? -- How does violence in video games affect society? -- What is the future of violence in video games? -- Important events in the development of violence and video games -- Galaxy game, the first arcade video game, is released -- The magnavox odyssey, the first at-home gaming system, is introduced -- Death Race receives controversy for the amount of violence -- The arcade version of Mortal Kombat shows blood spatter and characters dying -- Senator Joe Lieberman brings congressional attention to violent video games -- The ESRB is created to establish a ratings system for video games -- The school shooting in at Columbine High School in Colorado prompts a national -- Discussion of popular violent video games such as Doom and Wolfenstein 3D -- Halo: combat evolved revolutionizes first-person shooter video games -- The US Army releases the video game America's Army as a recruitment tool -- Call of Duty 4: modern warfare is released and depicts graphic violence in highly realistic -- Modern military scenarios -- The US Supreme court rules in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association that video -- Games are protected speech under the first amendment -- The Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, prompts a White House meeting with Vice President Joe Biden about violence in video games -- Grand Theft Auto V receives criticism for explicit violence and sexual content -- Pokemon Go introduces augmented reality to the public which some experts believe is the future of violent video games -- The school shooting in Parkland, Florida, prompts a White House meeting between video game industry representatives and President Donald Trump.