Thank you all! Any more will be welcome!

1. How old are you?

16
2. Do you own a T.V.?

Yes.
3. If yes, then how often and for how long do you watch?

Only for use with a PS2, and a DVD player.
4. Do you believe more gov’t regulation of T.V. is needed? or regulation of video games? If so why?

Yes on TV, no on Video Games. With Programs like pay per view, anything for a different audiance can be ordered (instead of packing everything not for lil' tykes into a few, expensive channels) with a password. Video games are an outright purchase, like ordering.
5. What are your top 3 favorite shows?

FLCL, Simpsons, Comdey Central Presents
6. Do you think that the amounts of violence on T.V. has increased since you first started watching?

Not really.
7. Do you own any video games?

Yeah.
8. What are your 3 favorite titles?

SW battlefront, Lego SW, Evil Dead FFOB
9. On a scale of 1 to 10, how violent are those games?

8-9
10. Do you think that the increase of violence in the media has had a detrimental effect on society? Why? (Please leave blank if you do not understand this question)
It has a detrimental effect to PART of society. Those who are easily influenced, or younger childern are extremely prone to the evil of violent images. Teenagers can be graded case by case to the dangers, and adults, unless suffering from a mental condition are completely safe to view such images. I say that it should be made harder for someone who's caretakers stamp a "no violence for you" rule on their viewing to see any violence.

HERE ARE THE RESULTS, THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING!

From the survey conducted December 1, 2005 – December 6, 2005, the group of Walter Disarro, Trevor Thomas, Donald Salmon, Zack W., Bryant Leader, and Jeremiah Stewart have come up with the following results:

- Out of 52 people who took the test, 25 responses were selected, for their completeness and age range. Out of the 25, 12 were under the age of 21, 6 of those under 18, 7 were between the ages of 21-30, and 6 were 31 or older.

- Everyone surveyed owned a television.

- Those who watch the television, 14 declared they watch less than an hour of television a day, 7 responded that they watch 1 – 2 hours a day, 3 said they watch 3 – 4 hours a day, and 1 declared to watch more than 4 hours a day.

- Out of the shows marked down that they watch the most, 8 were rated TVMA (Mature Audience Only), 18 rated TV14 (Parents Strongly Cautioned), 11 rated TVPG (Parental Guidance Suggested), 5 rated TVY7 (Directed to Older Children), and 3 rated TVG (General Audience). (TV GUIDE RATINGS)

- Everyone surveyed either owns or has close access to video games.

- Those surveyed declared their favorite games, out of the ones listed, 9 were rated M (MATURE), 10 rated T (TEEN), and 7 rated E (EVERYONE). (ESRB RATINGS)

- The players rated the violence of the games they play on a scale of 1 – 10, 1 being the lowest possible level, 10 the highest: 5 of the games they gave a 10, 3 a 9, 5 an 8, 4 a 7, 5 were given 6’s, 6 were given 5’s, 6 were given 4’s, and 1 was given a 3.

- On the question whether there needs to be more government regulation of television and video games, the responses were varied, 9 said yes, there needs to be more government regulation on television (Public), and video gaming stating “it may seem silly now, but it will be near imperative for the future”. 3 of the responses said no regulation is needed, leave television and video games alone, and 13 of the respondents state no regulation is needed but parents need to learn to be more responsible for what they buy for their kids and what their children play rather than blaming the government and game manufacturers.

- The question whether or not increased violence in gaming and the media has been detrimental to society was given mixed replies. Many responders declared that though video game and media violence is not detrimental to society it has given society an important wakeup call concerning the importance of good parenting, stating, “Many parents don’t care what their kids play or watch these days, just allowing the tube to baby-sit”. What is detrimental is the lack of acceptance of responsibility among parents. Many also state that no, it is not detrimental to society as a whole because most kids will turn out just fine, knowing what is right and what is wrong, what is real and what is not. Few responded it is bad that such is on the airwaves but people should be given the opportunity to choose for themselves and parents should teach their children right from wrong when choosing games to play and shows and movies to watch.

- Such belongs in our political culture and has been creeping in ever since the invention of the television and as games and shows get more realistic it shall become increasingly debated amongst us concerning the right and wrongs of it.

I'm not going to tell you what to do but here's how I look at it, "Without good there is no evil, and without evil there is no good."

1. How old are you?

17

2. Do you own a T.V.?

yes

3. If yes, then how often and for how long do you watch?

4-6 hours/week

4. Do you believe more gov’t regulation of T.V. is needed? or regulation of video games? If so why?

no - responsibility falls to the parents

5. What are your top 3 favorite shows?

everwood
simpsons
family guy

6. Do you think that the amounts of violence on T.V. has increased since you first started watching?

yes

7. Do you own any video games?

not many

8. What are your 3 favorite titles?

gta3, goldeneye

9. On a scale of 1 to 10, how violent are those games?

7

10. Do you think that the increase of violence in the media has had a detrimental effect on society? Why? (Please leave blank if you do not understand this question)

yes and no. violence in the media has not begetted more violence - in fact violence has gone down overall, just the number of reports on violence has gone up. that said, violence in the media has created a sort of culture shock around it - we are no longer surprised to hear of what is happening, and this is not a good thing.

So, what was this "school project" for anyway?