The evolution of video game violence
When reviewing the existing research, it is important to note that some studies may be
somewhat outdated in an environment that is continually evolving in terms of violent content. In
the late 1970s and early 1980s when Atari dominated the market, the graphic capability of games
was very simplistic to the point that video game violence was largely abstract and rarely involved
violence between humans (Dill & Dill, 1998).