Cluster of Violence in Video Games Controversy

I made a cluster that included the most important aspects of controversy of violence in video games. --The blue lines describe who the controversy is targeting

-The green lines describe who is professionally involved or researching the topic

-The pink lines are social media where one can easily access information about the controversy

-The yellow lines describe the two opinions about the controversy, those being the idea that violent video games have a negative effect on people or that violent video have no effect or a positive one on people

-The red lines describe the ideology of what people want to happen with this controversy 

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Reflection:

I looked at two of my peers blogs: Alaina Michaels and Michael Gee's. My cluster was very similar to Michael's in the way we organized each topic of colors. However, I used the same format as Alaina. It was interesting to see others clusters and how one chose to organize it. Furthermore, Alaina gave me the idea to begin with a very broad topic and then narrow it further and further down until I reach the specific concepts of my controversy. The benefits of using these tools is to get a sense of the whole picture and to be able to organize an abundant amount of research and information. Using these clusters can help with research papers, creative writing, or even creating a resume. It is simply a great way to get all of your ideas out on a piece of paper. This ensures that when one is writing about an important topic, they won't leave anything out. Specifically for this project, this step helps one put all of his or her ideas together and allows for new connections and links between subjects to arise.