Do people copy things they see throughout usage of media?

A French video game fanatic hunted down and stabbed a rival player who had killed his character in an online war game.

Julien Barreaux, 20, told police he wanted to see his rival player "wiped out" after his character in the game Counter-Strike died in a virtual knife fight.

A court in Cambrai, northern France, heard how Barreaux plotted revenge for seven months after the online "killing" last November.

He then located the victim, named only as Mikhael, several miles from his home.

When the man answered the door, he plunged a kitchen knife into his chest.

A police officer told the court that  "Barreaux was arrested within the hour and told us he had wanted to see his rival wiped out for killing off his character." He was jailed for two years for GBH and was ordered to undergo anger management therapy and psychiatric tests.

This happened just last year, but it's been a recurring problem since the late 90's, with reports of gamers copying moves or scenes from video games and doing them in real life. This link between video games and violence hasn't been categorically linked but it's clear that they play a part in these horrifying incidents. I believe that games are a factor in these incidents, however they are not solely to be blamed.

I predict it may get worse however, as addiction levels increase and game consumption also increases