Agh, my eyes! I was watching a show on A&E about teenage killers and I was just waiting for them to bring out the video game angle. What they showed was a clip from a forensic animation showing a kid on a bike getting shot from a vehicle, they then jumped to a closeup of a kids hands playing with a playstation controller.…
Justin : The instance you're describing is heinous, to be sure, but not another example of videogames' influence. Sounds more like irresponsible journalism via A&E. Like, the show's producer wanted the most violent video-game-style image they could get, but couldn't be bothered to actually find some God of War clips or…
Many games today, due to advanced graphics and lack of good ideas, ARE simulators. And a few top selling ones include the possibility of emulating murder without any gameplay elements to justify a reason for it. This is why games such as Gran Turismo don't allow racers to plow through a crowd on the sidelines.
Vig: The Bible was mostly misused, yes but there are other books that were written to influence the reader. Hell, read something by Michael Moore or one of those other "great political authors" and you'll already find a piece of self-conclusive propaganda that can only be dismantled with very thorough research. Or a…
[ QUOTE ] Seriously, the book is probably the most dangerous medium available because it can make the reader believe it's reporting real facts and twist them to influence the reader (propaganda). [/ QUOTE ] I wouldn't blame words printed in a book, I would blame the crazy crack heads who read those words and apply them…
They should throw a few Bible passages on the screen and tell everyone that books make people violent. Seriously, the book is probably the most dangerous medium available because it can make the reader believe it's reporting real facts and twist them to influence the reader (propaganda). A videogame doesn't pretend to show…
for their studies to see if games are bad for kids, they should take a group of kids who play violent games to a slaughter house, and see if they've actually been trained to kill.
They are influential. That has been provn time and time again with other forms of media. It doesn't mean someone will go out and shoot their neighbor. It does mean however, when presented with a real violent situation, they wont react as much. In short, it can makes us less empathic towards real pain. I guess it could be…