Gaming And Violence Article

DeronokDeronok Join Date: 2003-03-17 Member: 14613Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">This guy actually agrees with us.</div> <a href='http://msn.com.com/2100-1107_2-5065949.html?part=msn&subj=ns&tag=netcal??DI=21&PI=7327&PS=66948' target='_blank'>http://msn.com.com/2100-1107_2-5065949.htm...I=7327&PS=66948</a>

I found this on another forum since I never pay attention to the MSN home anyway. It's not one of those "Gaming causes people to kil!!!!" articles, this guy went to quakecon to look over gamers there.
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  • RyoOhkiRyoOhki Join Date: 2003-01-26 Member: 12789Members
    Whoohoo! Finally someone who understands!

    Great article that really sums up my thoughts on the whole "violence and games" debate. Brillaint stuff! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • SeraphyGoodnessSeraphyGoodness Join Date: 2003-06-05 Member: 17029Members
    edited September 2003
    Unfortunately, the impact of this article is next to worthless in the greater picture of Games & Violence.

    It's on the ZDNet section of MSN, frequented mainly by IT people (professionals to geeks, and all in between). in this circle, its likely preaching to the choir. Hell, he's probably a gamer himself. While he raises valid points, those points are lost due to the fact that most supporters of the games=violence movements are not going to read them. If this article was on CNN, then maybe it would be worth more, but i'll be the first to eat my hat should that ever happen.
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  • Bosnian_CowboyBosnian_Cowboy Join Date: 2003-06-07 Member: 17088Members, Constellation
    If you guys think little kids who haven't even reached puberty aren't affected by games like Grand Theft Auto then you must have hurt your head when a brick flew into it. Violent games by themselves don't cause little kids to go out and kill someone, but they do cause noticable aggressive behavior. Kids are affected by everything they see.
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  • criticaIcriticaI Join Date: 2003-04-07 Member: 15269Banned, Constellation
    If you've been under a rock for the past 2 years:

    <a href='http://www.sirlin.net/Features/feature_Violence.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.sirlin.net/Features/feature_Violence.htm</a>
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  • alius42alius42 Join Date: 2002-07-23 Member: 987Members
    edited September 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--Bosnian+Sep 5 2003, 09:34 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Bosnian @ Sep 5 2003, 09:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If you guys think little kids who haven't even reached puberty aren't affected by games like Grand Theft Auto then you must have hurt your head when a brick flew into it. Violent games by themselves don't cause little kids to go out and kill someone, but they do cause noticable aggressive behavior. Kids are affected by everything they see. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Thats why their parents have to take some initiative and teach them the difference between right and wrong, and if their children can't handle it DON'T buy it for them. Parents need to take a more active role in parenting, instead of bitching to the government to do it for them. You can't and shouldn't limit adult media, it has its place. It shouldn't be eliminated due to misconceptions by all the soccer moms out there. While there are definately two sides to the issue there is a very small population of children who are going to go on a killing spree after playing GTA3, then again they shouldn't have been playing it in the first place.

    (and hell, puberty makes you more violent, not less so.)
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