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i was told that gaming promotes violence
for me gaming is a alley to get rid of violence
i would like to get ur ideas
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| 07/31/06 19:35 |
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Kanna
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Depends who you are talking to. There has been a long debate, and it will never end. I play games alot, have been playing them alot since I was around 2ish. and I'm not a violant guy.
Depends on how weak minded the person at hand is, how he/she was raised, etc. People will always place teh blame on soemthing other than what is really to blame aswell. Video Games have been taking alot of heat lately.
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| 07/31/06 19:46 |
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personally i take my anger out on games for instance...
at school i was always herrasted because i play soccer and volley ball which every1 seems to think are the 2 girlyest games on eearth so when i come home ill get o socom 3 or guildwars and go on a massive killing spree then i feel better but ask ne1 around me i am a very peaceful person
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| 07/31/06 20:07 |
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like Albino Monktress said,, its better to take it out on a compute game. It comes down to a reality issue of as long as its does not become real actions then its no where near as bad.
as said before there will be some weak willed people or even ones who's reality / fantasy line gets a little blurred and they would be the problem ones.
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| 07/31/06 20:23 |
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i think games have nothing to do with it. the real blame goes to the parents....period.
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| 07/31/06 20:23 |
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| QUOTE | | i think games have nothing to do with it. the real blame goes to the parents....period. |
WOW,,, I would say each person should be blamed for their own actions or in actions or it becomes a long line of "pass the buck".
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| 07/31/06 20:27 |
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ESRB made ratings for a reason. If your kid is unstable mentally go buy them mario kart or sumtin.
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| 07/31/06 20:31 |
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| QUOTE | | ESRB made ratings for a reason. If your kid is unstable mentally go buy them mario kart or sumtin. |
lol .. @ mario kart .... Or buy ht dance party lol
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| 07/31/06 20:49 |
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I sometimes forget that guildwars is technicaly a game of violence. in PvE we are fighting monsters, in PVP we are engaged in friendly competition that is less violent than an american football game.
Personaly, i feel that the people who blame their violent actions on videogames are simply seeking a scapegoat. if the games did not exsist, the violence would still be there.
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| 07/31/06 20:55 |
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| QUOTE | personally i take my anger out on games for instance...
at school i was always herrasted because i play soccer and volley ball which every1 seems to think are the 2 girlyest games on eearth so when i come home ill get o socom 3 or guildwars and go on a massive killing spree then i feel better but ask ne1 around me i am a very peaceful person
i have also been called tree hugger on amny occasions |
Same thing would happen to me b/c i played soccer and volleyball instead of footbal and basketball. So i completely agree with albino monktress.
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| 07/31/06 21:10 |
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HEY . . . . did a ghost start this thread or what???
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| 08/01/06 05:37 |
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This is subject many gamers should feel very passionate about seeing as our source of entertainment has become the scapegoat for crime and violence of this generation.People should be responsible for their own actions,games aren't to blame.My opinion is that violence is better off left in gaming than in reality.Ever since the original Postal was released as well as the Mortal Kombat series,those games were harassed for their usage of violence but did anyone ever think to question television and the amount of violence there?Of course not.It's their method of control and brainwashing(this will lead further into a more political ramble which is why I will stop here.)Games are actually very educational,they make you use your mind and you're actively thinking instead of drooling over some soap opera or drama on tv.Consider puzzle games for instance,or any game that causes you to become frustrated.It shows that you're being challenged mentally and that your mind is in use.I know alot of violence occurs over videogames but it isn't the games that should be blamed.Look at the world we live in.It would be complete and utter hypocrisy to say that gaming is the cause of violence in our youth.Alot of you may or maynot agree and that is up to you,your freedom of choice so use it wisely.But I felt it was necessary for me to reply to this topic.
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| 08/01/06 05:55 |
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it mainsult people but i need to say this: it totally depends on the intelligence of people. becausethere where to not so smart guys t stole a gun and killed 15 peoplebecause they wanted to know how it would feel if GTA:SA real was. normal people can realiye that when you do that you hurt family's and the village. thats the problem. until not everyone realizes that, they society still will say that because 10 people on thwe world are doing that. to bad that will allways be that way.luck(when you arent living alone) the most parents realize that we will play eather way, and they will c that we aren't getting agressive. that are my 2 cents
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| 08/01/06 06:12 |
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Personally I hate the overprotective mothers who say that stuff and try to get games banned. They should all die and burn ^.^...and nah I don't think they promote violence, but sometimes people are just stupid and do things they see in the game.
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| 08/01/06 06:26 |
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this is my take on things, with ppl with simple minds, it's money see monkey do, and they shouldn't dump all gamers into the same basket.
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| 08/01/06 06:32 |
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| QUOTE | | this is my take on things, with ppl with simple minds, it's money see monkey do, and they shouldn't dump all gamers into the same basket. |
in agree to with you
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| 08/01/06 06:43 |
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You can go back as far as you want, it has always been the same, for many hundreds of years, religions have always been behind wars and hatred, in the 50s, 60s and 70s people blamed Rock 'n' Roll, music and even having too much freedom, in the eighties, TV shows started to get the finger, including cartoons :/
Now, and it seems for quite some time to come, Computer games will be blamed... ever notice that it's always the popular media of the time that is blamed? Books, Music, TV, Computers... in an ever changing world, people have and probably will always be aggressive at some point in there life... we're humans, intelligent animals, but still animals, with basic instincts.
Now before you say, we're not animals and aggressive because we can control ourselves... cos yes we can, but it only takes a few small things to trigger them. What if your child was being attacked or someone you care about? It's all about protection, some people become aggressive to protect, some people use survival skills to get away from trouble, and others use violence as a defence mechanism, utilising fear as a defense, if people are afraid of you, you can feel quite safe.
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All said and done, there will always be the exception to every rule... there'll always be psychotic and mentally unstable people, but there always has been.
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| 08/01/06 07:04 |
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| QUOTE | i was told that gaming promotes violence
for me gaming is a alley to get rid of violence
i would like to get ur ideas |
Oh yes, someone who played Painkiller and put a chainsaw in his neighbour or the person that rapes his sister because the GTASA Hot Coffee mod made him wonder...
Give me a break.
A sane person isn't driven into trying things in RL just because he did them in a video game.
There are two kinds of people on this globe:
1) Normal people.
2) Sick psychos.
Every now and then it's bound to happen that one from the latter category murders someone or whatever.
If a box with the label "PC CD-ROM" is found in his home the media will just read the title off it and write a spicy story to broadcast worldwide.
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| 08/01/06 07:11 |
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Sorry about the rant... :D
But...... As it's usually chemical inbalances in young adults that triggers the aggression that is blamed on everything else, perhaps society should remove their abilities to create testosterone. We'll have a much more pleasant and nice world for about 70 years. Then there'll be no more humans, because the very equipment we need to reproduce, is the same equipment that causes teen aggression.
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| 08/01/06 07:13 |
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There are two kinds of people on this globe:
1) Normal people.
2) Sick psychos.
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i thought more people exist :P like super inteligent, uber nerds, ect ect
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| 08/01/06 07:18 |
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| QUOTE | | QUOTE |
There are two kinds of people on this globe:
1) Normal people.
2) Sick psychos.
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i thought more people exist :P like super inteligent, uber nerds, ect ect |
Subcategories.
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| 08/01/06 07:20 |
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| QUOTE | | QUOTE | | QUOTE |
There are two kinds of people on this globe:
1) Normal people.
2) Sick psychos.
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i thought more people exist :P like super inteligent, uber nerds, ect ect |
Subcategories. |
Hmhm, you can be a super intelligent uber nerd pyscho, for example.
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| 08/01/06 07:24 |
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| QUOTE | | This is subject many gamers should feel very passionate about seeing as our source of entertainment has become the scapegoat for crime and violence of this generation.People should be responsible for their own actions,games aren't to blame.My opinion is that violence is better off left in gaming than in reality.Ever since the original Postal was released as well as the Mortal Kombat series,those games were harassed for their usage of violence but did anyone ever think to question television and the amount of violence there?Of course not.It's their method of control and brainwashing(this will lead further into a more political ramble which is why I will stop here.)Games are actually very educational,they make you use your mind and you're actively thinking instead of drooling over some soap opera or drama on tv.Consider puzzle games for instance,or any game that causes you to become frustrated.It shows that you're being challenged mentally and that your mind is in use.I know alot of violence occurs over videogames but it isn't the games that should be blamed.Look at the world we live in.It would be complete and utter hypocrisy to say that gaming is the cause of violence in our youth.Alot of you may or maynot agree and that is up to you,your freedom of choice so use it wisely.But I felt it was necessary for me to reply to this topic. |
this may sound kind of nerdy but i think i've learned a lot from video games. ever since my friend and i were young we were glued to games. When we were younger it was games like Pokemon, and Mario. Do u know how mentally stimulating Pokemon is to a 5 year old? a lot. My mom used to tell me that these games were useless but i mostly blocked her out cuz i was playin 1. Well now she tells me that they helped eye-hand coordination cuz the varsity Lacrosse coach told her i had the best eye hand coordination on my team when i was in 7th grade. Do u know how hard it is to make a good build on CoV? Or what about my new 360 game, chromehounds? You have to build a freakin robot.
But then again, there are a fair share of addicts. Im not pickin on World of Warcraft, but i read some disturbing things lately in a GAMING magazine. A man in Japan killed his friend over an in-game deal. one many played the game for like 20 hours straight. i can see where this would lead to minor causes, like you guys said there are normal ppl and psychos. But do they ever question things like say, paintball. You run around and shoot ppl in RL! i think thats worse than video games. Now i like Paintball but ive seen some pretty crazy ppl.
My point is people belive what they want to belive. If u want to belive that GTA is real than u will, but ur probably not sane. if you want to belive video games increase violence, you will. And if you want to belive Aliens abducted Elvis and hes still alive, you will
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| 08/01/06 08:22 |
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It's a good topic of discussion, creds to you. Games are a source of escape for most people not a way of acting out violent acts. I don't play games so I can kill people or creatures, and my guess is, is that most people don't play gw to watch violent acts.
My question where is the research that proves that game players are more prone to violence? There is none. But people want someone or something to blame for when others go bad. Games may or may not play some part in someone becoming violent but they certainly are not the main motivation for someone, that occurs because of family upbringing or violent acts perpitrated against them, not because of playing a game.
I can remember at one time years back a young man who listened to ACDC committed several murders. People were saying ACDC's music is antisocial, worships the devil and is a motivation for people to commit violent acts. We've seen all this before it's time to look at the real issue, child upbringing and moral education by families as the central issue. I get so tired of people trying to pass the buck for their lack of parental skills it makes me sick.
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| 08/01/06 08:25 |
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