video game violence
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This is a very hard subject to debate, and honestly it depends on a person's own upbringings and opinion.
Personally I don't see video games as a means or a ways to promote violence. There are many things that show violence: movies, t.v., influences, hell even books can be violent. I see it as a way to vent anger, had a bad day? Go blow something up online, or go on a mass murder spree and drive away for 20 minutes in a beat-up vehicle, and come out a much more calm person. There are some cases when video games can affect them (the child, I assume anyone who is old enough to buy mature games is pretty mentally stable to play a violent game lol) too much, and could be a negative influence, and that's where a parent comes in. As long as they have a positive influence on not only what games the child gets, but how they raise the child, violent video games shouldn't be a problem.
But I do fear they can promote violence to those who take them to far and to think of it more then just an escape from reality.
Tough question lol.
Personally I don't see video games as a means or a ways to promote violence. There are many things that show violence: movies, t.v., influences, hell even books can be violent. I see it as a way to vent anger, had a bad day? Go blow something up online, or go on a mass murder spree and drive away for 20 minutes in a beat-up vehicle, and come out a much more calm person. There are some cases when video games can affect them (the child, I assume anyone who is old enough to buy mature games is pretty mentally stable to play a violent game lol) too much, and could be a negative influence, and that's where a parent comes in. As long as they have a positive influence on not only what games the child gets, but how they raise the child, violent video games shouldn't be a problem.
But I do fear they can promote violence to those who take them to far and to think of it more then just an escape from reality.
Tough question lol.
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Violence today is much less common then in the days of old.
The average life span has gone up. The Quality of living has gone up. We just have become a smaller world, in that we know whats going on all over the world at all times. And we have ostracized violence and tried to forget all the MILLIONS of horribly violent things we have done in our (human kinds) past that, in hopes to seem more civilized.
The thing with video games is: People who do really violent things often play video games. BUT: How many people play violent video games that have never done a violent thing in their life?
Its much like saying "Drinking water makes people turn into homicidal maniacs" because most people who are homicidal maniacs do infact drink water... however not all people that drink water become one.
The average life span has gone up. The Quality of living has gone up. We just have become a smaller world, in that we know whats going on all over the world at all times. And we have ostracized violence and tried to forget all the MILLIONS of horribly violent things we have done in our (human kinds) past that, in hopes to seem more civilized.
The thing with video games is: People who do really violent things often play video games. BUT: How many people play violent video games that have never done a violent thing in their life?
Its much like saying "Drinking water makes people turn into homicidal maniacs" because most people who are homicidal maniacs do infact drink water... however not all people that drink water become one.
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Two words: Hell No!
I actually wrote one of my college essays on this very subject. I posted it in the writing section, but I get the feeling they deleted that section. Maybe I'll look for it again and post it some time.
I actually wrote one of my college essays on this very subject. I posted it in the writing section, but I get the feeling they deleted that section. Maybe I'll look for it again and post it some time.
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this actually brings up a good point of mine.
ALL people are wild, dangerous animals that have in them the ability to do ANYTHING (under the right conditions). And that part has a hunger, a curiosity if you will. To commit violence. Some people, if not given some outlet (Read: Martial arts class, Boxing club, athletics, or video games.) will find an outlet, in innocent people.
Video games give us all the ability to feed that part of our psyche without anyone getting hurt.
Those that play video games and hurt someone, where going to do it anyway. The fact that they play video games has nothing to do with it.
it always depends on the person itself, for example i've been playing war games since i don't remember when, can actually hold discussions about weapons since WWI (that always scares people, especially when we're in airports and i start shooting off random facts about the gear that security people are wearing, my mum nearly fainted when i started analysing the MP5 in plain hearing of the guard holding it ;p he liked it though, he even corrected me when i made a mistake in the type of ammunition ;p), anyway, it doesn't make me want to go out and kill someone, if the person doesn't already have it within them, playing video games won't make them more aggressive!
