He's homocidal! Created 20 years ago2004-08-18 05:41:32 UTC by ZombieLoffe ZombieLoffe

Created 20 years ago2004-08-18 05:41:32 UTC by ZombieLoffe ZombieLoffe

Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 05:41:32 UTC Post #51782
The debate about computer games affecting children goes on - groups are claiming that playing any action game makes you a maniac killer instantly.
Those aged eight years or below do in the short-term re-enact or copy what they see on the screenProfessor Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University
I think this is complete bullshit.
Even though some children are small and some annoyingly stupid, they can divert Game from Reality.

Some may be affected and indeed, kill people cause "I did it in GTA!", but they are most likely to have some kind of mental disorder.
I've played action games since I was six year old, an I (Almost) never want to kill people.

Here, in Sweden, lots of documentaries have been made concerning this issue - the most recent one was only about Postal 2(quite possibly the worst game in the world) and turned a blind eye to those, newthinking, developing and educational games that we all love.

Sure, Half-Life mightnot be the most un-bloody and peacefull game in the world, but this statement is false:
There's no room in a video game for anything other than killing your opponent
Peter Kendall, psychologist
A game(most games) is so much more - puzzles, an interactive enviroment, a plot that involves etcetra.

People who believe that you actually go crazy might aswell be ranting about the news showing terrorists being blown to pieces, starving children being shot at and hospitals being bombed back to the stoneage.
Not that I think you're affected by this - once again, you separate reality from virtuality and even though the news are real they are, hopefully, hundreds of miles away - You care less.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 06:03:10 UTC Post #51790
Right, so next time I play Vice City again and cause havok I'll think about trying it out in reality....no, really. (hahahaha) :D

Most games now are very much like playing the role of a movie character or action hero. Watching a film about the movie character or action hero is no more different.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 07:18:26 UTC Post #51796
Actually Zombie, Social Learning theory(Bandura) does suggest that young children copy from what they see on TV:

Read: http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/comm/bandur-s.mhtml

However, young children shouldnt be watching or playing what is obviously adult material. Thats what the AGE ratings are for!

Its kind of like saying that knives make kids kill themselves, if someone hands an infant a machete! Its not FOR kids.

Blame the parents too busy ignoring their kids to notice what they're spending their time doing, not computer games.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 07:31:20 UTC Post #51798
Wrong bleh.
Kids can watch all the blood n gore they want, they dont get sick and crazy by that.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 07:57:26 UTC Post #51804
Your correct that watching violence doesnt make children crazy. However, when a kid (8 or under) sees someone kicking the crap out of people and IS NOT PUNISHED or worse still if they seen to be REWARDED, they will copy that persons behaviour in real life.

This is where the LEARNING comes in.

If the parent approves (laughs or cheers on etc) or ignores the kid running around the place karate kicking everything in site or pretending to shoot things, then they will see this new behaviour as acceptable, even as something positive. However, if they get shouted at or hit for kicking over things, then they will see it as bad behaviour and stop doing it (unless for attention seeking but that doesnt come into this).

In real life a kid can see the consequences of actions, for example if he sees someone gunned down in the street, he will see all the screaming, crying and the guy (hopefully) being arrested for it. You rarely see consequences like these in TV/video games, therefore it is the parental responsibility to fill in the gaps here, and reprimand the kid if he reenacts. In many cases where the kid gets out of hand, they parent has simply failed to do this.

And yes! I blame steam for violence in children.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 08:21:58 UTC Post #51809
Of course it's Steam's fault! They are to blame for everything!
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 09:11:59 UTC Post #51817
Exactly.
Everything bad in the world, they are to blame for it.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 09:20:24 UTC Post #51820
(8 or under)
Eightyearolds isnt idiots. They can still separate Right from Wrong, hopefully, and they'd know killing people would be BAD AND WRONG.
That theory might be applied to babies, with weird parents, but no more.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 10:37:10 UTC Post #51827
no, its only around the age of 8 that you can be truly differentiate right and wrong, before that you simple dont do things because you are PUNISHED, you simply have no concept of morals etc around this age.

BTW, welcome to Steam Haters Anonymous, G_KID!
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 11:19:13 UTC Post #51835
Can believe the eight-year-old thing there. Then again, age ratings?
Seventh-Monkey Seventh-MonkeyPretty nifty
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 11:34:01 UTC Post #51838
Bleh, no one gives a fuck about age ratings. As I said, I got RA1 when I was 6, which was rated 18yrs.

Define: punish
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 11:44:53 UTC Post #51839
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 11:46:39 UTC Post #51840
OH FUCK OFF WITH YOUR STEAM HATING NOOB
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 13:45:26 UTC Post #51863
Everyone is a noob with the current steam anyways. I reckon Zombieloffes a Steam Agent.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 15:28:48 UTC Post #51890
Yes, indeed, it can be said that ZL is a Steam Operative working closely with a new reformed FTA orginisation planning to configure the minds of Half-life players.
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 17:00:50 UTC Post #51910
I CAN't TAKE IT ANY MORE!!!!

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Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 17:01:13 UTC Post #51911
Oh no! the thought police are coming!
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 17:18:11 UTC Post #51917
'The Thought Police', founded by ZombieLoffe in 1865
Posted 20 years ago2004-08-18 17:29:36 UTC Post #51918
Damn, you're desperate.
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