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Post by kerrigansswarm24 on May 2, 2017 12:29:10 GMT -8
I have heard many times that video games have made the newest generation to become more violent than the last. What are your guy's opinion on the matter. Do you think it true. I for one do not believe this to be the case as when one plays a non-violent video game they do not become what they are playing, for example when someone plays cooking mama that does not make them a professional chef, so why would playing Grand Theft Auto make you a murderer.
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Post by UniversalAris on May 2, 2017 20:52:07 GMT -8
I have heard many times that video games have made the newest generation to become more violent than the last. What are your guy's opinion on the matter. Do you think it true. I for one do not believe this to be the case as when one plays a non-violent video game they do not become what they are playing, for example when someone plays cooking mama that does not make them a professional chef, so why would playing Grand Theft Auto make you a murderer. Indeed. I don't believe that it makes people more violent, at a certain age level. Of course when kids are developing, some negative imagery may effect them, but that is in no way the video games fault. The problem lies within the lack of enforcement of age restricting guidelines. In no way should a 8 year old be playing grand theft auto. I do like that you bring this up because this definitely is something that the media uses to stereotype 'gamers'
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Post by RadioactiveHaggis on May 3, 2017 17:33:56 GMT -8
I maybe wrong, but I believe there have been studies into this that concluded that no such correlation exists. Also, considering the expansive young audience of violent games such as GTA and CoD who don't seem to go out rioting in the street, or beat up their family, friends or other people, seems to suggest lacking evidence for the conclusion that it does lead to violence.
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Post by kerrigansswarm24 on May 4, 2017 9:23:46 GMT -8
I agree Radioactive but there are still those who would wish to blame video games instead of stepping up and taking care of the real problem. It is unfortunate that video games are the scape goat for this as they can be a great teaching tool as well as entertainment.
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Post by RadioactiveHaggis on May 6, 2017 9:28:35 GMT -8
I agree Radioactive but there are still those who would wish to blame video games instead of stepping up and taking care of the real problem. It is unfortunate that video games are the scape goat for this as they can be a great teaching tool as well as entertainment. Indeed. It really is a shame. Though it is interesting that you bring up it as a teaching tool. From experience I can most certainly subscribe to that perspective. I like to play the odd strategy game, specifically those based around nation building and history and they are a useful way in which to understand and learn the basics of historical events and geography.
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Post by kerrigansswarm24 on May 6, 2017 14:17:28 GMT -8
I agree Radioactive but there are still those who would wish to blame video games instead of stepping up and taking care of the real problem. It is unfortunate that video games are the scape goat for this as they can be a great teaching tool as well as entertainment. Indeed. It really is a shame. Though it is interesting that you bring up it as a teaching tool. From experience I can most certainly subscribe to that perspective. I like to play the odd strategy game, specifically those based around nation building and history and they are a useful way in which to understand and learn the basics of historical events and geography. I agree, it has also been tested and proven that Minecraft has improved the math scores o elementary school students. Then you have games that inspire others to create something of their own. I was inspired by a game called Smite to create my own MOBA. I am still working on it but its coming along nicely.
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