Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Are violent games a good thing??
Brook Brown beleives that violent games are a good thing.
I am drawn to these violent games because they offer more freedom. And, it may
sound naive, but i believe the vast majority of gamers play these games for the
same reason as me. Do you?
The definition of a game is the competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators. There is no part of the definition that defines violent game playing and applying that to the real world. Brown believes its freeing to kill police and rape strippers because he can not do that in his real life without facing serious consequences. Thats one thing these video games do not have is consequences. In virtual reality world, there is no right or wrong because everything is right. You want to stab five people, go ahead you'll get a bonus round and get to the next level. To some people this amusement is freeing like Brown states, allowing your imagination to wander inappropriately. But for not defining what is right and wrong may mislead many to thinking it is ok. The excitment that is recieved from murder in a game is demonstrated when a kid stabs someone to see what it is like. I beleive that these games are just for stimulating excitement and fun but it crosses the line when someone is pleading not guilty for murder because of insanity from playing videogames.
I am drawn to these violent games because they offer more freedom. And, it may
sound naive, but i believe the vast majority of gamers play these games for the
same reason as me. Do you?
The definition of a game is the competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators. There is no part of the definition that defines violent game playing and applying that to the real world. Brown believes its freeing to kill police and rape strippers because he can not do that in his real life without facing serious consequences. Thats one thing these video games do not have is consequences. In virtual reality world, there is no right or wrong because everything is right. You want to stab five people, go ahead you'll get a bonus round and get to the next level. To some people this amusement is freeing like Brown states, allowing your imagination to wander inappropriately. But for not defining what is right and wrong may mislead many to thinking it is ok. The excitment that is recieved from murder in a game is demonstrated when a kid stabs someone to see what it is like. I beleive that these games are just for stimulating excitement and fun but it crosses the line when someone is pleading not guilty for murder because of insanity from playing videogames.
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Are you arguing that violent game playing leads to real violence or just to excuses for real violence?
There seem to be two camps those that feel that violent game playing is corrupting and brutalizing and those who feel that it is cathartic and harmless thrill.
Japanese teens play a lot of violent games online, but there is not a lot of violence in Japanese society. Games may well have an affect on the culture but games alone do not account for an increase of violence in society.
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There seem to be two camps those that feel that violent game playing is corrupting and brutalizing and those who feel that it is cathartic and harmless thrill.
Japanese teens play a lot of violent games online, but there is not a lot of violence in Japanese society. Games may well have an affect on the culture but games alone do not account for an increase of violence in society.
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