Videogames = Violence? Think Again!

[Rinku]

Oh.... must've been Licky then  ;)
Well, I'm relieved to see that the majority of us are still sane.

[Penguin dude 2]

Why do Jack T. and doc Phil hate games? I don't see them bashing T.V. They probably wouldn't even bash .hack//all(it's setting is always The World, except Liminality).

Does anyone think schools are going to be bribed to bash games?

[Fishalicious]

They hate video games for the same reason I hate stupid people... because they can and they see a problem with it.

Yeah, schools might bash video games soon...

[Mysterious F.]

And if they do, then I'll show my school the studies that show video games are good. The only bad thing that could actually come out of video games is addiction unless someone playing it has mental problems. But then again, there are far worse thing you could be addicted to, so why care about video games as a top priority?

[Penguin dude 2]

Like Fisk said, because they can. We should email all the politicains about this, and send them that copy of EGM(which I have).

[darkphantomime]

Do you guys have any idea how many emails and other crap they get per day? Might as well email santa claus. Most of them will listen to their own short-sighted beliefs and say 'f*** everyone else man, I'm the man in power'

You know back in 1993/4 Congress held hearings on objectionable content in games, namely Mortal Kombat and Night Trap. The result of this? THe formation of the ESRB.

[Rinku]

Of course there was objectionable content and they're sort of entitled to- isn't Mortal Combat rated M?

[Commodore Axilon]

JQ said:

You know back in 1993/4 Congress held hearings on objectionable content in games, namely Mortal Kombat and Night Trap. The result of this? THe formation of the ESRB.

That was before the ESRB rating system. Don't skim through posts next time, 'kay?

[Rinku]

Sorry....
Well, to continue my streak of pessimistic predictions that come true, I bet one day the government will ban video games forever or make it illegal for kids to play rated M games. Maybe not now, or in a few years, but one day they will.  :(

[Commodore Axilon]

You mean like how they banned rock music, comic books, television, and the internet? This isn't the first form of entertainment this type of thing has happened to, you know.

[Vaati]

Some adults can be too dramatic. Some of them think that dying your hair weird colors is a sign of rebelion or that they'll cause trouble. Bull. I have purple hair, and I'm not a troublemaker.

[darkphantomime]

Almost everyone takes stuff at face value. Doesn't matter if  they claim the obvious 'don't-judge-a-book-by-its-cover' bull.  They still always judge stuff by face value 9 times out of 10.

[Rinku]

I understand... see, I wear black mostly and my mom thinks it's "gangster". If anything, it's goth or emo, but she insists on "gangster". Playing video games doesn't help boost my reputation with her either.

[Kairi]

I belive video games can make a person violent only if the  person in question is either  extremely  stupid or is some sort of psycho.
Either way people like that should to be  kept away from all forms of media , even saturday morning cartoons after alll we wouldnt want them to drop anvils on people, would we? :)

EDIT: But i do belive playing too much video games  can be a bit unhealthy(like an addict with no life)
I am  a casual gamer ( i play video games for usually no more than  1  hour a day)
It's not a good  Idea to let video games control  your life.
It's important to establish a balance between the  real world and gaming

Well then I suppose it's very unhelthy to be obbsed with a video game that hasn't came out yet?And talking in hand motion with out realising it? :-[    opps...

[Fishalicious]

I actually don't think playing games a lot is bad for you at all. o_o

Hell, Trauma Center helped my Chemistry test, and Silent Hill 4 actually came through for me during History. XD And though it's not really an academic class, Devil May Cry, Silent Hill, and Fatal Frame have helped me in Art. That is to say; I feel a lot more confident with realism because of them. 8D;