Violence in Video Games and Society

[ByteMunch]

Well, I think we need more videogame violence. Because Game + OTT Voilence = A Better Game... Most of the time.

 

[Law]

After beating Postal 2 I immediately went outside and pissed on the first baby I saw before lighting it's mother on fire.

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

So many different views yet we have no consensus

This is a learning experience for me!

What agreement can we make, that all of us make our parents play video games for a month?
That could work actually

......

 

[Berioth]

after i played my first monster hunter first thing i did was capture some cats and make a Bowgun out of cats

 

[ByteMunch]

So many different views yet we have no consensus

This is a learning experience for me!

What agreement can we make, that all of us make our parents play video games for a month?
That could work actually

......

But, what if the games affect them... like, too much? Because my dad can still hardly belive Sonic 1, If I put him on GTA he just might think it's... Too real? I don't really wanna be murdered by my parents...

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

So many different views yet we have no consensus

This is a learning experience for me!

What agreement can we make, that all of us make our parents play video games for a month?
That could work actually

......

But, what if the games affect them... like, too much? Because my dad can still hardly belive Sonic 1, If I put him on GTA he just might think it's... Too real? I don't really wanna be murdered by my parents...

Well if that were to happen then that would prove all of us wrong in saying that video games don't affect the behavior enough for them to do major damage, which would in turn defeat the whole purpose of getting our parents to play video games. Oh, and you would be dead

 

[ByteMunch]

Well if that were to happen then that would prove all of us wrong in saying that video games don't affect the behavior enough for them to do major damage, which would in turn defeat the whole purpose of getting our parents to play video games. Oh, and you would be dead

Lol, yeah... and I don't wanna be dead.

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

So in the end we can't exactly come to a consensus on this whole situation can we?

 

[Njrg]

Video Games cause violence.

Shovelware makes me want to break shit.
Also 12 year old trash talking Xbox fags are known to induce annoyance.

 

[ByteMunch]

No, so our last 6 comments were entirely pointless... lol, whoops. Number 7...

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

Video Games cause violence.

Shovelware makes me want to break shit.

Are you being serious or sarcastic, I can't tell.

 

[Xale]

i dont think video games are that violent, if a kid does something stupid and violent, and say they saw it in a video game, then the video gets blamed, but the parents are the ones that need to be blamed, they need to know what their kids are playing and take away games that are innappropriate for their children, instead of taking the easy way out and blaming the video games

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

i dont think video games are that violent, if a kid does something stupid and violent, and say they saw it in a video game, then the video gets blamed, but the parents are the ones that need to be blamed, they need to know what their kids are playing and take away games that are innappropriate for their children, instead of taking the easy way out and blaming the video games

Even then a kid shouldn't really be emulating what he sees in a video game into real life only an idiot or a five year old would do that, and like you said five year old's shouldn't be playing gta. (neither should idiots)

 

[ByteMunch]

i dont think video games are that violent, if a kid does something stupid and violent, and say they saw it in a video game, then the video gets blamed, but the parents are the ones that need to be blamed, they need to know what their kids are playing and take away games that are innappropriate for their children, instead of taking the easy way out and blaming the video games

Even then a kid shouldn't really be emulating what he sees in a video game into real life only an idiot or a five year old would do that, and like you said five year old's shouldn't be playing gta. (neither should idiots)

Why can't I play GTA?

 

[Deleted_171835]

Video Games cause violence.

Shovelware makes me want to break shit.

Are you being serious or sarcastic, I can't tell.

It's a joke.
Shovelware is crappy = Want to break shit

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

i dont think video games are that violent, if a kid does something stupid and violent, and say they saw it in a video game, then the video gets blamed, but the parents are the ones that need to be blamed, they need to know what their kids are playing and take away games that are innappropriate for their children, instead of taking the easy way out and blaming the video games

Even then a kid shouldn't really be emulating what he sees in a video game into real life only an idiot or a five year old would do that, and like you said five year old's shouldn't be playing gta. (neither should idiots)

Why can't I play GTA?

Depends are you the idiot or the five year old lol

It's a joke.
Shovelware is crappy = Want to break shit
[quote/]

Oh ,Sorry, never heard of shovelware

 

[BobTheJoeBob]

i dont think video games are that violent, if a kid does something stupid and violent, and say they saw it in a video game, then the video gets blamed, but the parents are the ones that need to be blamed, they need to know what their kids are playing and take away games that are innappropriate for their children, instead of taking the easy way out and blaming the video games

Even then a kid shouldn't really be emulating what he sees in a video game into real life only an idiot or a five year old would do that, and like you said five year old's shouldn't be playing gta. (neither should idiots)

Why can't I play GTA?

Depends are you the idiot or the five year old lol

@soulsnatcher

Oh ,Sorry, never heard of shovelware

oops, double post.

 

[ByteMunch]

5 year old, totally

Also, i'm going to bed, its midnight...

 

[Njrg]

they need to know what their kids are playing and take away games that are innappropriate for their children, instead of taking the easy way out and blaming the video games

Thats still blaming video games if you use that reason. Thats saying without adult supervision, video games will cause to to be aggressive and violent.

If the question is "Do video games induce violence" then it should be Subject + Object = Behavior. Not Subject + Subject's Parents - Object.

If a game wasn't violent, then there wouldn't be a need for parents. But if you're insistant that parents should supervise because of "violence" then you are acknowledging that violent video games do in fact induce violent natures. And then you'll start have question "Does Tom and Jerry or other violent cartoons cause violent? What about these Disney Pixar movies?"

You have to take Parents out of the equation or you'll never know if video games infant do cause violence. And thats ALOT of games. Not even the M rated ones. Tens of thousands of E and T games involve violence/fantasy violence. Suddenly that harmless fun Ratchet And Clank is suddenly now a "threat" to the child.

The only thing that needs to be supervised are the things the FCC is censoring on TV. Overly offensive language and nudity.

 

[syko5150]

As long as there are stupid people playing GTA then the world will always be violent.

(I'm not saying only stupid people play GTA I play it too but some idiots take it seriously and emulate the game in real life).

lol? so you're saying that because of games like GTA the world will always be violent?lol the world has ALWAYS been violent...peace is just a thing people can only hope for nothing more, but in reality the majority of people enjoy violence whether it be in a video game,a movie or just watching boxing or UFC or something...Violence brings entertainment to people no matter if some people like it or not...so no matter how many times people complain that violence in video games is the cause for people doing violent things its pure and utter bullshit...what was the excuse before there was even television? people just like to find something to blame for the things that people do,they need a reason to believe they are trying to make a difference even if they aren't really doing anything...i believe that every person in the world has a bit of violence in them it's all a matter of what sets them off and if what sets them off ever happens on if they become violent or not...