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"Hoc volo sic iubeo. Sit pro rationes voluntas." - Juvenal

"Scio me nihil scire." - Socrates

There is correlation but correlation is not causation. It might be that aggressive people are attracted to violent video games rather than violent video games creating aggressive tenancies.

Though, someone has undoubtedly already said this within this thread.

  • 12.17.2012 4:11 PM PDT

Posted by: Kurosaki_Kun

I know, right?
Jay acts like she's better than everyone else simply because she's a chick.
I hope she chokes to death.


Posted by: Not The Joker
Even for you, jay, this is just uninspired.
Actually, it was inspired by some moronic comment I saw on my FB news feed from some lady who seriously thinks that if we ban violent video games, society will instantly become non-violent forever.

Other great comments on the same post included a suggestion that we give all teachers semi-automatic weapons so they can protect their students (because it works in Iraq and Iran, where they never have school shootings! - this is actually what the commenter said).

  • 12.17.2012 4:12 PM PDT
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Relevant.

  • 12.17.2012 4:15 PM PDT


Posted by: Golden Sandwich

Posted by: coolmike699
The research team at Brock University in Canada said their results were "concerning" and argued that violent games could "reinforce the notion that aggression is an effective and appropriate way to deal with conflict and anger."

Evidence suggests that long-term players of violent games may become more likely to react aggressively to unintentional provocations such as someone accidentally bumping into them, they added.


"But I play violent video games and I don't respond violently to small things at all! Obviously that study is wrong."

"React aggressively" doesn't mean "react violently". It means that people who play violent video games a lot might think that violence is a better way to deal with conflict and therefore might get into more conflict than people who don't play violent video games.

And there we have it.

Indeed.

  • 12.17.2012 4:16 PM PDT

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My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.

Psychological studies have and always will say "No."

  • 12.17.2012 4:16 PM PDT

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Posted by: D Deity
Nope.

  • 12.17.2012 4:16 PM PDT

Violent books have been around for millennia.

  • 12.17.2012 4:16 PM PDT

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No. Violent people like violent media.

  • 12.17.2012 4:17 PM PDT

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Nope.

  • 12.17.2012 4:18 PM PDT

Posted by: Kurosaki_Kun

I know, right?
Jay acts like she's better than everyone else simply because she's a chick.
I hope she chokes to death.


Posted by: Ax Fielder
Violent books have been around for millennia.
The argument (which I'm not saying I agree with) is that the level of personal interaction in a video game is much higher than that in a book or movie. Which is not to say the same Focus on the Family types don't go after violent movies or books as well.

  • 12.17.2012 4:19 PM PDT
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There is just something magical about leaning your head back, letting your eyes roll into the back of your head, and taking a piss while floating in the swimming pool.

I think they do but to what extent I have no idea. I can say personally there are times I have to stop playing games because I get to angry. If I don't I go ape -blam!-.

Who knows how it effects young children's minds. All I know is my kids don't get to play violent video games ever.

  • 12.17.2012 4:19 PM PDT

You look around.You fire your weapon before you realize.
Its just me. I fall and you walk up. You cry why.
When i pop up. You look at me in wonder. I say,"ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL."
You bend to my will and go to a cliff, walk off, and fall.
The last thing you hear is me stating as fact,"All will fail the battle of life, you just went early"


Posted by: coolmike699
"React aggressively" doesn't mean "react violently". It means that people who play violent video games a lot might think that violence is a better way to deal with conflict and therefore might get into more conflict than people who don't play violent video games.


Either way you look at it, it's still incorrect.

I have played a huge amount of violent video games and I would never even consider violence in most situations.

IMO, those people would react violently whether or not they played a lot of violent video games.

[Edited on 12.17.2012 4:25 PM PST]

  • 12.17.2012 4:24 PM PDT

You look around.You fire your weapon before you realize.
Its just me. I fall and you walk up. You cry why.
When i pop up. You look at me in wonder. I say,"ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL."
You bend to my will and go to a cliff, walk off, and fall.
The last thing you hear is me stating as fact,"All will fail the battle of life, you just went early"


Posted by: jaythenerdkid

Posted by: Ax Fielder
Violent books have been around for millennia.
The argument (which I'm not saying I agree with) is that the level of personal interaction in a video game is much higher than that in a book or movie. Which is not to say the same Focus on the Family types don't go after violent movies or books as well.


That's debatable and differs from person to person.

I, personally, find books to be more engaging than video games or movies, but that's just me.

  • 12.17.2012 4:27 PM PDT


Posted by: MongotheRed

Posted by: coolmike699
"React aggressively" doesn't mean "react violently". It means that people who play violent video games a lot might think that violence is a better way to deal with conflict and therefore might get into more conflict than people who don't play violent video games.


Either way you look at it, it's still incorrect.

I have played a huge amount of violent video games and I would never even consider violence in most situations.

IMO, those people would react violently whether or not they played a lot of violent video games.


That part of my post you quoted? I was directing that at your argument. It's not incorrect just because you're not a violent person (as I clearly said and you clearly ignored). You might be OK with the government using more violent methods then you would be if you didn't play video games. You might be more sympathetic towards people who act aggressively than someone who doesn't play video games. The increased aggression that the study I posted mentions can manifest itself in a lot of different ways.

  • 12.17.2012 4:29 PM PDT

1. Half-Life 2
2. Mass Effect 3
3. Mass Effect 2
4. Tie between Halo 3 and CoD4
5. Medal of Honor or Spec Ops: The Line

"You can be larger than life. But you can't be larger than death."


Posted by: ArchNinja64
Promote? No. Desensitize us to it? Perhaps.
I gotta go with this. Spec Ops The Line certainly didn't promote violence. Honestly when I think of this topic I can't help but think of violence in movies as well. Did The Deer Hunter promote playing Russian Roulette? -blam!- no. Did idiots play Russian Roulette after watching it? Yes. Videogames use violence for plot like movies use it for plot. Sometimes neither of them use violence to move the plot forward and in that case they just come off like SAW. A pointless movie that should've never gotten past the script's rough draft.

  • 12.17.2012 4:32 PM PDT

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I remember seeing a study that was conducted in New York showing that video games keep people inside and cause less violence.

EDIT: It wasn't conducted in New York, but it was in the NY Times :P Linky

[Edited on 12.17.2012 4:40 PM PST]

  • 12.17.2012 4:33 PM PDT

You look around.You fire your weapon before you realize.
Its just me. I fall and you walk up. You cry why.
When i pop up. You look at me in wonder. I say,"ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL."
You bend to my will and go to a cliff, walk off, and fall.
The last thing you hear is me stating as fact,"All will fail the battle of life, you just went early"


Posted by: coolmike699

Posted by: MongotheRed

Posted by: coolmike699
"React aggressively" doesn't mean "react violently". It means that people who play violent video games a lot might think that violence is a better way to deal with conflict and therefore might get into more conflict than people who don't play violent video games.


Either way you look at it, it's still incorrect.

I have played a huge amount of violent video games and I would never even consider violence in most situations.

IMO, those people would react violently whether or not they played a lot of violent video games.


That part of my post you quoted? I was directing that at your argument. It's not incorrect just because you're not a violent person (as I clearly said and you clearly ignored). You might be OK with the government using more violent methods then you would be if you didn't play video games. You might be more sympathetic towards people who act aggressively than someone who doesn't play video games. The increased aggression that the study I posted mentions can manifest itself in a lot of different ways.


Which, as you failed to notice in my post, is still incorrect.

Everything you stated is wrong about me and I play a LOT of violent video games.

Also the bold I inserted shows what little proof you truly have. Just because you think something is true, does not make it true.

And the fact still stands that, if anything, video games actually prevent violence. Just like any other type of stress reliever.

  • 12.17.2012 4:34 PM PDT

I know my ways. So just stay back.

No. They do however make us less reactive to because we get use to it.

[Edited on 12.17.2012 4:37 PM PST]

  • 12.17.2012 4:36 PM PDT

Posted by: Kurosaki_Kun

I know, right?
Jay acts like she's better than everyone else simply because she's a chick.
I hope she chokes to death.


Posted by: MongotheRed

Which, as you failed to notice in my post, is still incorrect.

Everything you stated is wrong about me and I play a LOT of violent video games.

Also the bold I inserted shows what little proof you truly have. Just because you think something is true, does not make it true.

And the fact still stands that, if anything, video games actually prevent violence. Just like any other type of stress reliever.
Wasn't there a study a while ago about how different types of "venting" can actually make people more angry, not less?

  • 12.17.2012 4:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: ArchNinja64
Promote? No. Desensitize us to it? Perhaps.

This.

  • 12.17.2012 4:42 PM PDT

Jokes on you OP, I wanted to kill everyone even before I started to play violent video games.

  • 12.17.2012 4:42 PM PDT

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If I am not posting, then I am reading what you might have posted.

I don't believe so. Video games provide entertainment, nothing else.

  • 12.17.2012 4:44 PM PDT


Posted by: xBADMAGIKx
Can we please stop with the gun control and anti-violence threads?

Do you people have any idea what you're doing? All you're doing is encouraging government to intrude on your liberties. Some of you rant about banning guns and banning whatever else, but when they come for your video games, you want to start WWIII.

Guns, games and movies do not kill people. People kill people. It's just that simple. Every time a terrible incident happens that involves guns, there are these looney tunes that go around trying to brainwash people that guns, violent movies and violent games are bad.

Shut up and start educating people instead of trying to get government to take away everything.

that is true people kill people but everyone is innocent as a child and that child could be influenced through games, movies, and TV to do certain things. It could change the mentality of the child

[Edited on 12.17.2012 4:48 PM PST]

  • 12.17.2012 4:47 PM PDT

Posted by: Kurosaki_Kun

I know, right?
Jay acts like she's better than everyone else simply because she's a chick.
I hope she chokes to death.


Posted by: Gaara444
Jokes on you OP, I wanted to kill everyone even before I started to play violent video games.
You sure got me!

  • 12.17.2012 4:47 PM PDT

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