- ramster
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- Exalted Heroic Member
After reading everything that everyone posted, including outside articles, i've come to a few conclusions.
I will agree with the Sirlin.net article about competition. Competition does occur in every day life, so, why is it viewed different in video games? Well, my answer to that is because people just don't understand it. I don't know how to explain it, but it seems like people who do not play video games will never understand it's mode of entertainment. To a gamer, a video game is just like a movie for a movie-goer. The movie gower to the Saw 3 film was glued to the screen just waiting to see if the woman will get her rib cage pulled apart, or will she burn her hand in acid to get the key to her safety? It's the same for a game. The gamer is glued to the controller, waiting to see what the next challenge for them will be. Will they have to face spawning flood in an enclosed room with only a few ammo and nobody to help? It's just a different mode of entertainment. So, going back to the competition detail of the article, it is simply a thrill for some, and for others it's a constant battle for that number 1 spot on the charts (kw.com for example).
And just like movies and books, there are many types. For those who like strategy, they may like RTS games like Age of Empires, or Star Craft. For others, RPGs suits them better. And it happens for some that "violent" games just seem to be their type.
So, in the end, i think that the main problem right now is simply that violent games are not properly understood by people, but that's just my oppinion, btw. If you think about it, games with high graphics quality capabilities haven't been around for very long. So, it doesn't really surprise me that people may view it as a bad thing at first. When the TV first came out, not everyone had one, so it seems logical to expect that people did not understand it as they do now.
As for that mubo-jumbo about video games causing those weird CAT scans and stuff, well, i will agree with the fact that it has more to do with how the person was brought up. Everyone is different in the way they look, feel, act, and how they are psychologically constructed. What i am getting from what those scientists are saying is that if i play too many "violent" video games, the next time i go to school i will go on a shooting rampage believing that i am in F.E.A.R or GoW.
So, that's all i have as my opinion on things :)
~Ramster
P.S. Welcome back Kim