Game Violence Study

rhb

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09 Oct 07

rhb

Ginger Scum

Paranoia

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09 Oct 07

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7034179.stm

I guess we won't be playing here much longer - all this regicide is corrupting us. :'(

Phlabibit

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09 Oct 07

Originally posted by rhb
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7034179.stm

I guess we won't be playing here much longer - all this regicide is corrupting us. :'(

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rhb

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09 Oct 07

Originally posted by Phlabibit
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Works fine for me... maybe you Yanks should upgrade your interweb technology.

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Phlabibit

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09 Oct 07

Originally posted by rhb
Works fine for me... maybe you Yanks should upgrade your interweb technology.

It works now, stuff-shirt.

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Zadadka

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I do think software houses glorify violence in their games...even the good ones allow you to "switch off blood" (which most people do after the first go along with all the other bells & whistles so as to reduce processor load etc).

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schakuhr

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09 Oct 07

Originally posted by rhb
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7034179.stm

I guess we won't be playing here much longer - all this regicide is corrupting us. :'(

There have been tons of studies on this, many low-quality, and most of them didn't even find causal links between violent behaviour and (violent) computer games.

Asthereal

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Oh yeah! 😀 Deserves a rec. 🙂

Gary Thomas

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MY G**! A belly worser dan mine!!! Hey, listen up!! Din'tcha hear Prezzy Bush say to just "Trust me" an' he'll make us all better!! An dem lil' ol' electrodes stickin' outa our heads, will become proper jewelry as soon as his Propa's c'n get us ta believe it!!! AND! Dat der idiot who says given a choice between saving da country and saving our constitution, he'd save the country NEEDS to be SHOT for even saying sucha t'ing! PUT HIM IN DA video game an' gimme da controls!!! NOW! If'n I disappear from RHP ya'll KNOW dey'r watchin'!!!

shavixmir

Lord

Sewers of Holland

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10 Oct 07

Well... porn makes you horny, doesn't it?
Why wouldn't aggression make you violent?

PBE6

Bananarama

False berry

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10 Oct 07

Originally posted by shavixmir
Well... porn makes you horny, doesn't it?
Why wouldn't aggression make you violent?

Probably the same reason why smoking pot doesn't make you a crack addict - the causal link is mysteriously missing.

schakuhr

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10 Oct 07

Originally posted by shavixmir
Well... porn makes you horny, doesn't it?
Why wouldn't aggression make you violent?

watching porn is something passive. Playing a violent game is not. I suppose you could compare beeing violent after playing an aggressive game with beeing horny after having sex.

shavixmir

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10 Oct 07

Originally posted by schakuhr
watching porn is something passive. Playing a violent game is not. I suppose you could compare beeing violent after playing an aggressive game with beeing horny after having sex.

Yeah... so....

Yeah. Multiple shagging is no problem here mate!