EPTI think people are wiser now about videogames, and not as closeminded as during the doom/wolf days.
Senate introduces Video Game Bill - Page 13
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dartoo
India2889 Posts
I think people are wiser now about videogames, and not as closeminded as during the doom/wolf days. | ||
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Fenris420
Sweden213 Posts
On December 21 2012 12:01 Tohron wrote: I might actually favor such a measure - a study by the National Academy of Sciences would value peer review, and actually have to account for things like confirmation bias. If the study showed that the correlation between violent videogames and crimes is no stronger than with violent movies or other media - and gave a clear analysis of the lack of causal evidence - then some people would end up with a lot of egg on their face  When a rich man pays you to conduct a study where you may or may not find the cause of serial killings, your scientific objectivity is gone before you even started. This is a witch hunt, it started in the wrong end because of the general publics lack of scientific rigor. Even if they do manage to somehow prove that videogames makes people murderers the study will be worthless in a peer review. | ||
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heriysufi
China1 Post
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tokicheese
Canada739 Posts
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Foblos
United States426 Posts
I think if video game communities started hosting pro-societal events, like charity events for crime victims or things to help build funds for local groups we might lose the stigma that we have as a place where psychotic criminals are born, | ||
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Blazinghand
United States25558 Posts
On December 20 2012 19:53 Golbat wrote: Ban one game, why not ban 'em all? It's a slippery slope, and even then I don't see what the problem with a little bit of cathartic virtual mass murder is as long as people playing are sane enough to not go kill real people anyways. Banning video games would be like banning violent movies. I liked watching The Matrix and I liked playing GTA, both of which have violent depictions of mass murder by the protagonist. If you think video games are making kids violent just slap a 17+ requirement on them and you're good to go. That's what they do with movies (rated R) and it works fine. | ||
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VassiliZaytsev
Canada45 Posts
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Irrelevant Label
United States596 Posts
After some of the games being discussed in the previous instances where this came up, and iirc they have not won anywhere large yet, it's unbelievable that we are going into it again with Starcraft in the headline/poster. Framing the issue as one of going after whatever latest graphic shooter, bonus points for something with controversial subject material or sexual content, should be the assumption. It goes to show how entirely clueless the pro-censorship politicians are about the issue. My overall point being there is reason to be hopeful here and/or excited about this. It has a chance to be a nice damaging loss to put these ideas behind for a while. | ||
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Evangelist
1246 Posts
Never have enough vespene... | ||
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Larkin
United Kingdom7161 Posts
On December 20 2012 05:29 ddrddrddrddr wrote: Gee, we played starcraft. Anyone feel like going on a murdering rampage? Instead of scrutinizing gun laws which is the most blatant issue, we're looking at video games which has been the subject of witch hunts for about a century now? I feel like going on a muderous rampage. On dumb politicians. | ||
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