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Games That Shoot Back
syousef writes "A shooting game that shoots back, delivering electric shocks through the player's hips when they're shot, is being used for recruitment (Hey shooting people is fun) and training by the U.S. military. There's talk of developing it into a PC game. Here's a quote from the article: 'It has the same power as a stun gun. It knocks you down. You have to continue to work through the pain and keep on fighting, as that is what you need to do - to keep on fighting even when wounded.' I guess in Soviet America, games shoot you. How many law suits would this cause based on unknown heart conditions? I also hope there's some sort of built-in safety in case the thing starts to zap you repeatedly. (Deadly endless loop, anyone?)"
If you're playing Counter-Strike you SHOULD be shocked. Many many times.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
More precisely, playing violent video games creates a feedback loop that reinforces the violent tendencies which may already be there. If one's propensity to violence is already low enough, the feedback is falls well below any perceptable threshold, no matter how much one plays. If their propensity for violence is even lower, they will probably not find such games entertaining.
File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'