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Videogames Really Are Linked to Violence
ahoehn writes "Amanda Schaffer has written a refreshingly balanced piece about the connection between video games and violence. Instead of regurgitating the typical reactionary voices in this debate, she looks at what scientific studies suggest about the issue. From the article: 'Pathological acts of course have multiple, complex causes and are terribly hard to predict. And clearly, millions of people play Counter-Strike, Halo, and Doom and never commit crimes. But the subtler question is whether exposure to video-game violence is one risk factor for increased aggression: Is it associated with shifts in attitudes or responses that may predispose kids to act out? A large body of evidence suggests that this may be so ... Given this, it makes sense to be specific about which games may be linked to harmful effects and which to neutral or good ones. Better research is also needed to understand whether some kids are more vulnerable to video-game violence, and how exposure interacts with other risk factors for aggression like poverty, psychological disorders, and a history of abuse.'"
I'm not a scientist, but I've played one in a video game.
But what is important is, which one of them is the major culprit in the process of "farting".
with the fantastically loose relation-establishing logic of this article, correlation between snooker, billards and 3-pool and violence can be established too. But, we then need to discern which of these billards game types are a major factor in committing violent crimes.
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You clearly never played Myst. I spent a good solid year at that game, and filled many notebooks. I was NOT what you'd call a casual gamer.
i play CS:Source almost every day and i'm NOT FUCKING VIOLENT oke??? I will CRUSH YOUR HEADS if you ever bring this topic up again.
And a new study conducted by me says everyone is unique in their own way and reacts differently to different situations.
Yay, I saved billions in research, someone send me a new gaming rig, my old P4 is showing it's age.
(If you don't, I'll play a few levels of Doom at you.)
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It's quite a puzzle.
Football, baseball, hockey, basketball, dodgeball, foosball, ping-pong, bocce ball, lawn darts, beer pong, soccer, racing, raquetball, handball, volleyball, wrestling, javelin and frisbee golf have been linked to violence.
This can mean only one thing! Video games are at fault! Down with teh gory bits! Er.. wait...
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I do not respond to cowards. Especially anonymous ones.
To add on to your argument, the birth rate has risen exponentially in recent years... and so has the death rate! Clearly we can conclude that babies kill people!