Comment Re:GTA and driving. (Score 1) 411
I am from the age of playing games from hanimex, atari, apple, wolfenstien, doom, quake, etc. Vice City to now GTA San Andreas. Never before did I think it effected the way I thought until the GTA San Andreas copy. Because of my previous experience I had the view that playing games wouldnt effect my kids
I actually used to sneak into a pub when still in primary school to play space invaders and pong when they first came out.
I think the difference now compared to then is the realism of the games it is harder for people especially children to distinguish that the experience is not real and so I believe it has more effect on them. Like being in a situation where there are aliens is foreign compared to the cities and people in GTA.
Difference between movies and games is the interaction where I think conditioning will have a more significant effect if you are interactively controlling the characters compared to passively watching it on TV. Generally you more effectively learn something while doing it compared to reading how to do it.
I agree if we raise children right they should be able to distinguish these things thats why they shouldnt be conditioned that this is acceptable behaviour in video games while they are being raised.
My opinion is that game makers should have some responsibility in what they produce. To me it is what should be the level of responsibility and consequences.
If a game is found to negatively effect X% of the society should they be a punishment and what should be the punishment.
My opinion is the whole "Coffee" incidents shows that something is out of whack. ie its okay to kill police officers but not to have sex with girlfriends.
I actually used to sneak into a pub when still in primary school to play space invaders and pong when they first came out.
I think the difference now compared to then is the realism of the games it is harder for people especially children to distinguish that the experience is not real and so I believe it has more effect on them. Like being in a situation where there are aliens is foreign compared to the cities and people in GTA.
Difference between movies and games is the interaction where I think conditioning will have a more significant effect if you are interactively controlling the characters compared to passively watching it on TV. Generally you more effectively learn something while doing it compared to reading how to do it.
I agree if we raise children right they should be able to distinguish these things thats why they shouldnt be conditioned that this is acceptable behaviour in video games while they are being raised.
My opinion is that game makers should have some responsibility in what they produce. To me it is what should be the level of responsibility and consequences.
If a game is found to negatively effect X% of the society should they be a punishment and what should be the punishment.
My opinion is the whole "Coffee" incidents shows that something is out of whack. ie its okay to kill police officers but not to have sex with girlfriends.
