Do games cause violence?

[Xero_Cool]

Whats your opinion? I think no since like....All the shooting, punching,drugs, sex, etc...in the game doesn't make it do any of that crap. Just wanted everyones opinion.

Also, Something's might improve you to be better :p.

So post your opinion :).

-Xero_Cool

[Kane]

Whats your opinion? I think no since like....All the shooting, punching,drugs, sex, etc...in the game doesn't make it do any of that crap. Just wanted everyones opinion.

Also, Something's might improve you to be better :p.

So post your opinion :).

-Xero_Cool

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Nope.

Anyone who is influenced by games to be violent has a serious problem knowing the difference between reality and a dream.

"If i ever catch you, i'm gonna pull out your eyes and chuck them down your pants, so you can watch me kick the crap outta you okay, and then i'll use your tongue to paint my boat"

[chacho]

It definitely depends on the maturity of the gamer. Note that I didn't say age, but maturity. Two very different things. An immature gamer (usually younger) who is easily influenced (i.e. doesn't have a basic understanding of proper behavior, etc.) would most likely be affected by those types of depictions in a game. However, there are always the people who seem "too mature for their age," and know wrong from right, and are just having fun without being mentally influenced.

[JorgeIvan]

No!

[dyl4n]

yes, when I lose at a game, i get violent

[Acezo]

It depends on the person. Any time of excitement can make a mentally unstable person violent, but a stable person can easily make note that what they see in a game/movie/whatever should stay in that media.

[Matt]

games: no

women: yes :D

[glitch409]

no. games dont cause violence. not anymore than a book or a show or a movie. but i consiter it part of the art, so long as it adds to the game. kind of like swears in a classic novel, you wouldnt edit the book to keep kids who read it in school from saying it. its part of our expression as culture, should it be gore, fine.

if you hurt someone because a game, you have bigger problems.

[krmathis]

No!

At least not more than most else in the real life (TV, books, women etc...)

[vitalflow]

i did an essay on violence and video games for college... needless to say i agree that video games cause increased levels of agression in young children that can lead to violence. I have been playign games for years and im pretty much passive and unviolent but thats because my homelife was positive and i had no reason to act out. Un fortunatly some kids don't have it as easy as me and they might take their frustrations out on vide ogames. Which can lead to further aggression and violence... my 2 cents

[kronik]

yes, when I lose at a game, i get violent

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lol yeh me too, but no I disagree violent games do not make you violent neither is there any evidence to support that they do.

[atul]

hmmm like may said

its what your mind does to you

games are for entertaintment but somehow people do get affected

still ill say its al on you how you control your mind

[Xahid]

Games: NO!! IMO

Movies: Yes ! (according to diff. mags)

[demorgoron]

no, unless the person is crazy

[Matrix XII]

according to the media= yes

according to real life= HELL NO

[KeR]

sure they do, just the other day while I was driving home I pretended to be in Grand Theft Auto and drove over a bunch of people and then......

No they don't!

[alfador]

No, although there is a lot of evidence that they trigger violence in already violent people.

[Vice]

Nope, you can't blame a game if you go out and kill someone. People just need self control.

[Matrix XII]

sure they do, just the other day while I was driving home I pretended to be in Grand Theft Auto and drove over a bunch of people and then......

No they don't!

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I took the bait for a second haha

[iverson0881]

Hmm according to my psychology book it is proven that pornography leads to violent behavior. But remember guys correlation does not mean cause and effect. But in that case it was proven. My book doesn't say anything about gaming though.

[Mystic413212]

Games -> No

Men -> -> Hell yeah !!!

[hadiz]

I think it depends on the type of person. Some people are way too easily influenced.

But in general, I'd say no.

[alfador]

Hmm according to my psychology book it is proven that pornography leads to violent behavior. But remember guys correlation does not mean cause and effect. But in that case it was proven. My book doesn't say anything about gaming though.

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You'd want to be careful using the word "proven" there.

[Xero_Cool]

Games -> No

Men -> -> Hell yeah !!!

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*hides* :ninja:

[Ollie64]

Games will not make your average sane-minded person inflict violence on another person, of that I'm sure. When you play a game you know it's not real life; you know that it would be wrong to attempt a "Crash Junction" in your local high street just because you've been playing Burnout 3.

The trouble is that games make the most ideal scapegoat when the media wants a reason why a kid kills another kid with a hammer. As we probably all know, this happened recently here in the UK. The papers went nuts pointing the finger at "Manhunt". It later turned out that it was the victim who had been playing the game and not the perpetrator. The media chose to ignore that fact.

Games are fine so long as every measure is taken to protect young, influential minds from mature titles such as GTA, Silent Hill & Resident Evil etc. This is not an easy task but it is down to retailers, who should not sell these games to minors and, more importantly, parents to ensure they know what their kids are playing.