Do Video Games Cause Violence?

[Can Ozcelik]

- Do Video Games Cause Violence?
- oh yes :tongue:

 

[Dave Stephenson]

Yes I often beat the crap out of games that don't let me win!

On a more serious note. I think on some level someone needs to have a tendency towards being violent first. Video games might to help tease that out a little easier than it might do without but I fail to see how it can do so any more than all the films and programmes that air on TV every night. I think culture is much more of an influence. A kid who rarely goes out and plays the games is much less likely to go out on a violent rampage than a bunch of teenagers who lurk about at night then go home and re-inforce all the bad they've seen out there with TV and games.

I know that is a massive over simplification of things but the idea I think, is the right one.

 

[ufunacaoenn]

You are totally right Dave. I count as a kid and yes I go rearly out but I am never violent but by language will get a 180 degree turn if someone or something makes me angry.

Btw I wonder if Sim-Racing is concidered a Violent game because there are peopel who like crashing and who knows that might cause some violence.

 

[Dave Stephenson]

I think they are just muppets Giorgos

 

[Ondrej Kapal]

Can I wonder where was inspiration of this part in Smith's mind

And about the question I think it depends really man to man (girl to girl, animal to animal), I trust that someone is more agressive because of gaming and someone isnt really impressed in those stuff, so he kills some zombies later night and tomorrow he is nice sweet dady etc.

When I was younger and was playing some hard blood games yes, I was thinking about its behavior out of the gaming hours but I would never hurt anyone or do anything though... I think it is the same like movies or books, you are thinking about it with all its atmosphere but if you are human you wont do anything because of it

So yes, eventually it causes violence, like everything around us...

 

[Mike Bell]

video games cause violence when they are hard to complete and are difficult - the violence is when you end up throwing your console unser a lawnmower and hit the remains with a hammer

 

[ufunacaoenn]

video games cause violence when they are hard to complete and are difficult - the violence is when you end up throwing your console unser a lawnmower and hit the remains with a hammer

O_O, I start to wonder if you do that since you mentioned it.

 

[Péter Bártfai]

In some case yes, in some case no.

Example:
Playing games like Mortal Kombat, Doom, etc. at the age of 8.
normal person: stays normal
mad person: serial killer

 

[Mike Bell]

O_O, I start to wonder if you do that since you mentioned it.

hey its only happened 4 times

 

[Péter Bártfai]

video games cause violence when they are hard to complete and are difficult - the violence is when you end up throwing your console unser a lawnmower and hit the remains with a hammer

But you still don't hurt anyone with it, except if the lawn mower throws out a bit of the console and that hits somebody lol.

 

[Mike Bell]

it makes you violent towards your console and the people that made it and the people in the game and the cat from down the road which will enevitabley electricute itself and veryone in the world from the carbon it used and so contributes global warming

if thats you anyon ehten thats cool

 

[ufunacaoenn]

I use to Curse alot when drivers cut and dont give the possision back or when they are driving totally unfair, do that cause violence letter in life?

 

[Péter Bártfai]

LOL I can also say beautiful things when people do that, or hit me badly, or hold me up with silly unpredictable moves! But 10 min later I calm down.

 

[Omer Said]

I remember crying and shouting crazily, hitting PC's table when i was 6-7 years old playing Sonic 3d game. It was very hard and i was dying at the last moments of the level, start all over again and again. In the end, mother banned the game and hid the CD . After that time i never played annoying platform games.

 

[Mike Bell]

atm my race game is annoying me by minidumping every time i try and start it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
argg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Péter Bártfai]

Try to delete all addons, tracks, cars, etc.

 

[Daniel Higgins]

F1:CE really gets to me. You can be in first all the way and then the AI just not bother to brake on the corner and do smashing into the back of you. Only had my PS3 about 2 weeks and already the edge of the controller is dented/cracked a little where Ive banged it again the arm or chair.

 

[Mike Bell]

my xbox controller is a bit dented cuz it keeped disconncting so i throwed it against the wall a bunch of times
then changed the batteries and it works fine now

 

[ufunacaoenn]

my xbox controller is a bit dented cuz it keeped disconncting so i throwed it against the wall a bunch of times
then changed the batteries and it works fine now

So we can say that Violence repears broken stuff

 

[Omer Said]

Yes Giorgos, my old monitor was broke, then my father came and slapped it, bingo! it's still working like a charm lol