Video game restriction and controversy

Well, games will have an effect on people. Like if a young kid (like 3-9) were to play Halo, that wouldn't be good. But, after that kids usually start to get mature enough to play games like that.

Most 13 year olds are mature enough to play the M rated games. Honestly, the government is only against video games, because they don't play them. They might as well rate the news and the Internet, because those have a LOT of violent things on them too.

 

ANyone who blames video games for anything but mindless enjoyment should be killed.
If parents dont want their kids exposed to what some video games have in them, dont let them play it. Dont blame video games for the stupidity of mindless 17 year olds who want more than just a video games for bloody pleasure.

 

This concept is just ridiculous. Yes, I agree that the subject matter can affect the mindset of a human being, but only under certain conditions. A: They're 2 and their mind is still developing, and thus open to suggestions of that sort. B: They have a mental instability, in which case their mind could be open to the same suggestion, or just naturally prone to violent tendencies.

Video games can have as positive an influence on people's lives as they can be a negative one. In fact, I think they can be positive more often than negative. Though really they most often have no effect at all, XD. They can be great stress relief. In my case, they were an inspiration to follow the career path I have. Granted I'm not far down it, but I chose my school and got the degree I got because of them. I even have a professional game credit. The game won some awards too, though I didn't win any.

Parents, ultimately, should be responsible for raising their kids right, and restricting content that is inappropriate for that child's age. Not every movie is meant to be seen by a young kid, and neither is every video game. Furthermore, if the child is raised right, assuming no mental instabilities, they should understand that such things are wrong, no matter what they see or do in a video game, movie, or any other form of entertainment.

 

Well me being ten myself this is my point of view.
If a child sees an advert for Resi evil and says "I want it" to his parent the oviusbly he/she has already been influenced by another game.However if a child that has only played games like "The Simpsons"that are child friendly and he/she sees it then they will not want it.I think it's all down the parents if the parent think "I'll get my kid Resi evil" then he could be thinking "That will toughen him up"then I see that as the best thing he could think about it however if he thought "because it's a good game" then thats bad.
In all it's not the creators of the game or the game it's the parents.

 

Yup. Did you know that they're trying to make a tax on video games?

If this happens, I'm going to be damned if I don't get a tax on movies and music.

 

people that say that violent video games are the source of crimes and violence in kids and stuff are just looking for something to blame on their screwed up kids. its like they think "man my kid is messed up it must be that game he was playing last night not my bad parenting skills, or my kid's inability to listen and be good" i can understand if someone says that too many video games are bad, because that may be true...but in reality enough gaming can increase your ability to solve problems, and greatly increase your hand-eye coordination, so people that say that violent games make their kids violent, need to not buy their kids the violent games in the first place de de de!

 

A lot of people have said that crimes are commited by the desensitizing nature of video games... but I'm sure we all agree that, that is stupid... video games don't force you to kill someone. video games don't force you to rob a store.

and I think I've proven my point...

 

Agreed. It could even release your anger or frustration. Like one day, I had so much homework it would've taken me 3 hours! I stopped, played some teen game, went back to work and finished in 30 minutes.

 

I will say one thing about desensitization, I am not shocked when someone dies anymore. Maybe its video games, Maybe not. Or more obviously, maybe its the fact that it happens so damn often.

 

I have no idea how video games help anyone with there homework.... but if you say so...

yeah, same here...

 

video games do cause a certain level of desensitization, but blaming it for crime =p
the military now uses video games instead of certain combat training to desensitize soldiers
problem is that parents and society has left their children a messed up world and instead of owning up to their mistakes and fixing it they'd rather play the blame game
look at japan, lowest crime rate ever, HOME of the gaming industry practically
its the culture not the content
im 16, im naturally violent,brash,ect. but common sense outweighs these things
there have always been murderers and robbers, its just that the more there are the more people will think its normal and okay, so they will do it too, them more and more
once again I say: culture not content

 

I learned to read, write, add and subtract from video games...and now I'm (considering) heading toward a PhD in math.

I think it depends on the person.

 

Video game controversy has seen the lights of publicity several times, but not that much. To be honest, I don't think video games get much publicity at all and the controversy is just stupid.

Like lokisenna said, it lies a lot in common sense. The proof for that is that not many crimes have been committed with the blame of "video games." And when horrendous crimes do happen, and games are made, it is only made public because of the emotional hardache it causes.

In my opinion, video game controversy is nothing. If it's such a problem, then get involved in your childs life and help them out. See to it they get a psychiatrist, whatever, but don't blame the video game companies for your problems. Video game companies span entire TEAMS these days to make those games, and they are really high in production (higher than movies now).

As for specific games like GTA and the like, it doesn't make a difference. If parents are so mad about it, then so be it, don't buy it. If you do buy it, be aware that you should probably limit their play time on that game IF you feel it might have some effects. Video games will have effects on people, but it can easily be avoided. But not everyone will have the same common sense, so therefore this kind of thing is bound to come up, and we should all be aware of it.

The same goes with games such as Dead or Alive: Extreme Beach Vollyball; girls running around in bathing suits. XDDD It's kind of funny, actually. Really the only thing is the "mature content." It's almost as if people purposely miss the ESRB and blame everyone else for their actions. Instead of saying "oh, it IS rated M!" they will say "oh, they shouldn't ever release this game to the public!" Well, it was rated 18+. Get over yourself. XD

These are just the things that go through my head when it comes to this; my opinion.

 

Hahaha...so true.

It makes you wonder though; what possessed them to make DoA VolleyBall in the first place? (I mean aside from this issue, what went through the minds (and bloodstreams) of the creators?)

 

I think it's less a question of what was in their bloodstream as it is a question of where that bloodstream wsa being directed at the time.

It's also worth pointing out that the Japanese gaming market has games with content that make GTA and other such games look like child's play. Japanese games are way "worse" in this respect than the games that make it to this country ever thought about being.

 

Aren't the Japanese like...ultra-pervese though? I've heard a lot of stories of women being abused over there in ways that would 'make people sick' over here.

As an example, I once stumbled upon an animated gif of a Japanese girl getting her tubetop pulled down in public by a stranger (I think it was a 'ytmnd').

This probably isn't related to video games at all, but just thought it's worth mention...there's probably a lot of stuff that isn't recognized as 'crime' because of cultural differences...whereas if it occured here, it probably would be.

 

In some ways, yes. It's more a matter of taboos. Especially concerning sex, Japan has fewer taboos than we do here, and thus fewer laws are written to restrict them. However, I'd take a wild guess that full on rape of a woman still isn't legal (though I admittedly don't have the facts to back up that statement). And I have heard of games in Japan where you play as a rapist.

 

GTA 4 just came out, and already people are throwing a fit about it. This is always going to happen I assume.