Violence in Video Games Debate Continues to Rage 411
ubermiester writes "The Washington Post is reporting on a newly released study by the American Psychological Association, claiming that 'exposure to violence in video games increases aggressive thoughts, aggressive behavior and angry feelings among youth.' This partly contradicts another study released a week before by a University of Illinois Professor claiming that 'game violence does not prompt players to project violent tendencies into real life.'"
Ill KILL the bastards!!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sun continues to rise daily (Score:4, Funny)
Ah, the old rise/set debate. Scientists continue to invistigate which happened first...
Makes sense to me (Score:5, Funny)
Make Love, not War! (Score:5, Funny)
scientific method (Score:5, Funny)
* Expose the test group to violent videogames.
* Expose the control group to non-violent videogames
* Compel both subject groups to commit a series of brutal murders
* Autopsy the brains of both subject groups.
The answer should be right there, in the brain autopies.
-kgj
Re:There are far too many busybodies in this world (Score:3, Funny)
I can't help feeling that there's something of a contradiction here...
Just wait... (Score:5, Funny)
BLAME CANADA!!!! (Score:4, Funny)
Our kids are kids are getting worse
They wont obey their parents
They just want to fart and curse!
Sharon: Should we blame the government?
Liane: Or blame society?
Dads: Or should we blame the images on TV?
Sheila: No, blame Canada
Everyone: Blame Canada
Sheila: With all their beady little eyes
And flappin heads so full of lies
Everyone: Blame Canada
Blame Canada
Ok, I won't any farther with these lyrics but I am sick of these distracting campaines. What's Next on the calender? Meth? Rock Music, Dancing? Pool Halls? Bowling?
Re:Just wait... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:"Save our Children" (Score:2, Funny)
I don't remember Wile E. Coyote using a sawed-off shotgun on the RoadRunner, whose entrails would smear across the walls with each successive shot...
But yeah, video games are just this genetation's rock and or roll / rap / etc.
Re:Makes sense to me (Score:3, Funny)
Getting to the root of the problem (Score:3, Funny)
no proof for gravity? (Score:1, Funny)
"Things fall not because they are acted upon by some gravitational force, but because a higher intelligence, 'God' if you will, is pushing them down," said Gabriel Burdett, who holds degrees in education, applied Scripture, and physics from Oral Roberts University.
Whenever I read articles critical of video game... (Score:3, Funny)
I mean really, where's the god damn corrolation?
only violent games? (Score:2, Funny)
funny thing is, the violent video games never brought out those feelings in me, it was usually the (non-violent) puzzle type games that required a specific sequence of 25+ movements/actions or you would have to start over again from the very beginning that would increase my aggressive thoughts and angry feelings, especially when a mistake was made at the end of the puzzle and I would have to start again through the whole thing again.
Re:All thoses studies, journals, etc, have in comm (Score:5, Funny)