The infamous Brown vs. EMA case may have ended in favor of us gamers but that wasn’t the first and won’t be the last attack on video games. Interactive entertainment has long been a scapegoat for violence and delinquency and it looks like there is no end in sight with proponents of restricting video games saying they’ll keep trying. In all of this nonsense there has only been opinion vs. educated opinions but never any set facts to prove or disprove one side or the other. Well one of GamingCollege’s members (GOODKyle) has written a seven page research paper (with credible sources) that seemingly proves video games and interactive entertainment don’t cause violence. In the video below he cites and compares guns, drugs, sex, genetics, and society which all wrap up to a very compelling , educated case that in the field of violence…video games should be nowhere near it.
It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.
The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.
Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."
1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.
If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).
Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.
Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.
@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.
I approve of this god damn message.
Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.
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Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.
There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.
Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.
Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.
This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.
Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One
While I agree, your sensationalized "proof" is a bit strong. Evidence, perhaps. Use the scientific method, here, don't be a sensationalist.
Anyone with sense knows games aren't the reason for violence.
It's the person who does it fault. Too much 'pass the consequences' and less, "take responsibility for your own actions". However, when the action is praised, you'll see how many people wish to put their hands up to claim the fame.
I have to agree with Lelldorianx regarding that this evidence is not strong enough to be classed as "proof video games don't cause violence". You have a lot of correlational evidence that violence is associated with a number of different factors however cause and effect cannot be assigned with a correlation. What you've presented in this paper is evidence that a person's tendandcy towards violence is complicated and should not be attributed to any single factor (such as video games).
As an evolutionary geneticist I found section relevant to my vocation particularly interesting. I recall reading somewhere that populations of incarcerated males have higher testosterone levels than members of the general public. I'd be quite surprised if testosterone level isn't genetically predetermined, given that this hormone is correlated with aggression it could also add weight to you argument. Again, that argument being that attributing a violent act to any single cause (video games) is unlikely to be achievable or realistic, not "proof video games do not cause violence".
Everyone has a trigger. right? Just gotta find it.
I killed 6 people before I ever played a video game. Since Playing COD every night I haven't killed anyone. Why? Violent video games are an outlet for my pent-up anger-rage issues with my daddy.