Video games: do they really promote violence?

[justanotherstudent]

i'm referring to FPS games mostly, but you can use any games in your argument as you see fit. i'll post my opinion later, when i see a few others'


discuss.

[elemis]

A woman in America was playing a game of Farmville on facebook..... murdered her newborn because it kept crying and interrupting her game play sessions.

[justanotherstudent]

yup, i read something about that. apparently she "shook" her baby to death.. 
but of course, farmville doesn't "promote" violence. imo the mother was had an addiction to it, and that coupled with what seems to be some serious anger management problems made her do what she did

[elemis]

yup, i read something about that. apparently she "shook" her baby to death.. 
but of course, farmville doesn't "promote" violence. imo the mother was had an addiction to it, and that coupled with what seems to be some serious anger management problems made her do what she did

Are you on TSR ?

[justanotherstudent]

TheStudentRoom? No.. why do you ask?
i just used this site last year for o-level past papers (thanks a lot to all who're responsible for that By the way) and decided to check out the forums recently..

[$tyli$h Executive]

I don't think all video games promote violence.

It depends on the mindset of the player. If they get too influenced, they will be violent. However, most adults/teens understand that a video game is nothing close to reality. Incidents where video game has promoted violence is very rare. They only get more publicity, thats it.!

[justanotherstudent]

i couldn't have expressed my opinion any better , stylish 
that's almost exactly what i think too

[Freaked12]

video games forced me to never trust a German and a arab

[justanotherstudent]

and what about Russians? 

[Freaked12]

and North Koreans.

You played black Ops ?

I played yesterday and God it was good.

[justanotherstudent]

didn't get it yet... don't think i will, cos if i get a game i NEED to run it @ max.. and my current rig can't do that, so i'd go mad and blow all my cash on a new system.. going to uni next year and need all the money i can get don't i ( though i have done a few hours on BO @ a friend's x360, wasn't bad )

mw2 ftw.

[Freaked12]

Ah.

Same here.

I was actually confused on Fifa 11 and this Black Ops.
Price is a bomb man. I only bought 2 games in 2010.
But the recent experience of call of duty , medal of honour and kill zone series swayed me towards Black Ops.

[justanotherstudent]

i only buy games that i absolutely have to. everything else, piratebay ftw 

anywaaay, on topic.

[Freaked12]

Like i said.
When i am walking in a arab street i fear some one will go LAlalallalalallala *BOOM*
and when i finished playing Resident evil 5 every time a niggaa passed by i pissed in my pants.
I was honestly expecting them to show their fangs and red eyes any minute.
No offence intended
Its a joke

[0kelvin]

Videogames can trigger many different conditions or situations, like:

-obsessive compulsive disorder
-depression (more likely depressed ppl might play too much more or less like drinking too much)
-addictions (like the woman who killed a baby, or chinese players who stab some other player due to some mmorpg dispute)
-Shouting way too much bad words while playing, not directly related to violence, but...