Study Finds that Video Games Have NO Negative Effects On Kids!
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I think it does affect kids, especially the ones that are taking the psycho drugs like Prozac. That's the prozac affecting them.
There was also a study that playing intensely hours a day (specifically playing First Person Shooters) caused some attention/emotional problems in young adults.
The study included collection of brain activity data which showed that in games where amygdala activity was greatly increased for long periods of time, attention and emotional states suffered short term. So games like minecraft really don't have this sort of effect.
This would also seem to fall in line with the study you cited, Nick, because the negative effects were temporary. But continually playing first person shooters for hours on end day after day has been shown to make a person more irrational, emotionally unstable, and inattentive for hours after playing time has stopped.
EDIT: I should add that violent movies... or any kind of movies really showed no effect, temporary or permanent, in the study I'm talking about.
The study included collection of brain activity data which showed that in games where amygdala activity was greatly increased for long periods of time, attention and emotional states suffered short term. So games like minecraft really don't have this sort of effect.
This would also seem to fall in line with the study you cited, Nick, because the negative effects were temporary. But continually playing first person shooters for hours on end day after day has been shown to make a person more irrational, emotionally unstable, and inattentive for hours after playing time has stopped.
EDIT: I should add that violent movies... or any kind of movies really showed no effect, temporary or permanent, in the study I'm talking about.
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I was not refering to firearms, however that is a good example, but to each their own. You want a gun, have one.
"Under the Prevention of Crime Act 1953, it is an offence to carry an offensive weapon on or about the person whilst in a public place." ---Wkikpedia. England
I cannot find any laws in the U.S. stating that it is illegal to posses knives or other deadly weapons in public. I assume it is legal as long as you have a permit and are not keeping it out in the open, or a "consielded weapon", as they call it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concealed_carry_in_the_United_States
It is usually illegal to have the weapon concealed without proper permits.
It is usually illegal to have the weapon concealed without proper permits.
Sadly, in Philly, you are not allowed to carry a pocket knife unless it is for your job. I have been reduced to carry a box cutter instead, which I do need for school. But now I can't since my "friend" borrowed it and conveniently doesn't remember/can't find it.
You are, however, permitted to carry baseball bats, screw drivers, scissors(two knives connected is less dangerous than one?), firearms(with a permit), and Nokia phones. All of which could do more damage than a little pocket knife.
EDIT: I meant to right firearms WITH a permit. Lol.
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Blu has it right, videogames don't cause violence, they (can) trigger violence in the kids that already have mental problems/live in a shitty environment or have had the worst parents.
Without the video games those kids would still have exploded, saying it's the fault of videogames is nonsense, matter of fact, playing videogames can actually work beneficial for a child with mental problems.
Without the video games those kids would still have exploded, saying it's the fault of videogames is nonsense, matter of fact, playing videogames can actually work beneficial for a child with mental problems.
Whenever some gun related news article pops up, there always seem to be several people in the comments that call for the "banning of violent video games" and they generally aren't troll posters either.
While its true that video games alone won't turn someone into a violent maniac, content can have an effect on the user. If that were not so then there would be no rating system. Some games are rated "M" because they have been deemed to contain material that is inappropriate or unsuitable for someone who is younger. A 12 year old (half the XBox Live community
) that plays Call of Duty won't become a serial killer but he might learn a few "new" words that his mom doesn't wan't him to know.
Then there is the highly addicting World of Warcraft which is infamous for raging kids on youtube. While it is true that kids who allow themselves to get addicted mainly have other problems, you cannot always overlook certain games so easily.
Now if only playing more Napoleon: Total War would make me as smart as Napoleon... C'est la vie
While its true that video games alone won't turn someone into a violent maniac, content can have an effect on the user. If that were not so then there would be no rating system. Some games are rated "M" because they have been deemed to contain material that is inappropriate or unsuitable for someone who is younger. A 12 year old (half the XBox Live community
) that plays Call of Duty won't become a serial killer but he might learn a few "new" words that his mom doesn't wan't him to know.Then there is the highly addicting World of Warcraft which is infamous for raging kids on youtube. While it is true that kids who allow themselves to get addicted mainly have other problems, you cannot always overlook certain games so easily.
Now if only playing more Napoleon: Total War would make me as smart as Napoleon... C'est la vie
Whenever some gun related news article pops up, there always seem to be several people in the comments that call for the "banning of violent video games" and they generally aren't troll posters either.
While its true that video games alone won't turn someone into a violent maniac, content can have an effect on the user. If that were not so then there would be no rating system. Some games are rated "M" because they have been deemed to contain material that is inappropriate or unsuitable for someone who is younger. A 12 year old (half the XBox Live community
Then there is the highly addicting World of Warcraft which is infamous for raging kids on youtube. While it is true that kids who allow themselves to get addicted mainly have other problems, you cannot always overlook certain games so easily.
Now if only playing more Napoleon: Total War would make me as smart as Napoleon... C'est la vie
I've never really understood the point of a rating system. It seems to me like something an overprotective mom came up with to stop her little kid from seeing what actually happens in the world.
I'm not saying that video games are always what happens in reality. But games like GTA depict events that happen every day. Like drug deals, cursing, murder... And i believe GTA 5 has robbery. It just never made sense to me.
But then again, my dad let me play GTA when I was like 7. I'd come home and play GTA 3 and love it. I have no problems lol.
The rating system is in place only as a guideline, and the M rating exists to prevent underage kids without adult supervision from buying certain games. The kinds of kids who would be buying M rated games without any parent present are the kinds of kids you don't want buying M rated games in the first place. With really adult content should come an adult perspective, and that comes from the parents.
Basically, there is something to be said for regulating how content is presented or made available, but the end responsibility falls on the parents and the children themselves.
Basically, there is something to be said for regulating how content is presented or made available, but the end responsibility falls on the parents and the children themselves.
I know that. 
