05-10-2004, 06:07 PM | #21 |
FFR Simfile Author
|
That's a little harsh i think, but yeah, i do fear what's gonna happen when all the baby boomers are gone. I 'm not thinking its going to be all out chaos, but it's gonna be a different world, that's for sure.
__________________
Come Play The Werewolf Game! |
05-10-2004, 06:17 PM | #22 |
FFR Player
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 298
|
Americans are violent because we just are. It is part of our culture. This BS is annoying me about Canada. None of the perfect image you guys are trying to show is true (I'm Canadian also). I say America should invade Canada to shut you guys up (jk).
Everything already is chaos and won't change anytime soon. While 85% of the population is busy keeping things together, us 15% are making things better and hopefully soon we will get enough power to really improve things. I laugh at thee, poor Canadian Targets: teeheeheeheeheeeehahahahamwahahahahahabwahahahahahehehehelol^^ (I couldn't figure out how I wanted to laugh) |
05-10-2004, 07:12 PM | #23 |
FFR Player
|
just say "lol"...lol
Well Canada has less violence than USA thats for sure. I think 165 murders with Firearms are commited each YEAR in Canada, while 11,147 (approximately) Firearms murder are commited in USA.
__________________
Truth lies in loneliness, When hope is long gone by -Blind Guardian, The Soulforged Image removed for size violation. |
05-11-2004, 09:50 AM | #24 |
FFR Player
|
Actually, canada is somewhat anti-violence when it comes to extreme violent gaems as of late. Soldier of Fortune 2 was banned from canada due to the fact that you could shoot peoples limbs off. And it sold a decent number here in the states so I think this says a little something about Canadians. And I too am Canadian in background(25%)
__________________
visit my friends site or he starves- s4.invisionfree.com/maxxnintendo/index.php |
05-11-2004, 08:15 PM | #25 |
FFR Player
|
well i play lots of driving games and i ACED my driving tests. If a driving game can help me do better at driving (kinda like practicing) then i think if ppl played a realstic shooting game they would want to try it out and be good at it (i dont think its a good thing when your good at killing people) so lets say i was playin grand theft auto and i killed some hooker and thought nothing of it. what if that were to happen in real life? not good. i do agree that some people are over the top about all this but im saying some games are influencial (did i spell that right) and some games are just games that have shooting like james bond or something, where you would never do that kind of shooting or reckless driving.
|
05-11-2004, 11:12 PM | #26 | ||
(The Fat's Sabobah)
|
Quote:
|
||
05-16-2004, 04:42 PM | #27 |
FFR Player
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 14
|
Actually there have been studies done on this sort of thing--they show that people who are exposed to this sort of thing more (killing, fighting, whatever) become less sensitive to it. Using someone else's GTA idea--if you're used to killing hookers on the street in GTA and do it over and over and over, you care less and less until you eventually get to the point where actually seeing something like that won't phase you as much as it would most "normal" people. Same with fighting games--people get to a point where kicking someone's a*s is just..natural. Like beating someone up for something trivial..like a disagreement.
At the same time... the strength of people's ideals also plays a huge part in these things. It's exactly why the put the "mature" label on games--despite this research, if you're smart enough not to expose yourself to the stuff all the time and take it with a grain of salt, for lack of a better saying, you will tend to be Ok. This isn't to say that you can just assume you're "mature enough" and play whatever you want. Some people can see this stuff and it has absolutely no bearing on their behavior. Others do. It's a matter of maturity and strength of values. Some people just aren't ready for it. Those are the murderers,etc that people are talking about. These games are meant for the people "Mature" enough to be able to handle it without it altering their perception. |
05-19-2004, 09:58 AM | #28 |
FFR Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: In Halo or FFR
Posts: 166
|
I had to write a friggin essay on this topic at least 2 pages over 500 words
in other words it sucked
__________________
In the immortal words of stewie griffin: I LIKE YOU when the world is mine, your death shall be quick and painless. |
05-19-2004, 11:09 AM | #30 |
is against custom titles
|
I got to write two english essays on video games and violence. It was totally sweet. I even let my friend jack one of my papers, modify it, and turn it in for his class which then sent it off to Joe Lieberman. I though that was kinda funny.
--Guido http://andy.mikee385.com |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|