spike021
iPhone Developer (prev. PSP Dev)
Have you or someone you know ever found a game so distasteful and worthless that was blamed for a criminal's actions? Many people are turning to this endeavor lately and much can be said for the way it works in the world.
Over the last few years, many media sites of came up with a stance (for lack of a better word) on video games. I remember just a couple years ago when GTA: San Andreas came out and all of the major news networks from around the US were blaming crimes on what this game brought to the table, or as we would call it: the screen.
Blood, gore, language, sex, and much, much, more is involved in most games on the market today. Some, such as Manhunt 2, have been banned in certain regions. But is this really the cause for people to break into a criminalistic path in the world? You hear about a late teens kid breaking into a car and hijacking it... What do the authorities blame it on? Yep... video games. But is it really even remotely related to the subject of electronics in general? What about books? Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler is said to have spawned violence and the like into the minds of the German Nazis. Why is it, that while books are banned in certain regions, they still seem to go unnoticed in the world?
Could a criminal have phycological problems that relate to this? For instance, they have great fear of a mortal enemy and find that the video game, Bully, correlates with this? They might decide to take up a bat to defend themselves, or worse.
This is something that's been on my mind for quite a while and decided it could make for some interesting discussion.
Over the last few years, many media sites of came up with a stance (for lack of a better word) on video games. I remember just a couple years ago when GTA: San Andreas came out and all of the major news networks from around the US were blaming crimes on what this game brought to the table, or as we would call it: the screen.
Blood, gore, language, sex, and much, much, more is involved in most games on the market today. Some, such as Manhunt 2, have been banned in certain regions. But is this really the cause for people to break into a criminalistic path in the world? You hear about a late teens kid breaking into a car and hijacking it... What do the authorities blame it on? Yep... video games. But is it really even remotely related to the subject of electronics in general? What about books? Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler is said to have spawned violence and the like into the minds of the German Nazis. Why is it, that while books are banned in certain regions, they still seem to go unnoticed in the world?
Could a criminal have phycological problems that relate to this? For instance, they have great fear of a mortal enemy and find that the video game, Bully, correlates with this? They might decide to take up a bat to defend themselves, or worse.
This is something that's been on my mind for quite a while and decided it could make for some interesting discussion.