And, sure enough, some video games have violence In all honesty, I am sympathetic to the theory that graphic simulated violence may have a detrimental effect on a small fraction of the people who play video games. “controversy” is cooked up in the minds of gasbag media pundits, conservative religious nutjobs, and sycophantic politicians. Video games are being used a scapegoat by a scandal-addicted media run by old-timers who missed the gaming boat and feel resentful at the fact that our culture is beginning to pass them by. What needs to be said has been said already, but I want to say it again, in my own words: Let’s find better ways to help the people and worry less about the “things.” Social anxieties, low self-esteem, whatever.
In most cases, this has more to do with the person than the thing: mental stability, depression,
There’s no denying the concern for someone that does something on an extremely excessive basis (be it gaming, watching TV, doing exercise, working, etc.). This “random thought” comes from Jason Della Rocca of a blog called Reality Panic (he’s also executive director of the International Game Developer’s Association): Block arrives at the big question: “How do you pull them out, without triggering homicidal or suicidal behavior?”Ī comment that came up during the debate about video game addiction a few weeks ago adds some much needed context. Klebold that followed other video game bans.įollowing his line of reasoning, Mr. The author bolsters his claim by citing previous The findings, published this month in the American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, were the result of an analysis of thousands of pages from the criminal investigation. They “relied on the virtual world of computer games to express their rage and to spend time, and cutting them off in 1998 sent them into crisis,” he said, according to The Denver Post. Jerald Block, a researcher and psychiatrist in Portland, has concluded that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on their shooting rampage at Columbine High School after their parents took away their video game privileges. One question raised by classifying gaming as a potentially addictive behavior concerns withdrawal - specifically, how people react when they lose their fix. Last month, The American Medical Association flirted with adding video game addiction to its list of mental illnessesīefore deciding on “more study” and a firm call for parents to watch their children more closely.
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