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I was once part of a project where we were porting "MK:Deadly Alliance" to mobile platform. Every time when I saw heads being ripped-off or likes during unit an
by _448 7y ago
I was once part of a project where we were porting "MK:Deadly Alliance" to mobile platform. Every time when I saw heads being ripped-off or likes during unit and integration testing I use to think "People(lot of young people) will be playing this?" I am not a gamer and have not directly worked in gaming industry, so this could be just me I think.
- drharby 7y agoGrowing up playing these kinda games, you kinda just normalize it. I came out normal.
- nkozyra 7y agoI think "coming out normal" is hard to judge without a comparative version. I grew up with these games, too, but if you have internally normalized that which is inherently abnormal, it may manifest in subtle ways.
- alexpetralia 7y agoThis argument could be made for anything, not just games.
- nkozyra 7y agoI don't disagree.
- k__ 7y agoSame here. Started with Duke Nukem 3D, Doom, Quake and Mortal Kombat 2/3. I think I'm a bit more messed up than I would be without it, but nothing too serious.
- lone_haxx0r 7y agoI guess we are desensitized. I played Carmageddon and Mk 3 when I was like 7. In my teens I watched videos of middle-east decapitations, limb mutilation by the narcos, etc. just out of curiosity. I'm not proud of it, but I don't think it has made me a violent person or anything.
- balfirevic 7y agoThat's interesting. I too played Carmageddon, Quarantine (what a great game), MK3 and MK X - and didn't think anything of it, it doesn't even register as violence. Yet I'm sure I would have trouble sleeping for a couple of days if I watched the real stuff you mentioned.