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Too bad for the downvotes. Even though we like to pretend this isn't an issue, this point really needs to be addressed. When graphics become a mirror image of r
by hackinthebochs 16y ago
Too bad for the downvotes. Even though we like to pretend this isn't an issue, this point really needs to be addressed. When graphics become a mirror image of reality what does that do for our subconscious to be continually acting out violent acts on real-looking people? I know we like to deny it, but there is a desensitizing effect that violent images has on our subconscious. True to life graphics will probably make the effect even stronger. Where do we draw the line? Should there be a line?
- jaysonelliot 16y agoI appreciate the comment. I think the current kneejerk reaction against violence in video games is uninformed and ideological, but that doesn't mean we should never consider the consequences of technology as it advances. Is a game of GTA on the PS3 going to turn a rational adult into a criminal? Of course not. Is there a difference between the developing brain of a child immersed in a simulation, and a grownup playing a game? I don't think that's unreasonable to ask.