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Last time I play Assassin's Creed:Origin, I have to stop halfway because I'm tired of all those senseless killing. I feel bad and sad for those virtual Roman so

Last time I play Assassin's Creed:Origin, I have to stop halfway because I'm tired of all those senseless killing. I feel bad and sad for those virtual Roman soldier I've killed, how can that even happened? (P.S. I'm not the only one) I think part of it is because videogames graphics and animation these day is so realistic(and it will keep getting more real) All the blood and gore and violence and how you kill someone are realistically depicted. Or maybe its objective clashes with my identity and values(I'm not okay running around and killing people in real life, of course) Note that I can "kill" hundreds of infantry in Dynasty Warrior game (which is much less realistic) and doesn't feel a single thing. I believe that what you consume, whatever it is, effect you one way or another, despite "researcher" tell you otherwise.

Bjartr 6y ago
Of course, but there's no reason to disparage those that aim to study these phenomena. This study didn't conclude that the media you consume had no effect. It merely reported observed effects and concluded that playing a lot of violent video games as a child is a poor predictor of aggression later in life. That's it.
- raindropm 6y ago
  Well, that’s true. I think most of us realize that the scope of most research is super specific (with tightly control variables) and just can’t apply broadly. Just don’t let the media see this, because that’s when it will blown out of proportion :P
Jeff_Brown 6y ago
It's conceivable that this study's results apply only to video games with sufficiently unrealistic depictions of violence. The newest Assassin's Creed depicts human violence more realistically than anything I've ever seen before. It's still not quite there, but once we get there, maybe the psychological effects will be different.
- raindropm 6y ago
  True. And we’re not even in the immersive ‘VR’ age of gaming. When it come, I can see many people will face with depression because whatever they consume is too immersive.

Bjartr 6y ago

Of course, but there's no reason to disparage those that aim to study these phenomena. This study didn't conclude that the media you consume had no effect. It merely reported observed effects and concluded that playing a lot of violent video games as a child is a poor predictor of aggression later in life. That's it.

raindropm 6y ago
Well, that’s true. I think most of us realize that the scope of most research is super specific (with tightly control variables) and just can’t apply broadly. Just don’t let the media see this, because that’s when it will blown out of proportion :P

Jeff_Brown 6y ago

It's conceivable that this study's results apply only to video games with sufficiently unrealistic depictions of violence. The newest Assassin's Creed depicts human violence more realistically than anything I've ever seen before. It's still not quite there, but once we get there, maybe the psychological effects will be different.

raindropm 6y ago
True. And we’re not even in the immersive ‘VR’ age of gaming. When it come, I can see many people will face with depression because whatever they consume is too immersive.