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The studies so far don't seem to have been conclusive either way. What we have so far though should be enough to cause concern. http://www.psychologicalscience
by analog 14y ago
The studies so far don't seem to have been conclusive either way. What we have so far though should be enough to cause concern.
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/whats-the-psychological-effect-of-violent-video-games-on-children.html http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/...
FWIW I personally enjoy first person shooters, but I don't see any great benefit that comes from them.
- bitwize 14y agoThey help you think tactically. Things like use of cover, flanking the enemy, etc. The Marines used Doom to train recruits in basic tactics since the 90s. Like any video game they entrain you to mentally follow a complex unfolding scenario in real time given limited visual/auditory input. I wouldn't recommend them for a kid, but for an adult or mature, responsible teenager there are some cognitive benefits.
- analog 14y agoSo, like sport, but without the exercise? Actually I agree with you about the mental side having some benefits, but I just don't see any specific benefit from the violence. Like you say, any other video game could provide the same.
- bitwize 14y agoThere's an upcoming game called Shootmania that is an explicitly nonviolent FPS: guns fire bursts of light rather than bullets and slain characters sort of "derezz" like in Tron rather than bleed and gib. So maybe the violence is an optional component of this sort of game after all.