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I love video games, both violent and non-violent. I'm not afraid of having rigorous scientific study of any links between video game violence and real violence.

I love video games, both violent and non-violent. I'm not afraid of having rigorous scientific study of any links between video game violence and real violence. Related: if violence in the real world were caused by popular media, wouldn't we have seen a spike in archery attacks last year? Between Brave and the Hunger Games and the Avengers and Skyrim, bows were everywhere.

tzs 14y ago
> I'm not afraid of having rigorous scientific study of any links between video game violence and real violence. When advocates of something oppose rigorous scientific studies of that thing, I become suspicious. For instance, if I were to see either a gun ban or a fracking ban on a ballot, I'd be inclined to vote for it just because major proponents of guns and fracking have tried hard to stop research. It makes me wonder what they are trying to keep us from finding out.
taligent 14y ago
> wouldn't we have seen a spike in archery attacks last year? But there has been an increase in people taking up archery. You seem to be missing the point though. People who commit mass killings are trying to kill as many people as possible before they are caught. Bows are ill-suited for this purpose.
- cheald 14y ago
  Anecdotally, there has been an increase in people taking up archery. I know several friends who have gotten into it primarily because of The Hunger Games' glorification of it. Google seems to suggest an increase in interest, as well: http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=archery http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=archery
  - jclos 14y ago
    I remember reading (although I can't seem to find the reference) that there was an increase in med schools registrations when the tv show House began. If there is such an influence is there a way to use it for good purposes, like funding games and tv shows that could raise interest in issues, while still being actual games and tv shows that are worth playing and watching?

tzs 14y ago

> I'm not afraid of having rigorous scientific study of any links between video game violence and real violence. When advocates of something oppose rigorous scientific studies of that thing, I become suspicious. For instance, if I were to see either a gun ban or a fracking ban on a ballot, I'd be inclined to vote for it just because major proponents of guns and fracking have tried hard to stop research. It makes me wonder what they are trying to keep us from finding out.

taligent 14y ago

> wouldn't we have seen a spike in archery attacks last year? But there has been an increase in people taking up archery. You seem to be missing the point though. People who commit mass killings are trying to kill as many people as possible before they are caught. Bows are ill-suited for this purpose.

cheald 14y ago
Anecdotally, there has been an increase in people taking up archery. I know several friends who have gotten into it primarily because of The Hunger Games' glorification of it. Google seems to suggest an increase in interest, as well: http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=archery http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=archery
- jclos 14y ago
  I remember reading (although I can't seem to find the reference) that there was an increase in med schools registrations when the tv show House began. If there is such an influence is there a way to use it for good purposes, like funding games and tv shows that could raise interest in issues, while still being actual games and tv shows that are worth playing and watching?