Problem is, it looks real.
Most children don't have the mental processes necessary to distinguish fake from real, acceptable from unacceptable, and they become numb that that rush or high felt off of being able to see the effects of their violent actions, combine that with their near lack of ability to differentiate reality and what just looks real and you've got the starting point of desensitization.
I'm not blaming video games, I am saying that they play a major role in desensitization to violence. I'm not saying that people should not take responsibility for their behavior but when you expose children to violence at such a young age they begin to believe that it is normal and numerous studies have shown that it does desensitize areas of the brain that respond to violence. I'm not saying that human nature has changed but to say that violence in modern society should be promoted towards children is nonsense.
And your second question is downright idiotic. The object of video game design for at least the past 7 years is to make the video game look at realistic as possible. How do pixelated characters on the screen look real? Do you play modern video games?
That's the thing though, young children don't understand that there IS a difference! Especially if gaming is their primary activity for the day! And for pete's sake, use paragraph breaks. I am trying to comprehend what you are saying but really it just sounds like you're angry at these researchers because you are taking their findings much too personally.
There are studies indicating that the parts of the brain that respond to violence can, overtime, desensitize due to over-exposure to violence, comic or otherwise and that such desensitization has the most dramatic effects on children who play them during their early ages.
If you can not have a clean and intellectually reasonable adult conversation about a concept that is only confirmed by study after study then I must assume that you do not have the knowledge of child psychology required to continue this debate.
You're over reacting It only affects children who have mental problems If you are dumb enough to copy the game then you have a much bigger problem what they say on the news and on TV is a bullshit lie and a cry for attention as they give unreasonable answers and stereotype it to make it seem like everyone is gonna do it like they know anything but they are damn stupid those people just need to come up with lies out of boredom they can fuck off.
I play violent video games all the time I'm use to the violence in the game but I still respond to real life violence so please without any true evidence don't say things like this I think its silly to blame a video game when people have been violent for thousands of years if not more its in our nature to be violent the whole desensitization crap is starting to get on my nerves lets just stop blaming video game fantasy with peoples behavior it's the persons fault not the game I disagree with you 100%
Is it normal kids on cod drive me crazy!!!
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A game is a game if it has blood in it then its virtual blood so who cares?
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Problem is, it looks real.
Most children don't have the mental processes necessary to distinguish fake from real, acceptable from unacceptable, and they become numb that that rush or high felt off of being able to see the effects of their violent actions, combine that with their near lack of ability to differentiate reality and what just looks real and you've got the starting point of desensitization.
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And how do pixelated characters on the screen look real? lol
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I'm not blaming video games, I am saying that they play a major role in desensitization to violence. I'm not saying that people should not take responsibility for their behavior but when you expose children to violence at such a young age they begin to believe that it is normal and numerous studies have shown that it does desensitize areas of the brain that respond to violence. I'm not saying that human nature has changed but to say that violence in modern society should be promoted towards children is nonsense.
And your second question is downright idiotic. The object of video game design for at least the past 7 years is to make the video game look at realistic as possible. How do pixelated characters on the screen look real? Do you play modern video games?
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I'm pretty sure that people with a brain can see the difference between video game violence and real violence as it's much more shocking in real life.
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That's the thing though, young children don't understand that there IS a difference! Especially if gaming is their primary activity for the day! And for pete's sake, use paragraph breaks. I am trying to comprehend what you are saying but really it just sounds like you're angry at these researchers because you are taking their findings much too personally.
There are studies indicating that the parts of the brain that respond to violence can, overtime, desensitize due to over-exposure to violence, comic or otherwise and that such desensitization has the most dramatic effects on children who play them during their early ages.
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Just a tip when you try to make a point use facts not recycled myths.
I use to play Mortal Kombat when I was young but I never killed anyone.
You're over reacting It only affects children who have mental problems If you are dumb enough to copy the game then you have a much bigger problem what they say on the news and on TV is a bullshit lie and a cry for attention as they give unreasonable answers and stereotype it to make it seem like everyone is gonna do it like they know anything but they are damn stupid those people just need to come up with lies out of boredom they can fuck off.
I play violent video games all the time I'm use to the violence in the game but I still respond to real life violence so please without any true evidence don't say things like this I think its silly to blame a video game when people have been violent for thousands of years if not more its in our nature to be violent the whole desensitization crap is starting to get on my nerves lets just stop blaming video game fantasy with peoples behavior it's the persons fault not the game I disagree with you 100%