People being obsessed about violence in videogames?

It depends on how strong minded you are

i play video games all the time and the only thing that has changed in me is what i talk about and dress as for costume party's... i also do a lot more txt speak but that can come with cell phones as well.i am a girl that plays just about all games from halo to wow and yet im the same me as i always will be...a nerd XD. hell if any thing makes me violent its the idiots on the news that make video games out to be corrupting n shit. its not the games that make ppl violent its the idiots that make them out to be.

I've heard that argument before, that video games are "murder trainers." I think that's a load of crap. If that was the case, wouldn't people be doing other activities that they do in video games?

I play Grand Theft Auto and I don't have the urge to stab someone and steal their car, I play Resident Evil but I don't get out a rocket launcher and fire it at people who I assume are zombies. I play EA Skate but I never feel I want get my skateboard and attempt to ride it down a dam. If video games influence anyone, it is the fault of the person's fucked-up mind, not the game.

oh yeah and also my friends is 15 and he cant play a violent game, even if its 12-rated. thats just insane! most parents just watch too much retarded tv (like mine). my dad watches nothing but news and he talks about so much crap my brain just cant process so much crap at once.
OH LOOK YOU CAN CRASH IN GRAN TURISMO 5!!!!! THAT ENCOURAGES YOUTH TO GO ON A RACE TRACK AND GO APE SHIT SON YOU NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY DYS!!!!

I completely agree
p.s. play god of war 3

It is the parent's responsibility to determine whether or not the kid has sence enough to differentiate between a video game and reality. If you are influenced by the game and want to start doing the stuff that's in it, then you shouldn't be playing it. It really depends on the maturity level of the gamer, but in your case, it sounds just fine. Some gamers give all of us a bad name. It's one of those "One bad apple ruins the basket" type of things...

I 100% totally agree with you. There is no proof that violent video games makes people violent. That's something Michael Atkinson made up to frighten people.

Unfortunately, my eight-year-old brother is just like that. He's affected, really affected. He used to be a nice boy like any other normal student, but now... quite a bully. Wish I could change him but nothing will, I guess.

yeah thats what parents think its not really true true unless you dont have a good mentality level and you assume its real and go do it but that doesnt usually happen it only works for the insane so dont worry check out all the violence you want you will be fine

Shut up mom, im practicing! lol

My dad says that everything we play, watch and listen to affects the way we think, even if only on a subconscious level. That being said, we need to be careful about what we input into our brains so that it doesn't change the way we are too much.

They do actually after peoples behaviours. There are cases and studies which have shown them to desensitise violence, theft and gun use. How ever this can be consisted to the similar cases of toy guns, and sometimes paintball and airsoft guns.
Having access to these weapons (whether tangible or not) does affect people's responses to things. Shoots often happen because the person isn't used to the gun doing much damage (mummy will respawn in 5 min, yeah?).
On the average: no, you probably won't be affected much (however your gaming habits and style always wear off on your response to threat, confrontation and argument) but do recognise that some people are influenced by them. I don't think anyone can say handing a child a toy gun doesn't spur thoughts; it only ever depends on whether he acts on them.