http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/ Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-7531 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:26:06 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-7531 [...] on October 7th, 2007 We have examined violence found in videogames on several occasions (see “The Situation of First-Person Shooters“; “The Intersection between Tort Law and Social Psychology in Violent Videogames“). We have [...]

]]> http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-2966 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:28:56 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-2966 [...] influence of Cho playing of first-person shooters on computers and video game systems, click here. For related posts on the consequences of deindivduation, go to Maintaining Army, Internet [...]

]]> http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-2532 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:02:51 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-2532 [...] on June 7th, 2007 We have examined violence found in videogames on several occasions (e.g., “The Situation of First-Person Shooters“; “The Intersection between Tort Law and Social Psychology in Violent [...]

]]> http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-1398 Sat, 19 May 2007 11:51:32 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-1398 [...] of television and video games on children’s behaviour thanks to those nice people over at The Situationist. I first talked about the possible effects of gaming on children’s behavior in the first few [...]

]]> http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-1024 Sat, 05 May 2007 03:35:00 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-1024 I don’t know why people or so surprised about the conclusion–or so hysterical (No one is stating such games, no matter how repugnant in content should be illegal, just that we should combat the validation of their message in society). People learn by doing and violence is learned behavior. Combine that with desensitization in a culture that legitimizes “Might is right!” for males dealing with emotional frustration, and violence will increase. What the Slate article fails to discuss is the distinctly bigoted nature of this violence: males overwhelmingly target females. Grand Theft Auto is famous for the killing of prostitutes, who prove the easiest female prey. The public justifies such violence on the basis of the sexual immorality of prostitutes, all the while glorifying Johns and pimps. Sexuality merely becomes a medium which to express violent hatred of females. How does that not teach boys to see girls and women as the enemy, to be disposed of as callously as possible?

]]> http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-1019 Fri, 04 May 2007 17:12:12 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/the-situation-of-first-person-shooters/#comment-1019 As an avid game player, I must criticize the researchers for their choice of Myst as a choice of “non-violent comparison”. Myst is a very calm game, and Wolfenstein 3-D is a very intense one. Comparing Wolfenstein 3-D and Myst is like comparing hip-hop music played in a nightclub to classical music played during a meditation session. You haven’t eliminated some very relevant confounding factors! The difference in agression could be a simple matter of excitement (or, if you’re inclined to use the technical term, “arousal”), not exposure to violence. If they compared Wolfenstien to Tetris – a similarly intense, yet non-violent game, I’d give more credence to their conclusions.

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