I don't see this working, because the child could just as easilly see gameplay on youtube, watch/play it at a friends house, or see it on tv - or even just entirely make up instances of what they saw in the game, even if they dont have it, to be a part of the "cool" crowd, in which case the parents would be in legal trouble what things beyond their control.
Nice in concept, a minefield of failure in execution.
If a kid knows their parents are cool enough to let them play, the teachers will never know.
Isn't it okay for a child to play a M rated game as long as the parent approves? As long as the parents know about it and say its okay I don't see why teachers should get involved. I played M rated games and I'm fine.
Tachikoma said: I don't see this working, because the child could just as easilly see gameplay on youtube, watch/play it at a friends house, or see it on tv - or even just entirely make up instances of what they saw in the game, even if they dont have it, to be a part of the "cool" crowd, in which case the parents would be in legal trouble what things beyond their control. Nice in concept, a minefield of failure in execution. |
My parents bought me Metal Gear Solid on PC when it came out and my uncle gave me a pirated version of GTA III and Wolfenstein: Return to Castle Wolfenstein on the PC. Later I got my parents to buy GTA: Vice City. I also got a pirated copy of Quake III Arena from my friend. And we played a lot of Soul Blade and Syphon Filter at his house.
What's so wrong with letting kids play violent games...
And yeah, I didn't grow up with Nintendo. :p (if we ignore Pokémon red, silver and Super Mario Land 1 & 2.)
Huh...
I would agree that letting young kids play 18+ games is a bad thing... but can you enforce it? Nope, so there really isn't much you can do.
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The teachers should stick to their own business since what those kids do outside of class is none of their own damn concerns!
Samus Aran said:
My parents bought me Metal Gear Solid on PC when it came out and my uncle gave me a pirated version of GTA III and Wolfenstein: Return to Castle Wolfenstein on the PC. Later I got my parents to buy GTA: Vice City. I also got a pirated copy of Quake III Arena from my friend. And we played a lot of Soul Blade and Syphon Filter at his house. What's so wrong with letting kids play violent games... And yeah, I didn't grow up with Nintendo. :p (if we ignore Pokémon red, silver and Super Mario Land 1 & 2.) |
Depends entirely upon the individual child, and how that child interacts with other children, and what the social structure between them is.
So like i said, nice in concept, i.e. "in a perfect world", but in reality it has no hopes of success as even if 90% of parents restricted their kids, they would still manage to play such games anyway.
Frankly, i find it somewhat hypocritical that a movie with scenes of violence and nudity are generally classed much lower than games, too.
I'm 13, and I play the more adult-oriented games from time to time. They don't change the way I behave. If anything, this should only apply to younger children (11 and younger), or people who aren't as mentally stable. The way I see it, if you can sit through sexual education class, or watch a more violent film and still be mature about it, you are good to go.
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