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Otakumegane on 26 February 2013

Yeah we do need a better ratings system.

An "M" sticker just doesn't cut it no more. It's looked as a sign that the game is "brutal" enough to sell.

PEGI>>>>>>>ESRB. (And I live in the U.S)



http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/profile/92109/nintendopie/ Nintendopie  Was obviously right and I was obviously wrong. I will forever be a lesser being than them. (6/16/13)

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Fireforgey on 26 February 2013

ideation? I.....I don't know what to say to that.



pokoko on 26 February 2013
Kasz216 said:
pokoko said:
"But again, it's important that I point out as a threat assessment and as a former FBI profiler, we don't see these as the cause of violence; we see them as sources of fueling ideation that's already there"

Pretty much what I've been saying for awhile. Violent people seek out violent media. Normal people don't turn violent because of videogames.

As for "helping parents understand" the rating system, what the hell is the industry supposed to do? Tattoo it on their arms? Is it really that complex? They're raising children and they can't understand what those fancy letters stand for? Holy cats.

It's more like a large percentage of parents don't care enough to bother, and there is nothing the industry can do about that. These kids aren't buying GTA and playing it in some null space dimension, they're getting these games directly from their parents and playing them on large objects called televisions, which are hooked up to expensive consoles. Seriously, the hell.

At some point society has to actually say, hey, if you don't want your kids playing violent videogame then stop buying them and, I don't know, maybe check to see what they're playing once in a blue moon.

She's going a step further then that though.  Notice how she says fueling.

She's essentially saying violent videogames make violent people MORE violent.


It's not just that violent videogames are liked by violent people to her, but if your the kind of person who gets in fights or hits your little brother, a violent videogames is boosting your agression causing you to act sooner and more often.  Without videogames you'd still be violent but on a lesser level.

 

No, that's not what she said at all.  She said "individuals who are already contemplating acting out in a violent way" might use them as references.  She's not talking about fighting with your little brother, she's talking about killing people.

As for what you're talking about, other research has said that with normal people, the spike in aggression that comes with playing a competitive videogame is no different from that of playing a sport.

Also, that's not her asking for a stricter videogame code.