All the World's Wrongs: Games At Fault!

[Dogg Thang]

Here's an interesting article. One study reckons the amount of time someone plays affects negative effects but an hour a day could be good for you - http://www.idigitaltimes.com/violent...HUUSVc.twitter

[randombs]

I've always pronounced it bubufuc

[wakka]

Here's an interesting article. One study reckons the amount of time someone plays affects negative effects but an hour a day could be good for you - http://www.idigitaltimes.com/violent...HUUSVc.twitter

As always, everything in moderation.

Not that most here follow that advice when it comes to gaming - myself included

[MartyG]

I too watched violent movies when I was underage and they're my favorite films today, if I hadn't watched the likes of RoboCop, Aliens, The Thing, Predator ect ect I'd be a very boring person today indeed. But again when we were kids there wasn't these grindhouse torture porn films that are everywhere now, I just don't think films like Human Centipede or Hostel would have even been made 20-30 years ago. Even if you look at the films that were previously banned in the UK, Clockwork Orange, Texan Chainsaw, Evil Dead, The Exorcist ect ect, they're very tame. Times are a'changin..

A Clockwork Orange was never banned in the UK There were plenty of nasty horror / gore / torture films in the '80s and '70s; the VHS thing gave rise to the less restricted "Video Nasties" era: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls051364249/

Games have certainly become more gratuitous, but I wonder if that's down to the technology allowing for it rather than the lack of desire to produce such titles in the past.

[Brad]

A Clockwork Orange was banned by Kubrick and Warner bizarrely. And it still is as far as I know.

[MartyG]

Kubrick decided to withdraw it from UK cinemas, it was never banned by any official bodies such as the BBFC, although there were calls for it to be banned by some outside hysterical parties. Probably of similar mindset to those who call for a banning of GTA and the like today.

[QualityChimp]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qv3ng

"The excessive use of video games and free online pornography can cause a 'crisis of masculinity' for young men, according to a US psychologist.

This leaves them bored in school, disinterested in human contact, and opting out of society, argues Dr Philip Zimbardo in his new book Man (Dis)connected."

[Dogg Thang]

The audio told me that there was nothing wrong with video games or pornography so I just stopped it right there. Quit while you're ahead, I reckon.

[randombs]

No pun intended but I switch off when I hear so-called experts using phrases like 'video screen'. Even my mum doesn't call it that. Sounds like someone who'd rather pass judgment from afar than mosey up close and get their hands dirty.

[dvdx2]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qv3ng

"The excessive use of video games and free online pornography can cause a 'crisis of masculinity' for young men, according to a US psychologist.

This leaves them bored in school, disinterested in human contact, and opting out of society, argues Dr Philip Zimbardo in his new book Man (Dis)connected."

dont know about 'a crisis of masculinity', but would agree with Dr Zimbardos second comment. I have known some young guys who are near zombies, from playing with their joysticks, 16 hrs + a day,....throw in unemployment and drugs and you have a generation of young men almost disconnected from society.

the internet and videogames can be nasty stuff when addiction sets in.....

[Asura]

dont know about 'a crisis of masculinity', but would agree with Dr Zimbardos second comment. I have known some young guys who are near zombies, from playing with their joysticks, 16 hrs + a day,....throw in unemployment and drugs and you have a generation of young men almost disconnected from society.

the internet and videogames can be nasty stuff when addiction sets in.....

I'd argue that the same type of people were addicted to brothels and opiates in ancient Rome. We're still here.

[Dogg Thang]

Going to ask my mate from the Roman Empire later how that worked out for them.

[speedlolita]

I'm almost always at my PC for 16 hours a day on weekends. My Mum has previously accused me of being addicted, but I know I'm not. There's a difference between an addiction and just wanting to constantly learn or consume media.

Being part of the generation you're referring to dvdx I interpret what you're saying as hugely generalised. I've been in constant employment since I first started working and have never done drugs in my life, not even soft stuff. Different strokes an all that.

That said, aside from social media I do disconnect myself from society because people are TERRIBLE.

[Neon Ignition]

It lost me when at about the 3 and a half minute mark when another expert counters everything the psychologist proposes at which point it becomes clear that the psychologist in question is promoting a book he has on sale and he flounders to give any substantial defense of his points.

Hell, someone the gaming kid who plays 15 hours per day 7 days per week in his example wouldn't have time for an excessive amount of porn.

I know its a short interview, but to me it sounds like a guy peddling an old, tired argument to sell merchandise. He gave no sense he knew anything in depth about gaming... or porn to be honest

[dvdx2]

I'm almost always at my PC for 16 hours a day on weekends. My Mum has previously accused me of being addicted, but I know I'm not. There's a difference between an addiction and just wanting to constantly learn or consume media.

Being part of the generation you're referring to dvdx I interpret what you're saying as hugely generalised. I've been in constant employment since I first started working and have never done drugs in my life, not even soft stuff. Different strokes an all that.

That said, aside from social media I do disconnect myself from society because people are TERRIBLE.

I was more referring to more to young men not in education, training or employment (who basically fill their day playing videogames, surfing the internet/porn etc), but videogame/internet addiction is certainly not exclusive to that group.