James06 - 23/9/2013 16:48
yeah I do believe it 100%.
I speak to, or at least try to speak to youngsters all the time who mumble along, head down, generally not really giving a shit about anything. I know I sound like a miserable old bastard, and people have openly direct their passion about this towards me int he thread. But kids nowadays, be they shop assistants, waiters, potential employees or just kids ont he street - are generally speaking, terribly lacking in the social and etiquette skills of the generations that came before them.
I managed a football team for 2 years and was a senior player for many years before that. The late teen players had a shocking outlook generally. Their lives revolved around computer games and television, and these were the ones who played football at least twice a week! Most of them struggled for work, turning their nose up at the suggestion of picking up a telephone and making an effort or even getting themselves out there.
ironside - 21/9/2013 03:50
Isn't the perceived problem with this game that it desensitises and adversely effects the minds of young players? Mature adults and those over the age of 18 recognise it for what it is, escapism and the opportunity to indulge in a completely alien world. Kids of primary age and younger teens, who will get access to it no matter what the rules say, might not be so discriminating.I wouldn't be happy for them to be immersed in it for hours.
I would think that people on here can play it and then leave it on the back burner and not be so obsessed that they can't be without it for a few hours. If it's what allows you to switch off for a while good luck to you. It ain't for me but then, I get caught up in a book for hours or zonk out with earphones on.
James06 - 24/9/2013 14:00
We could type pages of individual cases, and talk about playing games in moderation, but generally speaking the games are unecassarily violent, abusive, addictive and at the end of the day: bad for you.
My great grandad smoked a pipe and went to the pub most days, and he lived til he was 103. But generally speaking smoking a pipe and going to the pub everday is bad for you.
Although i'm sure someone will argue the toss that it isnt!
The Fear - 24/9/2013 14:21
I used to play Colin McRae on the computer. When I then switched off, got in my car, I would start to drive the same way and had to remind myself... this is the real world.
Probably would have played 2 hours straight and then programmed myself that is how you drive.
Here is a video of said incident:
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Wurzel - 24/9/2013 13:43
I agree Heath with you on most of what you say, but I do have to say that knowing that there is kids playing these games before they can, there is no need for the bad language and some of the cut scenes in these games. There have been games in the past that have given the option to cut the swearing out if required, and I see no reason why that cannot be the case for all games. You may ask why it matters, well I don't think that playing a shooting game makes people want to go on a shooting spree, but the constant use of bad language normalises it for young kids, and I would prefer that it wasn't. it would be no great shakes for the developers to do.
Wurzel - 24/9/2013 14:10
He shit himself and was really shook up, and the Policeman explained that the lad thought he could drive like he could on a video game, and when the reality of the violent crash hit home, and how close he came to serious injury, he was really upset. Just thought it was interesting observation.