The Cellar - View Single Post - 04/03/03: Games and their effect on our behavior

juju · 04-03-2003, 11:20 PM

UT, I'm not saying there's any chance that could happen (I'll assume you're being sarcastic). Obviously, there isn't mass chaos in the streets, and people are fine. I still don't think people will shoot people because of a game's influence.

Perhaps Perth is right in saying that first person shooters are inherently different than games like GTA 3.

But to say that there's no effect at all is obviously untrue. That's all I'm saying. I had the urge, but I didn't act on it. And I'm being led to believe that many, many people have the same reaction to this type of game. I'm not saying it's bad, because I haven't done anything bad. But I'm just surprised, that's all.

04-03-2003, 11:20 PM	#8
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	UT, I'm not saying there's any chance that could happen (I'll assume you're being sarcastic). Obviously, there isn't mass chaos in the streets, and people are fine. I still don't think people will shoot people because of a game's influence. Perhaps Perth is right in saying that first person shooters are inherently different than games like GTA 3. But to say that there's no effect at all is obviously untrue. That's all I'm saying. I had the urge, but I didn't act on it. And I'm being led to believe that many, many people have the same reaction to this type of game. I'm not saying it's bad, because I haven't done anything bad. But I'm just surprised, that's all.