My opinion on the subject of video game violence.

[Master-Eraqus2012 2]

Hey guys I just wrote a whole article about society regarding the ignorance seen in people on the subject of video games. I thought I might share with you what I wrote.

 

I just read a pretty well thought out comment on youtube which made a lot of sense to me, and reminded me of some very important details.

 

I agreed with everything said in the video, and in the comment, and my beliefs on the subject have not and will not change.

 

 

"It's so tragic. Violence has been with us from the beginning no matter what the subject is. People blame outside things where the fact is, it is inward. Where theres no perception, there is division, where there is division there is conflict - inwardly & outwardly. Stretch it out a bit, We create societies, governments, nations, flags, which are essentially based on this division. the ultimate price is war. Our so called security is destroying us..."

 

The subject of the video was about how the media targeted violence in video games being looked down upon as the sole reason for violence in people. And so this sprung up the stupidity that video games are only about violence and destruction and parents of course being the target audience of the media would not let their children purchase or play any games of any kind. For years parents have been the main target to sell out the idea that video games are all violent.

 

A person's own characteristics and traits are their own. A grown adult, killed her three month old baby back in 2010 because she was on her farmville. Was this a violent game? No. Who's fault was it? It was her own fault, it was her own mental instability that killed the poor child. I don't really know if she had a mental instability or not, but then that person DID not take responsibility for her own actions and instead harmed a baby. Everything else that is an outside part of society (television, books, radio, music, etc) can be frowned upon for reasons having to do with violent television, vulgar rap music or music in general, and graphic comic books, but a lot of the time someone will bring up video games as being twisted and evil for giving players "choices" and freedom to do whatever they want. There are people who do not get the enjoyment out of simply playing a game, or the reasons for playing a game. There ARE reasons why people do play video games, and violence is at the very bottom at that list. Remember Wolfenstein? (probably not) but it was a first person shooter that over 15 years ago wouldve been frowned upon for its bloody action and symbolism, but now it would just be silly to think such an unrealistic, 16-bit shooter would have had any impact on kids or adults. A lot of shooters are pretty unrealistic in the way that they are not actually trying to mimic real life. Call of Duty, Battlefield, Doom, Grand Theft Auto etc are all games that are mature rated and use guns, vulgar language, and other themes, yet regardless of rating are still looked down upon by those whom have never picked up a game or just believe that they are the equivalent of actually "owning" a gun or projectile weapon. These are games that have their own stories, their own plots, and their own source multiplayer gaming. These are game based upon what we precieve with our eyes as reality: division, war, theft, man vs. man.

 

 

But please keep reading.

 

But take a look from the perspective of gamers who discovered the secret easter egg song in the Call of Duty Black Ops map "Nuketown". The song was "Symphony for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones. There was no intent on killing one another, this glitch was a team effort and was well worth trying to activate it, to they're pleasure.

 

And then you have "other" games that have been around since anyone could remember. Racing, sports, Role-playing games, puzzles, etc.

 

one of my favorite games of all time "Final Fantasy" is one rpg (role-playing-game) that revolutionized the way I thought about role-playing games. The ballroom scene from FFVIII set a certain mood in my heart and made me wonder if I could dance that great. Aeriths Death in Final Fantasy VII was one of the saddest moments in the game and nearly made me break into tears as a beloved character with so much charm and innocence was killed by the hands of the One-winged angel Sephiroth. The proposal scene in FFXIII also made care even more for the main characters and they're cause for getting Serah back to human form and saving cocoon.

 

And then theres this scene that changed the way I thought about Assassin's Creed. The scene where two brothers (Ezio and Fredrico) are running to the top of a church in Florence, Fredrico pointing out what a good life they have together, and Ezio saying in agreement "The best... May it never change". And then the title screen comes up and Assassin's Creed II begins to unfold.

 

These are games that are indeed "fantasy" or works of fiction made by multicultural teams of many different faiths and religions but, they are stories about life, based on reality and experiences such as love, laughter, sadness and other emotions. This is why I write this to clear up the misunderstanding and hope to clarify the otherwise wrongful abuses that society has always had on newer pop culture. The bottom line is:

 

One can learn anything by just picking up a book about romance, or watching a special on the human mind, or researching all the philosophies of life, but those who are so blessed to have experienced those through video games have equally gained that knowledge. ~As written by me.

Edited September 23, 2012 by Master-Eraqus2012

[Oniaku 280]

Pretty good, I gotta say.

[XIIISwords 1,059]

It's like saying kids shouldn't read Harry Potter because his parents die and that promotes violence.

[Zenithia 305]

tutti frutti. Violence is something that happens all over the place, even before video games existed. Violence itself comes in a number of forms and ways. People are often known to be lazy when it comes to things, and when it comes violence in today's world, the lazy way to get around this is to simply blame video games instead of actually looking into the cause of the issue.

 

I find this to be like a parent allowing their kids to watch action movies, and the parents blaming the company that made the movie for their kids being exposed to violence.

[axele 151]

Violence is everywhere. It's human nature. How many Wars have humans made created and fought in ? And that was way before Television, Movies and Games. We used to murder and stone people whenever we could. Torture even.

 

What game was Adolf Hitler playing back in 1935 ? Yeah, exactly.