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butthead · 05-21-2003, 07:55 AM

I doubt I would mind if I were a minor (unless it meant I couldn't play violent arcade games too), but what is the point of this? Reduce violence? I think it might be a little effective at reducing minors from playing violent video games, but not very significant in the greater scheme of change. However I would love nothing more than to be proven wrong. I think many of the video games, movies, and tv programs I've have experienced have desensitized me a little bit (I still remember playing Police Quest 3 as a kid and seeing this broken and bloodied body of a child in a dumpster within the first minute of playing, I was pretty freaked out), but I do not have much of an idea as to their overall impact.

Does anyone have any actualy studies on this issue that I can check out? I mean actual studies, not articles of someones interpretation of the study.

05-21-2003, 07:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
butthead Loser Location: SF Bay Area, CA	I doubt I would mind if I were a minor (unless it meant I couldn't play violent arcade games too), but what is the point of this? Reduce violence? I think it might be a little effective at reducing minors from playing violent video games, but not very significant in the greater scheme of change. However I would love nothing more than to be proven wrong. I think many of the video games, movies, and tv programs I've have experienced have desensitized me a little bit (I still remember playing Police Quest 3 as a kid and seeing this broken and bloodied body of a child in a dumpster within the first minute of playing, I was pretty freaked out), but I do not have much of an idea as to their overall impact. Does anyone have any actualy studies on this issue that I can check out? I mean actual studies, not articles of someones interpretation of the study. Last edited by butthead; 05-21-2003 at 08:03 AM..