Comments on: SLT: Grand Theft Auto might not be so ‘grand’ http://www.psychblog.co.uk/slt-grand-theft-auto-might-not-be-so-grand-48.html just another psychology blog? Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:13:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Bim http://www.psychblog.co.uk/slt-grand-theft-auto-might-not-be-so-grand-48.html#comment-4898 Bim Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:32:45 +0000 http://www.psychblog.co.uk/2007/04/12/slt-grand-theft-auto-might-not-be-so-grand/#comment-4898 Hmm.. I don't think its neccisairly the video games fault, for instance I play violent computer games, and have done from a very young age, but Im not atall violent or abbusive. I think it stems from other factors such as role models, genes, upbringing, deprivation. Probably children who become violent from playing the games are only that way due to not having a good upbringing so don't have any 'good behaviour' to compare it too. And with all the bad things going on in the world today, they'd pick it up just as easily, if not worse, off the news than on computer games that (normally) portray you as the good guy fighting evil. Just some thoughts anyway! Hmm.. I don’t think its neccisairly the video games fault, for instance I play violent computer games, and have done from a very young age, but Im not atall violent or abbusive.

I think it stems from other factors such as role models, genes, upbringing, deprivation.
Probably children who become violent from playing the games are only that way due to not having a good upbringing so don’t have any ‘good behaviour’ to compare it too.

And with all the bad things going on in the world today, they’d pick it up just as easily, if not worse, off the news than on computer games that (normally) portray you as the good guy fighting evil.

Just some thoughts anyway!

]]> By: Prototype of a Person » Blog Archive » Cyberpsychology Digest Volume 1 http://www.psychblog.co.uk/slt-grand-theft-auto-might-not-be-so-grand-48.html#comment-4875 Prototype of a Person » Blog Archive » Cyberpsychology Digest Volume 1 Thu, 15 May 2008 14:21:22 +0000 http://www.psychblog.co.uk/2007/04/12/slt-grand-theft-auto-might-not-be-so-grand/#comment-4875 [...] of Sunderland website. Chris Whitehead, the final year Psychology student, points out how previous research has focused on the adverse effects of violent video games on children, when such games are actually [...] [...] of Sunderland website. Chris Whitehead, the final year Psychology student, points out how previous research has focused on the adverse effects of violent video games on children, when such games are actually [...]

]]> By: phil http://www.psychblog.co.uk/slt-grand-theft-auto-might-not-be-so-grand-48.html#comment-271 phil Thu, 10 May 2007 16:26:34 +0000 http://www.psychblog.co.uk/2007/04/12/slt-grand-theft-auto-might-not-be-so-grand/#comment-271 Interesting regarding the study revolving around violent video games. In 1992 I was on an access to HE course, and studied the implications of videos coming onto the market, and it so happened the UK had the biggest rental of videos in Europe on an upward curve. It is not, therefore, suprising that there is (as one result of this) a more aggressive/ uncaring attitude from alot of young people and of more reported aggressive problematic young people/ teenagers - even with some adults in the UK generally. This is even with these days people have more to keep them occupied etc Role models in whatever form do, in my opinion, have people copying them and I have seen first hand imitation whilst I was a coach of sport - meaning there were young people who had some of my attributes/ actions - basically clones of me. So what are violent video games doing themselves to peoples minds - surely people don't switch off from them and go in a trance and play the game and it doesn't result in affecting them in one way or another - of course it does !!! Interesting regarding the study revolving around violent video games. In 1992 I was on an access to HE course, and studied the implications of videos coming onto the market, and it so happened the UK had the biggest rental of videos in Europe on an upward curve. It is not, therefore, suprising that there is (as one result of this) a more aggressive/ uncaring attitude from alot of young people and of more reported aggressive problematic young people/ teenagers - even with some adults in the UK generally. This is even with these days people have more to keep them occupied etc
Role models in whatever form do, in my opinion, have people copying them and I have seen first hand imitation whilst I was a coach of sport - meaning there were young people who had some of my attributes/ actions - basically clones of me. So what are violent video games doing themselves to peoples minds - surely people don’t switch off from them and go in a trance and play the game and it doesn’t result in affecting them in one way or another - of course it does !!!

]]> By: Jamie http://www.psychblog.co.uk/slt-grand-theft-auto-might-not-be-so-grand-48.html#comment-14 Jamie Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:54:28 +0000 http://www.psychblog.co.uk/2007/04/12/slt-grand-theft-auto-might-not-be-so-grand/#comment-14 Well, in more breaking news, it could actually be the price of beer that leads to violent behaviour: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry/research/phacr/violence/pdfs/Beer_violence.pdf ;) Well, in more breaking news, it could actually be the price of beer that leads to violent behaviour: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentistry/research/phacr/violence/pdfs/Beer_violence.pdf ;)

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