Video games corrupt minds?

[Squad 11 Kenpachi Zaraki]

So there are people that say video games corrupt the minds of the people that play them, you play a violent video game, you turn into a violent person... i play video games but i don't go around killing everything i see.... any one have input on this?

[Pimpin4life30]

Yeah its a bunch of bullshit just like the people who wants to keep weed banned.

[X9ballX]

video games corupt about as much as television. and all television dose is show diffent ways of living,culture, info,ect and the person watching gains interest in one of those things and suddenly tries to live it.but this only happens to some people.

[User3rror]

Video games, tv, movies, they can all desensitize you, not to make you a violent person, but to accept violence and other ideas.

[AESCHYLUS]

Video games are enormously popular, and most of them contain some form of violence. It has been well established that playing violent video games increases aggression in players. But what exactly is the connection? Do the games raise aggression through violent thoughts, violent feelings (hostility), or simply through heightened arousal?
ScienceDaily (Nov. 29, 2006) — A new study has found that adolescents who play violent video games may exhibit lingering effects on brain function, including increased activity in the region of the brain that governs emotional arousal and decreased activity in the brain's executive function, which is associated with control, focus and concentration. The findings were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

[Squad 11 Kenpachi Zaraki]

ok, i see what you all are saying, but there still has been no proven connection between vidoe games, and violence... at least on that i know of

[Lone Gunman]

Originally Posted by Squad 11 Kenpachi Zaraki

ok, i see what you all are saying, but there still has been no proven connection between vidoe games, and violence... at least on that i know of

There is no link...

The same people who complained about games and their evil nature were the same people who said rock and roll was the devils music.

Just a bunch of nonsense.

[X9ballX]

Originally Posted by Lone Gunman

There is no link...

The same people who complained about games and their evil nature were the same people who said rock and roll was the devils music.

Just a bunch of nonsense.

also the same people who said guns were bad and getting rid of them would save lives.

more guns = less crime

[Bosco Jones]

Although there's no doubt videogames get one thinking about what occurs in them. If I never played any videogames, I would have never thought about a lot of violent things.
But just because I think about them doesn't mean I am not mentally stable enough to not actually carry their actions out. I believe the majority of the population is like minded. Although in very rare occurrences, it may be observed some people did actually carry them out.
It shows that generalized ratings, such as those done by the ESRB, are not set in stone rules. One 17 year old could be years away from the stability and maturity of another.

[headcase]

In viewing the effects of videogames on society then your own personal ability to not run amok after playing GTA is irrelevant.

We all seem to agree that video games desensitise people to violence (at least, those of us inteligent enough to understand big world like "desensitise"). In wider society, doesn't this mean an increase in video-game related violence inevitable? The only other possibility is that there is some balancing force in video games that decreases violence.

[AESCHYLUS]

wow, i dont think theres anymore reason for this thread.
good job Mr. Headcase, you've done it again.