Oh bother...

[peachmomoko]

So I just spent the entire day researching my paper topic and wrote up my proposal (due Tuesday). It took me all day, but I do have enough resources to use for the final thing. I've titled it a magnanimous:

Left 4 Dead: Damaging or Desirable? - An ethical analysis of explicit violence in video games and its effect on societyVery wordy and self-

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[plumespixie]

My hubby would LOVE you for this! He's SUCH a gaming nerd, (He even reviews games for a site called Deansplanet), and has STRONG feelings on this subject.

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[peachmomoko]

Yeah, Gord (my fiancée) plays a lot of Left 4 Dead so I picked the topic because I have to interview someone and he's very accessible. I'm of the opinion that it does have a desensitizing effect, but it's on par with violent movies and tv shows and the like, so to restrict access to one necessitates the same restriction on the other. If someone were to tell me it's wrong and not to play such 'vile' games, I'd roll my eyes and ignore them. :P

Some of the research resources I've used are studies on desensitization, conditioning and violent behaviour. All pretty interesting stuff, for sure.

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[chanda3_4]

In my psych books it says that kids over six do know the difference between right and wrong. So if they are playing video games that are too violent, then I blame the parents. Also, saying that I did this because of the video game, in my opinion is a load of crap. Knowing the difference between right and wrong, and I think kids are aware of that. However,this is all my opinion.