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I think it's fine because I'm exactly like you, albeit a year older. I'm not affected by any of the violent games I've played and the very few times I regretingly venture online I've never wore a set of headphones.
I've been playing M rated games since I was ten. That being said, I don't think that most kids should be playing them. Not because it will make them violent, but because they'll learn how to trash talk, and be arrogant bastards if they play too many.
Kids aren't all that bad, it's the ones who take in too much "mature" culture, and turn into raging douche-bags before they hit twelve that are the problem.
Kids aren't all that bad, it's the ones who take in too much "mature" culture, and turn into raging douche-bags before they hit twelve that are the problem.
Slightly disagree. I've also been playing since I had the chance to. Started around 10 with wolfenstein/doom and never looked back.Vilcus said:
Kids (yay for generalization) today are rude, arrogant asses for a few reasons, mainly:
1: The media raises everyone to expect to be perfect and become a movie/music star/marry one when you grow up.
2: Raised to think they are special/unique/undoubtedly the most important person in the world.
And most importantly
3: Their parents do not value common courtesy! And I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!
When I grew up I was told to always say thank you for the food to whoever made it for me, to have a firm handshake, to respect my elders and to act CIVIL in general.
Meanwhile in games I murdered TONS of pixels, stole, plundered, warred and was more or less despicable. I do not become my gaming heroes, and neither do anyone else.
If parents simply instill the correct values in their children no amount of "mature" content can change that, it could even go the other way.
I'd say consuming more adult entertainment has matured me (some will try to protect their childrens innocence long into their twenties or worse...). Is it good for a 10 year old to experience problems/thoughts that usually plague grown ups? Maybe not, but look around. Kids experience abuse, families breaking apart or bullying which will have a far worse impact on a child than any mature entertainment ever could. And in some cases a good (and by good I dont necessarily mean nice or happy) story for adults will be far healthier than some stupid run dog, run - book. Stories makes you think, thinking about stuff matures you. This is not a bad thing.
In some cases I'd argue that some kids could really use growing up a bit more, instead of acting like immature brats. The reasons they do have nothing to do with the entertainment they consume and all to do with what their parents teach them.
Maybe not but Christ, I'd take you more seriously if you used some punctuation kid.Jamie Joberns said:
OT: I don't really think a game will make a person into a psycho. Severe trauma or a really bad upbringing with a backwards sense of morals will do that. But I do think that if you are playing a game like Postal at age 3 your parents should pay more attention to you and make sure you aren't getting horribly desensitized to violence from it. When I have kids one day I plan to actually have conversations with them to make sure they are mature or have the common sense enough not to take violence in any media too seriously, and to understand its a lot different in real life.
I'm 15, and have been playing M rated games since I was 11. The only problem I find is when people stereotype me, but I don't scream over a game, simply because its only a game. And if people are screaming and raging over MW2, then they are obviously not having fun, and therefore shouldn't even be playing it.
meh thats nothing i've been playing GTA vice city since i was 7
my dad still hasn't found out I've been playing it even to this day
my dad still hasn't found out I've been playing it even to this day
Not every kid isn't taken in by the spectacle of violence they view in games, this is true. However, not everyone is the kind of person who grows up with good values, regardless of the violent things they view. Children as a rule are easy to influence, and while exceptions do exist, they are not the majority. I personally know quite a few kids much younger than me who play a plethora of violent video games, and they are the nicest kids I have ever met.tzimize said:
On the other side I have met kids whose parents go to great lengths in order to ensure their kids grow up right. They play no overly violent video games, and their parents made sure they were polite all the time. However, once the parents left, those kids were the worst behaved brats I have ever seen (I'm refering to my cousin's kids). They swear, they trash talk, and they have no respect for anyone's possessions. What I'm trying to say is that it isn't always the parent's fault, and that sometimes a parent getting too involved with their child's "proper upbringing", which doesn't exist, can cause them to turn out just as bad as the children who get absorbed in violent video games and take them as truth. There is no guide on how to bring up your specific child so that they become well behaved individuals who are immune to the spectacle of harsh language and violence, because not everyone reacts to physical and mental stimuli the same way.
I'm not saying all children should never be able to play M rated games, I'm saying that not all of them will be able to distinguish between the game and real life. Just because you played violent video games and didn't become a monster, doesn't mean the next kid will turn out just like you. The human mind is a strange thing, an abusive parent might turn one child into a paragon of kindness who fights against child abuse, while it turns the other one into an abusive parent.
I have been gaming for almost my entire life. I played violent games when I was quite young and it hasn't affected me. I really don't see what the problem is with the very rare occurence of people trying to re-enact a violent scene from a game. I know it is bad, but people only mention it because it is a game. I'm sure plenty of people have done it with film and TV, but they don't get a second glance because the (supposed) cause was not video games.
It really depends on the person. It really does. Our generation as parents will be more informed about video games and we will be able to make good judgement on what games we allow our children to play.
It all depends on the kid, like I'm sure everyone else here as already said. I grew up watching my dad play gory games since I was about five, and I'm 18 now (I've been playing M rated games myself since I was about 13), and I have no problems. xD I never had any problems with it and neither did my parents. They knew I was mature enough to handle it, and know fantasy versus reality.
So, yes, depends on the kid and the parents alone. And nothing/no one else.
So, yes, depends on the kid and the parents alone. And nothing/no one else.