So, will you be participating in "Ceasefire friday"?

[Zydrate]

Play as many violent games as you can. And promptly... not go insane and shoot people. The media will KNOW that games didn't cause this. An unstable mind did.

 

[joeman098]

Going to run though the "no Russian level" many times just to admire how sily it is to think that games turn people into mass murders

 

[niktzv]

The only thing I'll be boycotting out of respect for the Sandy Hook Shootings is actual Firearms and ammunition. I don't see how my Not playing video-games will help bring any victims families.

 

[Arina Love]

no, i'm gonna play skyrim and kill everyone i come across.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

I won't be participating. But you know what I also won't be doing? Deliberately playing an ultra-violent game to "spite this".
How pathetic and childish. Downright disrespectful to be honest.

Just finished a long session of Borderlands 2. Who's it being disrespectful to? The guy who decided that Ceasefire friday would be a Thing? Sure, I'm fine with that.

If you would take the time to look at even just the first page of this topic you'll read comments from people saying they are DELIBERATELY choosing a violent game to play to spite this "ceasefire."
I'm not saying people should take this guy's side and lay down their gamepads for a day - I'm saying I think it's a disgusting attitude to basically give a middle finger to someone who wants a day of respect for the lives lost in this horrific incident, regardless of their views on violence in video games.

I myself am likely to be playing Hitman as I'm going to be buying it on Thursday and that's IF I get the chance. But like Hell am I going to go out of my way to play something just to rub it in someone's face. If nothing else it's just showing the gaming community is full of assholes and will do NO favours for the argument that violence in video games is not a problem.

Wrong middle finger. It's a middle finger to the idea that violent videogames have anything to do with real life violence, not to the victims of any real life shooting. I have to say, it's a middle finger I'm sorely tempted to raise myself.

I never said a middle finger to the victims, I meant it's a middle finger to someone paying respects TO the victims (even if the day is to also voice an opinion on the argument).
I just think that if people want to argue FOR violence in video games there are more 'grown-up' ways to do it instead of acting like a teenager rebelling against their parents.

To reiterate: I am NOT participating in the ceasefire. I am FOR violent video games. I just have my own personal views as to how both sides could deal with this most recent clash. Two sides of the same coin and all that. Peace.

Okay, I see what you're saying now. I still think it's a well deserved middle finger, though. This "ceasefire" is effectively sending the message that violent videogames are a problem and a contributor to real world violence, and that's very much a bad message. It's being spread with the best intentions possible, but it's still a bad message. I mean, extreme example, but the Westboro Baptist Church has great intentions behind their protests -- they want everyone to repent so they can go to heaven. But that doesn't stop them from being both crazy and absurdly offensive.

Can you point me to the exact moment in this video where video games are blamed?

I'd say the moment where he asks for a ceasefire. I just watched it, and yeah, he keeps going on about how it's not about blaming games, but then why on earth does he single out gaming? He says it's to show gamers give a damn. Personally I think that would be done better, and with far fewer unfortunate implications, if we all did what he suggested immediately before mentioning the ceasefire and, you know, donated to the families of the victims. This is clicktivism at it's absolute worst. Not only is it an empty gesture, but it's one that moves the public face of a historically persecuted group backwards, at a time when they've almost completely gotten past the time of persecution. Now I'm not the type to talk about "advancing the medium," but I find this distasteful because of the implication. Now if he were saying "avoid violent media, period for one day" (so no war movies, no shooters, no rap or metal with violent lyrics, etc. etc.) it would still be an empty and mildly offensive gesture (it still implies that the media we consume has something to do with this, and not, say, mental illness and the availability of guns), but at least it wouldn't be singling out videogames as somehow worse more relevant than everything else.

 

[InaquiTheArgentinian]

the stupid notion of the connection with gaming or "game violence" was so dumb that i didn't give it the time of day, non the less i took part of the 21-12-12 "Ceasefire friday" as a form of showing my emphaty to those whom were affected by that tragedy, and im not even live in the U.S. i though that it was a good form of showing the good side of the gaming community.
bu i see why people didn't participate, about "would prove is guilty" posture, wich i must say i agree to a degree

to be honest i was to concern about my studies and the "end of the world" to even sit down and play but when i did, i played skyrim.

 

[Sean Wagner]

I will be in RO2 all day, killing nazis. Go F yourself CNN. Even if I did stop playing, I would never watch your network. Nice try.

 

[jimbob123432]

I'm starting a new lethal run of Dishonoured on Friday because it's the next time I'll have access to my computer. Other than that, I'll probably watch Reservoir Dogs or 300.

 

[Dan Steele]

No I will not, I will play RE6 from AM to PM. Video games dont cause violence deranged psychopaths do

 

[Mick Myers]

Old thread I know, but would like to note my disregard / spiteful action / reaction.

I dug out my copies of 'Manhunt' and 'Saw' and played them, on my old projection widescreen, in my garage, surround sound blaring, and garage door wide open for the world to pass by and watch.

Fuck this 'video-games are bad' mentality.

 

[Iwata]

I wonder how many of the people in this thread have actually watched the video that started this movement.

Considering the number of people who completely miss the point of it, I'd say not very many.

 

[PinkiePyro]

why is it always someone did something violent lets blame video games..

Isn't it already known that he was mentally unstable and his mom was working on committing him

 

[ResonanceSD]

I wonder how many of the people in this thread have actually watched the video that started this movement.

Considering the number of people who completely miss the point of it, I'd say not very many.

Why does the video single out games and not ask for a hold on all violent media? Because those ones are fine, apparently. It's just gamers that have to "Show respect" by not doing what they enjoy for a day.

 

[Al-Bundy-da-G]

What? Why should games or any form of entertainment be blamed by the acts of a sick person?

Because it's somebody's fault and we can't blame on someone with a mental disorder cause that would be wrong...

Actually I've been meaning to start playing CODBLOPS2 again. I've been stuck on Minecraft for the past month and my base just got griefed so I'm taking a break from that.