Video Game Road Rage?

[Eskay]

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227034.900-driving-beats-violence-for-emotional-gaming.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

Its only a short article, basic premise being driving games cause increased emotional responses than violent games and the same amount of agression.

I'm not trying to spark the whole debate on violent games causing violent people, but, what games make you most involved emotionally?
I get most violent (limited to shouting and fist waggling) when playing puzzle games, frustrate me so much. Oddly usually most calm when playing shooters.

 

[NeutralDrow]

I get most violent (on myself) when playing, and failing at, platformers (especially Devil May Cry, in higher difficulties, and Prince of Persia).

Since by "emotion" the article seems to be "aggression," I guess I should leave off almost all forms of emotional involvement games can cause in me, so I'll just once again bring up Remiel in Tales of Symphonia (an RPG, if that matters). I can't remember any other time I reacted badly enough to a video game character to start screaming at the television screen.

 

[Eskay]

Since by "emotion" the article seems to be "aggression," I guess I should leave off almost all forms of emotional involvement games can cause in me, so I'll just once again bring up Remiel in Tales of Symphonia (an RPG, if that matters). I can't remember any other time I reacted badly enough to a video game character to start screaming at the television screen.

I read this differently.
It states agression levels are the same, then goes on to say general emotions elicited are more pronounced in driving games. It draws a difference, but keeps the other emotional response vague.

 

[GloatingSwine]

I think competitiveness is a factor.

Most shooting games tend to be competitive in only short term bursts. Kill the opponent before they kill you.

Racing games are competitive over the long term, the course of the whole race.

I suspect if they'd measured shooting games in competitive play (killscore based deathmatch, essentially) they would have come up with something closer to the result from the racing games.

 

[Froobyx]

I get gamer rage on Grid when there's damage on. I shout at the TV/ person down headset

 

[DueAccident]

I think it's quite obvious why racing games induce such rage; playing so many laps, devoting so much time only to be hit by a red shell, or to clip an absolutely unmoveable road sign 20 feet from the finish line and watching your competitors fly past you gleefully.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

 

[NeutralDrow]

Since by "emotion" the article seems to be "aggression," I guess I should leave off almost all forms of emotional involvement games can cause in me, so I'll just once again bring up Remiel in Tales of Symphonia (an RPG, if that matters). I can't remember any other time I reacted badly enough to a video game character to start screaming at the television screen.

I read this differently.
It states agression levels are the same, then goes on to say general emotions elicited are more pronounced in driving games. It draws a difference, but keeps the other emotional response vague.

Then they really didn't explain it that well. I noticed their explanation that driving games heightened general emotional response more than violent ones, but then they gave their conclusion to be

"It cannot be assumed that aggression is solely related to the violent content of video games"

Kind of a disconnect, there.

 

[Elite Guard Lethleane]

Burnout Revenge is the most aggravating game i have ever played. Beyond road rage, it's like real life with terrilble collision detection.

 

[ssgt splatter]

Playing Shooters online. COD4 and Gears of War 2

 

[Eskay]

Since by "emotion" the article seems to be "aggression," I guess I should leave off almost all forms of emotional involvement games can cause in me, so I'll just once again bring up Remiel in Tales of Symphonia (an RPG, if that matters). I can't remember any other time I reacted badly enough to a video game character to start screaming at the television screen.

I read this differently.
It states agression levels are the same, then goes on to say general emotions elicited are more pronounced in driving games. It draws a difference, but keeps the other emotional response vague.

Then they really didn't explain it that well. I noticed their explanation that driving games heightened general emotional response more than violent ones, but then they gave their conclusion to be

"It cannot be assumed that aggression is solely related to the violent content of video games"

Kind of a disconnect, there.

Its not brilliantly written.I think the point was that non-violent racing caused as much aggression as violent games. Ergo the violent content and the violent reaction are not connected.

 

[NeutralDrow]

Since by "emotion" the article seems to be "aggression," I guess I should leave off almost all forms of emotional involvement games can cause in me, so I'll just once again bring up Remiel in Tales of Symphonia (an RPG, if that matters). I can't remember any other time I reacted badly enough to a video game character to start screaming at the television screen.

I read this differently.
It states agression levels are the same, then goes on to say general emotions elicited are more pronounced in driving games. It draws a difference, but keeps the other emotional response vague.

Then they really didn't explain it that well. I noticed their explanation that driving games heightened general emotional response more than violent ones, but then they gave their conclusion to be

"It cannot be assumed that aggression is solely related to the violent content of video games"

Kind of a disconnect, there.

Its not brilliantly written.I think the point was that non-violent racing caused as much aggression as violent games. Ergo the violent content and the violent reaction are not connected.

Ah. In that case, my violent reaction examples were actually appropriate.

 

[GonzoGamer]

I don't really get emotional while playing games.

In fact I would say that the anger and frustration inherent in driving around NYC (especially in the asian areas, I hate stereotypes but that one is unfortunately true) dissipates quickly when I pop in a GTA or a Burnout.

So I think it mostly works the other way around.