It would never happen, ever. It's ludicrous to think otherwise, frankly. The gaming industry makes too much money for any attempted 'ban' to succeed.
What if Jack "The Ripper" Thompson won against games
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All it would take is for somebody in power to realise that video games don't make people violent... they simply give people with a pre-disposition to violence ideas on how to act out the specifics of their urges.
I've never studied video games in particular but I have studied the British video recordings act and other such events in quite a bit of detail and some of the "evidence" that the polititions created (definatly created and not found) was simply staggering in its stupidity and its downright falseness!
Once the people who hold power realise this they can begin to actually stop violence by trying to identify and help the people who will commit violence before they do it (no referances to Minority Report intended...).
I've never studied video games in particular but I have studied the British video recordings act and other such events in quite a bit of detail and some of the "evidence" that the polititions created (definatly created and not found) was simply staggering in its stupidity and its downright falseness!
Once the people who hold power realise this they can begin to actually stop violence by trying to identify and help the people who will commit violence before they do it (no referances to Minority Report intended...).
AMEN MY BROTHER, AMEN!brainless906 said:The ban would lift.
remember when they took away booze?
it'll be that.
but harder to track because we have hacker and the internet.
the world cannot run without nerds.
we will unite.
we will win.
we will pwn.
hehessgt splatter said:AMEN MY BROTHER, AMEN!brainless906 said:The ban would lift.
remember when they took away booze?
it'll be that.
but harder to track because we have hacker and the internet.
the world cannot run without nerds.
we will unite.
we will win.
we will pwn.
teh nubs dont stand a chance eh?
He and most people fighting to ban/limit video games are of a previous generation. Like all other previous generations the steady march of time will remove them, allowing a generation more comfortable with gaming to take their place. Unfortunately we will most likely be horrified by some edgy new media the next generation comes up with and try to ban that.
The world would explode. He can't really legally do that anyway. On top of that, he's a joke. No one takes him seriously (except for moral guardians, but they don't know what they're talking about either).
I'd be more willing to agree with you if he didn't slap pointless lawsuits on anything that looks in his general direction. Suffice to say, regardless of his motives the guy's a nut. Besides, we have something that keeps mature games away from childrem, the ESRB. Sure is's not perfect, but the only alternative is to ban mature games entirely, and I'm pretty sure that would violate the constitution. Actions speak louder than words, and his actions clearly show a man hellbent on removing all violence from games and possibly every other art form.Baby Tea said:
I didn't know Jack Thompson has a deformed penis and kills hookers... Damn, you learn something everyday.blackfrancis567 said:
OT: That has the possibility of working. It might force companies to get creative. But then again it's also taking away from creative expression, and that's no bueno.
It would obviously be lifted. We live in an age where words hurt more than anything else (including video games) I don't think people really care about sex and violence like they used to. And the people that say they are offended most likely SPOILER: are not. They just want to make it seem like they have god-like morals.
My whole, "words hurt more than anything else" is not directed towards Nigeria. That just happens to be a coincidence in timing.
Closing Statement (for the world): Stop being pussies and lighten the fuck up.
I would bang my head on the table until it is sore, use the saw to cut the table in half. everyone knows 2 halve make a whole, then climb through the hole...
What would happen, well let's see:
On the plus side, fat diabetic Cheetios addicts would have to find something active to do with their time (either that or go back to comic books, tabletop D&D, Magic The Gathering and so on)...psychotic mass murderers would have to find another scapegoat defense at trial for their rampages (most likely movies, tv and the aforementioned comic books)...computer software programmers and computer hardware designers wouldn't have to keep upgrading graphics technology every other week...and it would probably eliminate 60 percent of compatibility issues when it came to computer programs since not much is more complex from a software standpoint than your modern game.
Now on the down side, it would be the death of a particular type of media as an art form. It would put numerous companies out of business, costing thousands of people their jobs. It would most likely land a serious blow to the world economy. It would severely reduce the interest some people have in pursuing a career in computer technology. It would be an example of censorship of free speech, opening the door to the same sort of restrictive actions against other forms of media.
(fyi, most of those pluses were sarcastic, in case you couldn't tell)
On the plus side, fat diabetic Cheetios addicts would have to find something active to do with their time (either that or go back to comic books, tabletop D&D, Magic The Gathering and so on)...psychotic mass murderers would have to find another scapegoat defense at trial for their rampages (most likely movies, tv and the aforementioned comic books)...computer software programmers and computer hardware designers wouldn't have to keep upgrading graphics technology every other week...and it would probably eliminate 60 percent of compatibility issues when it came to computer programs since not much is more complex from a software standpoint than your modern game.
Now on the down side, it would be the death of a particular type of media as an art form. It would put numerous companies out of business, costing thousands of people their jobs. It would most likely land a serious blow to the world economy. It would severely reduce the interest some people have in pursuing a career in computer technology. It would be an example of censorship of free speech, opening the door to the same sort of restrictive actions against other forms of media.
(fyi, most of those pluses were sarcastic, in case you couldn't tell)
SnowCold said:ALL HAIL THE INTERNERDS!brainless906 said:The ban would lift.
remember when they took away booze?
it'll be that.
but harder to track because we have hacker and the internet.
the world cannot run without nerds.
we will unite.
we will win.
we will pwn.
hehe
we are win!
Nerds 4 Life *****'s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z91NFYf-sow
haha sorry i had to >.>
You betcha. There are quite a lot of developers in America, and alot of their sales are in America. The industry would suffer tremendously. Only Nintendo would still exist (an exaguration, of course, but it would be a blow, none the less).blackfrancis567 said:
Honestly I think if he won then games would be forced to move in a radically different and possibly more creative and original direction that in the long run might actually make things better. Not saying games suck now but I feel sometimes games try to make up for lack of creativity with other aspects like over the top violence.
Video games are not the problem. Parents that can't draw the line for their children between fantasy and real life is. Which also stands true for music, movies, tv, and any social aspect of our society.