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Psychology behind Violent Video Games
    #12405517 - 04/16/10 06:33 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

I'm wondering if anyone here has ever done research of came across any interesting articles in psychology journals/magazines on studies about violent video games (VVG)?

Do you think VVGs causes players to become more violent?

Or do you think people who play VVGs are violent to begin with and thus interested in violence?  If this is so, would playing VVGs act as an outlet for the pent-up violent thoughts or nurture these thoughts?

Discuss.


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: Action Jackson]
    #12405558 - 04/16/10 06:42 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

It all depends on the individual's personal wiring imo. It depends on how they integrate playing the games with reality.


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: dill705]
    #12405640 - 04/16/10 06:56 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

Both.


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: deCypher]
    #12406061 - 04/16/10 08:28 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

People play video games to experience life vicariously through another.

More you hate your life, more likely you will play video games.

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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: appleorange]
    #12406073 - 04/16/10 08:31 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

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appleorange said:
People play video games to experience life vicariously through another.

More you hate your life, more likely you will play video games.




Too true.  Good thing I stopped playing Guild Wars a couple years ago.


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: deCypher]
    #12406105 - 04/16/10 08:41 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

Yea, those people playing World of Warcraft who spend their whole life pumping up their mountain dwarfs to level 99 are probably trying to compensate for something.

I have a hard time imagining them fighting off super model babes while exclaiming "bitch, I don't got time to fuck you, I'm trying to get my mountain dwarf to level 99"

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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: appleorange]
    #12406107 - 04/16/10 08:41 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

You have a hard time huh?


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: deCypher]
    #12406115 - 04/16/10 08:43 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

Hey, I'm trying to give them some dignity. You can at least give em that.

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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: appleorange]
    #12406119 - 04/16/10 08:44 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

Give who?


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: deCypher] * 1
    #12406166 - 04/16/10 08:54 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

:facepalm:

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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: appleorange]
    #12406173 - 04/16/10 08:55 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

:smilingpuppy:


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: appleorange]
    #12407345 - 04/17/10 01:44 AM (13 years, 11 months ago)

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appleorange said:
More you hate your life, more likely you will play video games.



Source?


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: Action Jackson]
    #12407370 - 04/17/10 01:51 AM (13 years, 11 months ago)

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Action Jackson said:
I'm wondering if anyone here has ever done research of came across any interesting articles in psychology journals/magazines on studies about violent video games (VVG)?

Do you think VVGs causes players to become more violent?

Or do you think people who play VVGs are violent to begin with and thus interested in violence?  If this is so, would playing VVGs act as an outlet for the pent-up violent thoughts or nurture these thoughts?

Discuss.



I think that some people are highly impressionable, and very influenceable.
Kids play in all kinds of ways, and some of their games can be considered "cruel" or "violent", but the truth is that the majority of them are turning out alright, while only a few will start acting violently. My guess is that, if if wouldn't be for video games, they would still be influenced by other moments and situations filled with violence.


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: appleorange]
    #12407438 - 04/17/10 02:20 AM (13 years, 11 months ago)

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Yea, those people playing World of Warcraft who spend their whole life pumping up their mountain dwarfs to level 99 are probably trying to compensate for something.





I think it sad that you even know enough about these things to dis them.


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: Action Jackson]
    #12407535 - 04/17/10 03:08 AM (13 years, 11 months ago)

A quick google search found...

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An update on the effects of playing violent video games

Craig A.Anderson

Abstract
This article presents a brief overview of existing research on the effects of exposure to violent video
games.An updated meta-analysis reveals that exposure to violent video games is significantly linked to
increases in aggressive behaviour, aggressive cognition, aggressive affect, and cardiovascular arousal, and
to decreases in helping behaviour.Expe rimental studies reveal this linkage to be causal. Correlational
studies reveal a linkage to serious, real-world types of aggression.Methodolog ically weaker studies yielded
smaller effect sizes than methodologically stronger studies, suggesting that previous meta-analytic studies of
violent video games underestimate the true magnitude of observed deleterious effects on behaviour,
cognition, and affect.




Does anyone know of research to contradict this?


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: MushroomTrip] * 1
    #12409775 - 04/17/10 03:39 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

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MushroomTrip said:
Quote:

appleorange said:
More you hate your life, more likely you will play video games.



Source?




Isn't your own opinion good enough? :shrug:

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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: appleorange]
    #12409780 - 04/17/10 03:39 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

It usually is.  :lol:

PS I will accept your Reversi challenge once I'm less drunk, MT.


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: deCypher] * 1
    #12409902 - 04/17/10 03:59 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

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once I'm less drunk




It's not like it will help you. :smirk:


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: MushroomTrip]
    #12409913 - 04/17/10 04:00 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

ohhh +1 to you too


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Re: Psychology behind Violent Video Games [Re: deCypher]
    #12409922 - 04/17/10 04:02 PM (13 years, 11 months ago)

Dude, wtf is wrong with your avatars? :lol:


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