On Apr 19, 12:48 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> __/ [ Kelsey Bjarnason ] on Thursday 19 April 2007 05:17 \__
>
> > [snips]
>
> > On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:01:12 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
> >> Thompson Targets Microsoft in Latest Crusade
>
> >> ,----[ Quote ]
> >> | Mr. Gates, your company is potentially legally liable the harm done at
> >> | Virginia Tech. Your game, a killing simulator, according to the news
> >> | that used to be in the Post, trained him to enjoy killing and how to
> >> | kill.
> >> `----
>
> http://www.gamealmighty.com/story-individual/story/Thompson_Targets_M...
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> >> This is harsh. Another news agency wrongly said that CounterStike is a
> >> Microsoft game. I saw that ysterday. Also in the news:
>
> > Err... umm... no. It's a game, folks. If this were enough to compel
> > people to run out and kill, we'd be seeing this sort of thing every day.
> > Games involving guns, shooting, killing, even fairly realistic ones
> > involving first-person-perspective and "life like" targets are hardly new.
>
> > If that's all it took, then this would have been happening regularly for
> > years... and every single user of the game would be out on a killing spree.
>
> > It ain't happening. Gimme a break.
>
> I beg to differ. I don't want to name any game maker here, but these games
> are clearly addictive and they lead to an immersion of the mind. The same
> goes for all virtual 'worlds', even Second life. IIRC, a guy in Korea died
> last year after a long gaming marahon. China and India (IIT) have embraced
> enforced regulation to combat the epidemic of Net/gaming addiction as well.
> Meanwhile, in Germany, there are talks about banning some games, I think.
> Studies are showing that people who play racing games drive more
> dangerously, but let's not deviate from the main point here.
>
> These shooter games lead to a 'gun happy' mind, which has probably led to the
> increase in people who wish to join the military. It's a recruitment tool.
> To some, going to war with a gun is like fantasy becoming a reality (but I
> very much doubt it, or at least want to believe so).
>
> In any event, this particular shooter was generally disturbed in his mind and
> he was advised to seek counselling. They looked at his essays and attitude
> towards people. Is it possible that the /PC/ led to degradation in his
> mental state?
>
> --
> ~~ With kind regards
>
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Hey. Guess who Ralph Baer was working for when he created the home
video game? A DoD-affiliated defense contractor (Sanders Associates).
Okay, that's a little "Twilight Zone"-ish.
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