Inquiry "Games"

[Griff]

What type of games do you play?
Mainly RPGs, Shooters, and fighters

Do you think games affect your life?
In some ways, both positively and negatively.

Do you think games promote violence?
I did an essay on this for english class. While some people whose names shall be unmentioned (but I will say one's name starts with a J and ends with ack Thompson) may tell you they do promote violence and talk about studies done without ever showing any conclusive evidence. The truth is that many people, especially teenagers look at video games as a release of tension, and in all likeliness if games like Halo or GTA didn't exist there would be more school shootings and gang violence in the real world. The fact is since the release of the playstation violence among youths has dropped constantly in the United States. This is a statistical fact.

Do you think gaming has developed to a culture in the past few years?
Yes, undoubtedly.

What do you think of people which sit most of the time before the PC/TV and play games?
They can do what they want with their lives, not my problem.

[Odaisé Gaelach]

Which kind of games do you play?
- RPGs
- Shooters
- Adventures
- Strategie
- Jump ’n run

Do you think that games affect your life?
Yes

If yes, positively or negatively? And how exactly?
Positively. Playing a game, especially if I beat the game, makes me feel happy.

Do you think that games promote violence?
I'm not sure.

Do you think that gaming has developed to a culture in the last few years?
Don't know.

What do you think of people, which sit most of the time before the PC/TV and play games?
It's all the same to me.

[Ryth]

Which kind of games do you play?

- RPGs
- Shooters
- Adventures
- Arcade
- Strategy
- Beat’em up
- "Jump ’n run" (platformers?)

Do you think that games affect your life?

Yes

If yes, positively or negatively? And how exactly?

Positively, I've found what I like and can look for people who share my interest. It also allows me to relieve stress and get involved in a story in a RPG.

Do you think that games promote violence?

No


Do you think that gaming has developed to a culture in the last few years?

Yes

What do you think of people, which sit most of the time before the PC/TV and play games?

is all the same to me

[Lionx]

Which kind of games do you play?

- RPGs
- Sports/Race Games
- Shooters
- Adventures
- Arcade
- Strategie
- Beat’em up
- Jump ’n run

Do you think that games affect your life?

Yes
No

If yes, positively or negatively? And how exactly?


Do you think that games promote violence?

Yes
No


Do you think that gaming has developed to a culture in the last few years?

Yes
No
Don't know

What do you think of people, which sit most of the time before the PC/TV and play games?

It's cool
It's sick
is all the same to me

1.) Platformers, Fighting, MMORPG, RPG, Adventure(Zelda), Real Time Strategy, Turn based Strategy, and Puzzle

2.) To a certain degree yes.

3.) Positively i guess, it made me some new friends at school, it also was a good time passer and something to enjoy too. I dont see how it can be negative unless you are doing too much and obsessed.

4.) It can...but in general i dont think so.

5.) Yes

6.) All the same to me :3

[Martyr]

Which kind of games do you play?

- RPGs

- Adventures

- Strategie

- Beat’em up


Do you think that games affect your life?

Yes.

If yes, positively or negatively? And how exactly?

I get hooked on games and play for long periods of time to beat them, and the repetition of a game acts like a learning experience, and it can influence my ideas, thoughts, and even speech. And it's almost all subconscious. There's definitily a strong risk or possibility of loss of creativity.

I'd call that Negative, because games shouldn't be mimiced to that extent.


Do you think that games promote violence?

Yes.

No matter wha anybody says, video games definitely make it's players into individuals who can handle the idea of carnage much easier because they're inflicting it. And it teaches and influences very violent and vengeful ways to solve problems.

How much that leaks into real life is questionable, but how much it leaks into a person's brain... Well, it's a lot. And that's undeniable.


Do you think that gaming has developed to a culture in the last few years?

Yes

Definitely. There's geeks of all kinds. A "Gamer" Geeks are another breed. They can be very intense, to the point where they base their entire lvies around it. Gaming has become much more than a 30 minute free time excercise.

What do you think of people, which sit most of the time before the PC/TV and play games?

Very very bad.
And very uncool. (I like people. I don't like it when they like their computers more than me. If they would rather play games than hang out, they're uncool. And it's very bad. AND IT HAS HAPPENED!)

They're wasting tons of valuable time that could be spent learning or doing many other things. Plus, it's unhealthy for a social life.

Trust me, I wasted a large part of my life doing it. And it's so addictive, that I need to take extra precaustions to prevent losing my life to video game addiction.

By losing my life, I mean years spent pressing little buttons. If I die at 80, I can safely say that I may as well have died, probably, at 78. Neither I, nor anybody else, needs to see that number drastically decrease because of drastic amounts of time sitting in front of a glowing monitor doing NOTHING of any value or worth.