Re: Cool Game Idea - Anyone want to help?
simulat wrote:
>Ralf said:
>snip
>> So yes, you quite right .. but really, is this a bad thing ? and if so,
>> would banning games ever do any good or are the more the painkiller, the
>> temporary solution of the real problem ?
>I agree - the games and the outlet aren't a bad thing. People shouldn't have
>to account for their fantasies to anyone, and cyberspace is a really
>harmless place to indulge in fantasies.
>
For those old enough to choose, I agree with you. Censorship is largely
self-defeating with the best of intentions. As control becomes the motivation,
censorship is completely absurd. However, as an adult given the
responsibility of raising young children, I believe a bit of the old sixties and
seventies mantra..."you are what you eat". I would not feed my children
a constant diet of violence and/or sado-masochism. Those are not issues
that should be avoided, but I don't believe that using them in the context of
fun can be beneficial to young minds or any other minds for that matter. I
am uncomfortable with constant images of violence and degradation vamping
as entertainment. I believe that violence and degradation are a part of our
everyday world and should be met and dealt with in as upfront a fashion as
possible. I train my children to defend themselves when necessary, and to
avoid physical conflict until it becomes necessary. I teach them that they are
the owners of themselves and that I just provide guidelines until they are
equipped to make decisions for themselves. When they meet with a
questionable situation, they are trained to ask questions and withdraw if
those questions are not answered satisfactorily.
Fantasies are fine, but there needs to be a clear delineation between
fantasy and reality. Constant absorption into any fantasy blurs that line.
Most, but not all of the violence of the world will pass you by if you show
yourself to be aware and able to deal with it. No bully wants to take the
chance of being shown for the coward he really is. No one ever learned
any useful social or even self-defense skill from the group of violent games
that I have seen. Getting that "rush" from a game is most certainly
attractive, but I see no benefit beyond that in any of the current crop of
games.
Everett L.(Rett) Williams
rett at gvtc.com
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