How have video games been good for society?
Please do explain.
There have been hundreds of reports possibly even thousands if more closely analyzed of kids imitating video games and causing harm or even killing their peers.
gamepolitics.com/2007/12/20/colorado-teens-held-for-mu...g-mortal-kombat/
Just one example, yet 70 percent of you argue that its good for kids, kids killing other kids is good?
In actuality, the correlation between video games and violence is hugely complicated. People have engaged in mass violence without video games for all of humanity. Beavis and Butthead also spawned imitators. Even Looney Tunes did. The evidence about video games and violence shows that the correlation is at best subtle, and video games can actually help people cope with stress and challenges. Should all the joy that games have brought, all the soldiers who have joined the military because of a first person shooter, all the cops inspired by games, be ignored too?
Fred BC I agree the influence of video games on society is quite subtle.
But it is most certainly a factor think about it there are many individuals in society which are influenced by tiny factors, one might look at a kid as an example he sees the new call of duty for the first time and thinks its "cool" to shoot people thereby changing his path in life.
I mean if your asking for evidence its very hard to come by as we do not yet have the technology to display ones thoughts, dreams and emotions into a carbon copy yet. Its the same as asking you for evidence that video games do not promote violence can you give me evidence of that? But let me ask you on a side note how do you explain the military continually creating video games which are FPS shooters an interesting article backing what i am conveying.
theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/playing-war...eo-games/280486/
I am interested in your thoughts.