Did you know that most of the people who cuss online, talk about sex and nudity online, and those who say "go to hell" a lot online are actually immature people under the age of 13? It's true.
No, it's not true. People of all ages act like this online.
I know a person who played rated M games their whole life.. let's just say that he has an obsession with guns.
Guns are pretty fascinating. You don't need to play rated games to take a liking to them.
Yeah, you can definitely tell what somebody does by their personality. I hate pretty much everybody who plays rated M games at my school. Know why? They have the worst personalities. They're the perverted ones talking about violence every 5 seconds. I'm glad I'm more of an audiophile, it's kind of a better turnout for me ;D
Don't blame the games a person plays for their personalities. A lot of school age people can be show offs and jerks regardless of their interests.
I don't believe in ratings. There is no correlation between video games and unwanted behavior. If someone is trashy or obsessed with guns it's because that's how they are and always have been, not because of the games they play. It's really stupid to think that someone could be so weak-minded to let video games influence their actions and if someone is that weak-minded then they are just stupid people.
It's rare I agree with you, but yes, absolutely this.
?How? I mean, it is kind of true.
EDIT: The ones that casually play it are fine, it's not an obsession. However, I know kids who let those games control their lives, and you can see it. Not that I care, though: why should I?
There's no problem with that. Games are a form of escapism for a lot of people. Something that provides a bit of a thrill and a way to vent a little is a good thing.
It only gets annoying when other kids call out on other games who play different games than "M-Rated games" (Mainly Nintendo here, cuz imma Nintendo fanboy over here) kiddy.
Even those games are just as fun or even more fun than the M-Rated games that people play.
Really don't have to call out on some body for liking different stuff.
Then again I do that with Smash Bros 4 with people here so....
Off topic a little bit but I agree with them. Nintendo games are aimed at family audiences, so yea, they're made to appeal to children as well as adults. Even in my mother calls them "kiddy" when she's watching me play say
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker or
Mario Kart 8 but hey I don't care.
A particularly notable issue is when children who are already questionable in their mental health, get their hands on things, whether it be video games, movies, etc. with content that can be considered inappropriate (especially for young children). A child who is easily influenced in general has a greater risk in my opinion of doing the wrong thing when they take part in experiencing in such mediums.
I think this is the one exception, but at the same time, it'd be down to what was effecting them mentally. When I was in school I tutored the sweetest boy who had various behavioural and mental problems. He had trouble grasping a lot of things, and he found it difficult relating to the kids around him, but once I got him talking about video games he could go on forever about them. If you didn't ask him then you'd have no idea he spent every night playing violent games - and he seemed perfectly capable of distinguishing that what happened in those games wouldn't be okay in real life.
and people really need to stop blaming games and whatever else for peoples' attitudes. it may contribute, but it is nowhere NEAR the sole reason people become violent or vulgar or whatever else have you. as someone else mentioned, that would ESPECIALLY be contributed to by parenting, as well as core personality, among other things.
Absolutely yes.
But it's so much easier to blame video games than to take responsibility for your own bad parenting or your crappy school system.
There doesn't need to be a cause. Some people are just jerks.
Age ratings are just guidelines, not facts. Many children and young teens will spout about how "mature" they are not even realising what that word really entails. Being able to handle viewing mature content doesn't mean you are mature yourself - it just means you're not upset by it. Even adults can be upset by mature content, and that doesn't make them any less mature.
You can shelter children, but there's going to be a point where they're going to get their hands on that material anyway. Sure, they might act childish about it, but to be honest so might a lot of people when they first view something of that nature for the first time regardless of their age. Violence is fascinating. So is sex, and drugs, and weapons, and fast cars. If they weren't so interesting then we wouldn't keep reusing them in films and games and books time and time again.
