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[Gaming Violence] US Supreme Court: "Games are Free Speech"

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    #32
    Grumpypants
    Registered Users Posts: 7,870 ✭✭✭Grumpypants


    Fanny Cradock wrote: »
    Just to clarify - is the film age rating system in Ireland merely a suggested age or a binding rule on the minimum age required to view films?

    AFAIK The film one is in law the game one isn't


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    #33
    lionfish
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    TheDoc wrote: »
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    The recent phone shows about video games has truely shown me Ireland is turning into a little State of cotton wool and that its a place for Morons : /

    I entirely agree


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    #34
    lionfish
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    Something to think about! :rolleyes:

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but when we refer to child gamers, do we all think of boys playing the games? My girlfriend's younger sister is a bit of a games fanatic and she plays GTA all the time. The question I'm trying to get across is, do you think the effect is the same with both genders?


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    #35
    Robert ninja
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    lionfish wrote: »
    do you think the effect is the same with both genders?

    Gender could make people see things differently, but same goes for every individual. A guy playing might make him think he's just having a laugh with a game - another guy with no role model might think that the huge muscular guy beating everyone up is the way he should strive to be (and let's face it, there's actually a lot of people out there that think they should be like that, but not solely from games.)

    Then you have a girl who's playin' GTA: might think it's just a bit of craic... OR might have some superiority complex refined in her seeing that she has the control to make the male on screen do crazy things because of her that he wouldn't normally do (which is actually a fair representation of what she should expect in life). It can go all ways... the gender, person, the game, time and lifestyle all influence it too. There's no one thing that causes anything (except justin beiber causing hate)


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    #36
    VinLieger
    Registered Users Posts: 18,125 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    lionfish wrote: »
    Something to think about! :rolleyes:

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but when we refer to child gamers, do we all think of boys playing the games? My girlfriend's younger sister is a bit of a games fanatic and she plays GTA all the time. The question I'm trying to get across is, do you think the effect is the same with both genders?

    What effect? games do not cause children to suddennly want to go out on a killing spree. The ruling even mentioned there is no credible evidence to prove games have any more of an influence over children than movies or books


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    #37
    lionfish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭lionfish


    Robert ninja wrote: »
    Gender could make people see things differently, but same goes for every individual. A guy playing might make him think he's just having a laugh with a game - another guy with no role model might think that the huge muscular guy beating everyone up is the way he should strive to be (and let's face it, there's actually a lot of people out there that think they should be like that, but not solely from games.)

    Then you have a girl who's playin' GTA: might think it's just a bit of craic... OR might have some superiority complex refined in her seeing that she has the control to make the male on screen do crazy things because of her that he wouldn't normally do (which is actually a fair representation of what she should expect in life). It can go all ways... the gender, person, the game, time and lifestyle all influence it too. There's no one thing that causes anything (except justin beiber causing hate)

    Good response :)


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