Video game violence raises its ugly head again

Rabies

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10795141

Where do we draw the line with this?

chin_grin

Hahahahaha. That's hilarious. He probably had the upper hand as a result of all the sharp edges.

Although I really don't see why they had to mention that he was dressed as a tetris block.

ShadowHearth

It's not a video gaming violence, it's just a psyco with a tetris suit. ( can't even imagine how it looks though ).
I bet media will blow a freaking elephant out of this and blame gory, bloody game of tetris!!!

Rabies

ShadowHearth wrote: »

It's not a video gaming violence, it's just a psyco with a tetris suit. ( can't even imagine how it looks though ).

Prob looks something like this

Kiith

That picture is really creepy

Myrddin

If the phenomenon of video-game violence inspiring real world violence actually existed, we'd have people being carjacked, dragon punched, & finished with babalities all the time.

The whole thing is just PC bolox

chin_grin

Kiith wrote: »

That picture is really creepy

Yer mans face? Yeah, I'll be having nightmares about that.

Kinski

EnterNow wrote: »

If the phenomenon of video-game violence inspiring real world violence actually existed, we'd have people being carjacked, dragon punched, & finished with babalities all the time.

It's funny how they seem to think that doing something in a video game causes players to do it in real-life...but only if it's violent. If their premise is correct, then why aren't all Farmville players going out and raising sheep, and why wasn't there a massive upsurge in the demand for ocarina lessons circa 1998?

twinQuins

EnterNow wrote: »

If the phenomenon of video-game violence inspiring real world violence actually existed, we'd have people being carjacked, dragon punched, & finished with babalities all the time.

The whole thing is just PC bolox

How does this have anything to do with political correctness?

No, really, how? Or am I missing out on some joke that's too obvious to see?

Vegeta

Kinski wrote: »

why wasn't there a massive upsurge in the demand for ocarina lessons circa 1998?

I looked at getting an ocarina recently

TanG411

Vegeta wrote: »

I looked at getting an ocarina recently

Me too. I blame Link.

Rabies

twinQuins wrote: »

How does this have anything to do with political correctness?

No, really, how? Or am I missing out on some joke that's too obvious to see?

I find its more mobile than ever.
Covers many platforms

K.O.Kiki

How do you even beat someone up while dressed as a Tetris block?

That block at crotch level would push the victim away every time you tried to throw a punch.

chin_grin

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

How do you even beat someone up while dressed as a Tetris block?

That block at crotch level would push the victim away every time you tried to throw a punch.

Never said in the article which block he was. Although for ease of movement and violent behaviour I'd say he was the line one....Typical troublemaking line.

ShadowHearth

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

How do you even beat someone up while dressed as a Tetris block?

That block at crotch level would push the victim away every time you tried to throw a punch.

you have to be pro at tetris!


*i am not proud of this, sorry...

ghostchant

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

How do you even beat someone up while dressed as a Tetris block?

That block at crotch level would push the victim away every time you tried to throw a punch.

Or it'd smash them right in the balls. When they're on the ground you could jump and land on top of them, which would be an apt finisher.

Myrddin

twinQuins wrote: »

How does this have anything to do with political correctness?

No, really, how? Or am I missing out on some joke that's too obvious to see?

There's always one

twinQuins

Someone who picks up on you using a term incorrectly?

marco_polo

EnterNow wrote: »

If the phenomenon of video-game violence inspiring real world violence actually existed, we'd have people being carjacked, dragon punched, & finished with babalities all the time.

The whole thing is just PC bolox

Hey lets not turn this into another PC vs Console flamewar

Myrddin

twinQuins wrote: »

Someone who picks up on you using a term incorrectly?

The politically correct brigade, deem it not politically correct to have graphic violence, sex, drugs, nudity in games. To those inclined, it manifests in the real world equivalent of such things. Personally speaking, tighter parental control is far more apt, rather than just censoring games. But then again, you know, my mind is open to reason. I wasn't referring specifically to this Tetris case however.

Political correctness (adjectivally, politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts, and, as purported by the term, doing so to an excessive extent.

Source

So to answer your question, no.

Myrddin

marco_polo wrote: »

Hey lets not turn this into another PC vs Console flamewar

spankmaster2000

I wonder did the sing the Tetris theme tune while "performing a sneak attack" and dropping down from above.

It's be better if he missed; landed perfectly on some more tetris pieces and his legs dissolved away.
(I'd actually quite like to play Tetris now...)

On a serious note; unnessecary behavious from a thug!!

deathrider

Rabies wrote: »

Prob looks something like this

How could you possibly beat someone while while wearing that attire
The mind boggles...

CastorTroy

Maybe the other guy was dressed as one of those Z-shaped blocks. Who really likes them anyway?

Hmmm, you think Command and Conquer was big in Austria/Germany in the forties?

Sabre0001

So that's where all the red line ones are - off assaulting people.

twinQuins

EnterNow wrote: »

The politically correct brigade, deem it not politically correct to have graphic violence, sex, drugs, nudity in games.

That's not what political correctness is... which you can see from the very definition you've posted.

Nothing in there about violence (in general, which is what I assume you mean), sex, drugs or nudity.

Political correctness isn't just a term to ignorantly hurl at everything you don't like. I'd like to think we can strive for a little more intellectual honesty than that.

Myrddin

twinQuins wrote: »

That's not what political correctness is... which you can see from the very definition you've posted.

Nothing in there about violence (in general, which is what I assume you mean), sex, drugs or nudity.

Political correctness isn't just a term to ignorantly hurl at everything you don't like. I'd like to think we can strive for a little more intellectual honesty than that.

Political correctness (adjectivally, politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts, and, as purported by the term, doing so to an excessive extent.

Violence isn't a form of behavior in your lexicon no? Anyway, the pc brigades definition of what is deemed acceptable or not, covers a vast swathe of wording...depending on the day & their mood of course.

Your not going to convince me, & I'm not going to convince you, so for the sake of the other users, we should prob get back OT

twinQuins

EnterNow wrote: »

Violence isn't a form of behavior in your lexicon no?

This is taking pedantry to such a new high I have to believe I'm being wound up here. There is no way anyone could actually be this obtuse, I refuse to believe it.

Mod Edit: Abuse removed.

Yes, please, please ban me, I know I deserve it I just don't care.

Sarky

The dude in the yellow block costume on the right looks freakishly happy.

Mr E

twinQuins wrote: »

Yes, please, please ban me, I know I deserve it I just don't care.

Nope, infraction first. Ban is next. Tone down the abuse please.

Overheal

Sarky wrote: »

The dude in the yellow block costume on the right looks freakishly happy.

Have you worked out the penis metaphor in that costume yet?