He's the man coming after the videogame industry with a holy vengeance. And chances are you've seen infamously outspoken trial lawyer Jack Thompson on Oprah, 60 Minutes, or Nightline, or at least heard some of his sound bites. Thompson, who represents the families of two Alabama cops shot to death by a teenager who played the Grand Theft Auto series, believes violent games can encourage and train players to murder.
Henry Jenkins
Director of comparative media studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author or editor of 12 books (including From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games), Henry Jenkins has spent much of his career promoting videogames' educational value. Along with his many TV appearances, including a guest spot on Donahue, Jenkins has testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on violent entertainment and youth culture, and helped overturn a federal court decision that videogames were not protected under the First Amendment.
Its a good little read I highly recommend but the intresting thing about this(Besides the two debators) is the fact that, remove the subject and plug in the words, it could be any old aurgment often featured here on SD.Net or elsewhere
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Bizzaro-World Jack Thompson wrote:
He's the man coming after the Japanese Import industry with a holy vengeance. And chances are you've seen infamously outspoken trial lawyer Jack Thompson on Oprah, 60 Minutes, or Nightline, or at least heard some of his sound bites. Thompson, who represents the families of two Alabama cops enchanted to death by a teenager who played the Final Fantasy series, believes violent materia can encourage and train players to limit break.
A cyberterrorism expert has found that games such as Pokemon, or CCG as it's known in the card industry, is being used by al Qaeda to train their troops. These cards don't just teach skills—they break down the inhibition to evolve.
This is because ads for Trix may persuade them to buy dangerous cereal. And how is it that 10 hours of being immersed in anti-rabbit cereal doesn't have an effect? It's nonsense to think otherwise....
IMHO, I'm playing games to escape reality and have fun. I don't want to see raining blood and death- those are sad realities of life. Perhaps that's why I enjoy Nintendo games. Zelda, rip through the bad guys and save the world, etc, instead of go around selling drugs, murdering, and stealing in GTA. I'm sure someone will tell me I need to be "desensitized" or "grow up" or something else as they always tell me when I voice this opinion, but oh well.
Bizzaro-World Jack Thompson wrote:
He's the man coming after the Japanese Import industry with a holy vengeance. And chances are you've seen infamously outspoken trial lawyer Jack Thompson on Oprah, 60 Minutes, or Nightline, or at least heard some of his sound bites. Thompson, who represents the families of two Alabama cops enchanted to death by a teenager who played the Final Fantasy series, believes violent materia can encourage and train players to limit break.
A cyberterrorism expert has found that games such as Pokemon, or CCG as it's known in the card industry, is being used by al Qaeda to train their troops. These cards don't just teach skills—they break down the inhibition to evolve.
This is because ads for Trix may persuade them to buy dangerous cereal. And how is it that 10 hours of being immersed in anti-rabbit cereal doesn't have an effect? It's nonsense to think otherwise....
Bizzaro-World Jack Thompson wrote:
He's the man coming after the Japanese Import industry with a holy vengeance. And chances are you've seen infamously outspoken trial lawyer Jack Thompson on Oprah, 60 Minutes, or Nightline, or at least heard some of his sound bites. Thompson, who represents the families of two Alabama cops enchanted to death by a teenager who played the Final Fantasy series, believes violent materia can encourage and train players to limit break.
A cyberterrorism expert has found that games such as Pokemon, or CCG as it's known in the card industry, is being used by al Qaeda to train their troops. These cards don't just teach skills—they break down the inhibition to evolve.
This is because ads for Trix may persuade them to buy dangerous cereal. And how is it that 10 hours of being immersed in anti-rabbit cereal doesn't have an effect? It's nonsense to think otherwise....
I love playing as evil in rpg’s, and action games & I also like GTA.
In real life if i saw a knife or gun i would shuffle over to the other side of the room, according to Dipshit’s like this guy i should be out doing a Columbia.
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