Submitted by Jared on Sat, 02/16/2008 - 16:35.
Somehow in class Friday we managed to avoid the greater debate of video game violence, where the line is drawn, and how much video game violence affects youth violence. If you spend enough time talking about video games the topic eventually comes up, and maybe at some point we'll discuss it, but I worried about the recent shooting in Illinois affecting that kind of talk.
It seems kind of quaint that not so long ago Space Invaders had to be tailored specifically to avoid human vs. human combat. I remember spending a lot of time in middle school (around the N64/PSX generation) just dying waiting for the day when graphics were realistic enough to be on par with blockbuster Hollywood violence. I guess we're pretty close now, with games like Gears of War letting you take a chainsaw to your enemy and watch the blood spray all over the camera. read more »
