Nintendo Neurosis
Ξ September 10th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Old School Papers |
Written around October 2000
One of the most popular past times of my peer group is killing each other. Achieved through Tekken 3, Mortal Combat 4 and Quake 3: with all the blood and gore brought to us by the makers of the Sony Playstation and a bunch of networked computers. We play the games with the same passion and fowl language that we lovely give each other on the soccer field. At home we also play screen-based games by ourselves, though more in the genres of strategy, adventure or simulation. But in recent years there have been many critics of the computer/video game phenomenon. The two main accusations are: Video games encourage violence, aggressive behavior and a lack of concern towards society; The games have no intrinsic value and are separating young people from families, friends and more wholesome activities. Are these allegations founded? (more…)