As far as it’s effects are concerned, people can get influenced by anything. Heck, there’s so much violence on television and you just open the newspaper then all you’re greeted with are stories of murder, rape and likewise. It’s so much that you’re more resistant to it.

Frustrations aren’t released by running over some people, it’s by accomplishing something. I can’t be an assassin, but in Hitman 4: Blood Money, I can plan out an assassination, and execute it and feel proud of the intellect I used to do so.

It’s difficult to define “safe”, “social” and “nonviolence”. In our history textbooks, all you read about are wars, and plundering, freedom struggles, etc, stories of pain, violence and death that turns mass murder into a statistic.

Life for us today is desensitized, you can recover from almost any major catastrophe nearby. Like mumbai and the blasts. Video games are just recreation; entertainment, and a source for cynical people saying that “since people enjoy going and blowing others up with rocket launchers, they will do so in real life”

This is a major debate again, with some people requesting to ban all images of violence, sex, substance abuse, etc, and some others saying that it’s alright, but I have a feeling nothing will change and only the upbringing of a person, his/her role in society and the people who he/she was with will determine the behavior, and things which have no effect whatsoever on others will affect him/her

I have seen my brother play a lot of violent games too. One particular game that he used to play shocked me to death. In the game, you play a role of a guy who works in a home for the aged. The guy is supposed to hit all the old people brutally and do other sick things that I can’t mention here. I even confronted my brother and asked him why he loved playing that particular game… He just smiled and didn’t find it necessary to answer me.

My brother is very rebellious. He even cut his wrist once.. :O

Now my brother’s case is a different story.

Imagine yourself to be a person who is totally sick of life and the people around. You are very lonely and spend most of the time with yourself. You hate being with friends and being a part of any celebrations. You spend days in your room and to kill time you play games.. Initially the games you are attracted to requires logical thinking and strategy. They are good games and safe to play. Slowly, you come across games that are violent and you don’t even realise you are addicted to it.. You play those games day and night… You wait for lecture hours to end so that you can get back home and continue with your “gaming ritual”. It brings you relief from all frustrations when you open fire at people in the game or run your car over innocent civilians.

In some way or the other, the game aggravates your mental condition.. It is normal. That is why it is very important that young people utilize their time in engaging themselves in positive social activities.

@pravin, I’ll do that. I use linux as my os and the last.fm quilts are eating up connections. /me will remove those and use the old look now.

A very very cool website. ten out of ten .

Well exams are almost there, but I read your recent article on killings in games article.
and, totally agree.
Games are fantasy lands , they provide a very good outlet of fulfilling your fantasies, and its ok to have violence in games.