Comments on: Grand Theft Childhood has arrived http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/04/16/grand-theft-childhood-has-arrived/ A veteran's view on marketing games Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:53:25 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/04/16/grand-theft-childhood-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-5583 Steve Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:35:19 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/04/16/grand-theft-childhood-has-arrived/#comment-5583 chapter 4 "in some children there can be some behavioural correlation with violent gaming." can you expand on this please bruce, ie , is it a "behavioural correlation" or a " direct link correlation? " or is it a case of " violent kids are going to be violent , reguardless of whether or not they play violent computer games" type of issue ? chapter 4

“in some children there can be some behavioural correlation with violent gaming.”

can you expand on this please bruce, ie , is it a “behavioural correlation” or a ” direct link correlation? ”

or is it a case of ” violent kids are going to be violent , reguardless of whether or not they play violent computer games” type of issue ?

]]> By: Robin Parker http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/04/16/grand-theft-childhood-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-1948 Robin Parker Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:10:21 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/04/16/grand-theft-childhood-has-arrived/#comment-1948 I'm guessing though, that this won't deter the Daily Mail et al. from publishing yet another highly sensationalised piece on just how nasty videogames are once GTA4 is with us I’m guessing though, that this won’t deter the Daily Mail et al. from publishing yet another highly sensationalised piece on just how nasty videogames are once GTA4 is with us

]]> By: Sav http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/04/16/grand-theft-childhood-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Sav Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:44:42 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/04/16/grand-theft-childhood-has-arrived/#comment-1765 sure thing, totally correct BUT - personal responsibility is a major point here and so is entertainment of any sort introducing a negative element into society - regardless of the actual demand - its still part of a problem within society - voilence and the glorification of this. Obviously nintendo do not need to cater to the adults that love the chance to kill members of teh public in their games - and they are ofcourse more successful than say, Take Two....I am not sure any negative form of entertainment is an acceptable thing. at all. sure thing, totally correct BUT – personal responsibility is a major point here and so is entertainment of any sort introducing a negative element into society – regardless of the actual demand – its still part of a problem within society – voilence and the glorification of this. Obviously nintendo do not need to cater to the adults that love the chance to kill members of teh public in their games – and they are ofcourse more successful than say, Take Two….I am not sure any negative form of entertainment is an acceptable thing. at all.

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