Newspaper Lauds GP Readers For Their Smarts... We Always Knew It
Newspaper Lauds GP Readers For Their Smarts... We Always Knew It
May 16, 2007
Over at the San Jose Mercury-News, reporter Mike Antonucci - whose piece on game violence was cited by GP yesterday - writes:A valuable site, GamePolitics.com (I must have mentioned it before!), has cited a story of mine about game violence that was in the Mercury News Saturday...
But it’s not my piece that spurred this post. Rather, I want to alert folks to how smart the GamePolitics readers are. The thread of comments about my article seem (to me) much more interesting than the article. Yikes!
On behalf of GP readers, Thanks, Nooch!
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Posted 03/21/10 at 04:39pm
ZippyDSMlee: hayabusa75:Lurking is nice but taking out the big stick of reason on these younguns is not bad either :X
ZippyDSMlee: hayabusa75:Lurking is nice but taking out the big stick of reason on these younguns is not bad either :X
Posted 03/21/10 at 04:27pm
hayabusa75: *sidesteps, parries* Good, Zip. Still been around, but I spectate more than post these days.
hayabusa75: *sidesteps, parries* Good, Zip. Still been around, but I spectate more than post these days.
Posted 03/21/10 at 04:20pm
ZippyDSMlee: hayabusa75:*relazation* Holy crap! have not seen you in awhile man, how are you? *pounce*
ZippyDSMlee: hayabusa75:*relazation* Holy crap! have not seen you in awhile man, how are you? *pounce*
Posted 03/21/10 at 03:56pm
hayabusa75: Actually, 1 in 3 by 45 sounds right to me. You basically have 30 years to screw up. Seems plausible.
hayabusa75: Actually, 1 in 3 by 45 sounds right to me. You basically have 30 years to screw up. Seems plausible.
Posted 03/21/10 at 03:50pm
Andrew Eisen: Huh. Both Women's Med Center and Planned Parenthood sport a "1 in 3 by age 45" statistic. I wouldn't have pegged it at even 10%.
Andrew Eisen: Huh. Both Women's Med Center and Planned Parenthood sport a "1 in 3 by age 45" statistic. I wouldn't have pegged it at even 10%.
Posted 03/21/10 at 03:45pm
Valdearg: Not entirely sure. Honestly, the EO is disappointing, but not incredibly offensive, so I didn't actually read the author's final opinion. What is important is that I believe Stupak has now announced his intention to vote yes.
Valdearg: Not entirely sure. Honestly, the EO is disappointing, but not incredibly offensive, so I didn't actually read the author's final opinion. What is important is that I believe Stupak has now announced his intention to vote yes.
Posted 03/21/10 at 03:43pm
Andrew Eisen: "As many as 1 in 3 women will have to have an abortion in her lifetime..." That statistic came from where?
Andrew Eisen: "As many as 1 in 3 women will have to have an abortion in her lifetime..." That statistic came from where?
Posted 03/21/10 at 03:36pm
DarkSaber: Aye, what fool bastards are these, that sail blackest pirate seas?
DarkSaber: Aye, what fool bastards are these, that sail blackest pirate seas?
Posted 03/21/10 at 03:34pm
Valdearg: Hopefully this will be enough to convince the "stupaK block" to jump off the fence and vote for the bill.
Valdearg: Hopefully this will be enough to convince the "stupaK block" to jump off the fence and vote for the bill.
Posted 03/21/10 at 03:33pm
Valdearg: Making sure that Abortions don't recieve federal funding.
Valdearg: Making sure that Abortions don't recieve federal funding.
Posted 03/21/10 at 03:33pm
Valdearg: If you want to read the deal, here it is. Basically it's an executive order that will enforce the Hyde amendment.
Valdearg: If you want to read the deal, here it is. Basically it's an executive order that will enforce the Hyde amendment.
Posted 03/21/10 at 03:29pm
Valdearg: Hrm.. Sounds to me like Dem leaders cut a deal with Bart Stupak, a big blue dog, for his vote on healthcare.
Valdearg: Hrm.. Sounds to me like Dem leaders cut a deal with Bart Stupak, a big blue dog, for his vote on healthcare.
Posted 03/21/10 at 02:13pm
hayabusa75: Who's Keefer?
hayabusa75: Who's Keefer?
Posted 03/21/10 at 01:58pm
ZippyDSMlee: Wow JD is on a tear he's almost filled the shout box up :P
ZippyDSMlee: Wow JD is on a tear he's almost filled the shout box up :P
Posted 03/21/10 at 12:12pm
JDKJ: DarkSaber: Keefer says he's sorry he put that merciless ass-whupping on you and hopes you'll return to assume your responsibilities as Resident GamePolitics Troll.
JDKJ: DarkSaber: Keefer says he's sorry he put that merciless ass-whupping on you and hopes you'll return to assume your responsibilities as Resident GamePolitics Troll.
Posted 03/21/10 at 09:10am
JDKJ: BREAKING: Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo, to meet with House Democrat Caucus in effort to win over undecided votes for health care reform bill.
JDKJ: BREAKING: Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo, to meet with House Democrat Caucus in effort to win over undecided votes for health care reform bill.
Posted 03/21/10 at 09:02am
JDKJ: BREAKING: Angry mobs of duckbill platypus march on Sydney in opposition to appointment of Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo.
JDKJ: BREAKING: Angry mobs of duckbill platypus march on Sydney in opposition to appointment of Skippy, the Bush Kangaroo.
Posted 03/21/10 at 08:56am
JDKJ: Of 437 koala bears surveyed, 420 preferred women with big tits.
JDKJ: Of 437 koala bears surveyed, 420 preferred women with big tits.
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rules 1 and 2 pal
(Oh! Snap!)
I have to say, even with the flock of newer, more rabid anti-anti-gamers here, and even adding in the occasional b-chan BS, GP is easily one of the better examples of intelligent discourse on the net.
Hopefully this will create a better view from the mainstream media about gamers and their passtime.
When i get tattoos i get massive adrenaline rushes...which in turn does not lead me to more agrgressive behaviour...
"So far, the only reliable findings showing *any effect* rely on the fact that games can give you an adrenaline rush (eg like exercise) which in turn leads to more aggressive behaviour."
The same can be said for an intense scene in a movie or book, a heated debate, watching a sporting event, talking to a cute girl, the list goes on and on. Truth be told most anything can give an adrenaline rush, but it doesn't mean you are more violent. More aggressive and aware, but that doesn't necessarily translate to violence.
So far, the only reliable findings showing *any effect* rely on the fact that games can give you an adrenaline rush (eg like exercise) which in turn leads to more aggressive behaviour.
Seriously though, the unfair/ridiculous reporting that games usually gets is just polarizing opinion. Labeling games ‘murder simulators’ or ‘columbine trainers’ or similar is stupid, it incites gamers to support the equally stupid position that games can’t possibly have a negative impact.
I think if people really sat down and looked at the whole picture, it is clear that a rating system is need for games.
If there was more rational debate on violence in games (such as in Mikes article) the whole thing might have been sorted out by now… maybe!
On the other hand, one would have to put considerable effort into training via a computer game, not the scattered play that most people get. I'd suggest as well that the brain reasserts reality, as it were, dismissing the game as being a non-real experience. (I have no evidence for this last claim, it's merely a hypothesis.)