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We're Coming For Your Children: Mainstream Media Discovers
Posted: July 9th, 2007, 7:01
by News Reader
We're Coming For Your Children: Mainstream Media Discovers Griefers!
From GamePolitics comes a Reuters article that will probably make you foam at the mouth, both for its lovely 'how did it take you people this long to notice?' quality, as well as the rather unfair characterization of the industry by an 'expert.' Dr. Sally Black expounds on griefers as well as her personal opinions on gaming, which span from 'games are addictive' to 'the industry is going after your children with advertising,' including nice comparisons to the tobacco and alcohol industries.
"... Right now these marketers are going straight after the young ones to try to get them addicted at an early age, and it's like a parent trying to fight tobacco and alcohol. It's very difficult," she said.
There's actually some interesting
discussion over at GamePolitics once you get past the frothing and foaming at the mouth.
A new type of cyberbully hits online gaming world [Reuters via GamePolitics]
Author: Maggie Greene
Category: Bullying Mmos Online we're coming for your children
Publish Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:00:50 EDT
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Source: Kotaku
Posted: July 9th, 2007, 7:52
by FatherJack
It's called bullying. Amazingly, it actually existed before computer games.
Posted: July 9th, 2007, 7:56
by Dr. kitteny berk
FatherJack wrote:It's called bullying. Amazingly, it actually existed before computer games.
only in computer games, you can get away from it and not get beaten up.
Posted: July 9th, 2007, 8:13
by FatherJack
Physical violence isn't the only form of bullying, and it's hard to just not play or find somewhere else to play when it's a character in an MMO you've invested a lot of time in.
In some respects I'd welcome the removal of anonimity for people in online games, as that in itself sometimes seems to encourage atrocious behavior from otherwise nice people.
Posted: July 9th, 2007, 8:18
by Dr. kitteny berk
FatherJack wrote:Physical violence isn't the only form of bullying,
This is very true, but IME (especially with kids) most of the bullying that happens is either violence, or threats of.
FatherJack wrote:and it's hard to just not play or find somewhere else to play when it's a character in an MMO you've invested a lot of time in.
that is true.
FatherJack wrote:In some respects I'd welcome the removal of anonimity for people in online games, as that in itself sometimes seems to encourage atrocious behavior from otherwise nice people.
that.
Posted: July 9th, 2007, 8:26
by eion
FatherJack wrote:atrocious behavior from otherwise nice people.
You mean like
defacing decorating an entire town with WILLIES! and frequently surprise sexing people?
Posted: July 9th, 2007, 8:55
by FatherJack
eion wrote:
You mean like
defacing decorating an entire town with WILLIES! and frequently surprise sexing people?
No. That was
art.
From GamePolitics comes a Reuters article that will probably make you foam at the mouth, both for its lovely 'how did it take you people this long to notice?' quality, as well as the rather unfair characterization of the industry by an 'expert.' Dr. Sally Black expounds on griefers as well as her personal opinions on gaming, which span from 'games are addictive' to 'the industry is going after your children with advertising,' including nice comparisons to the tobacco and alcohol industries.