Sunday, November 13, 2011

Violence in Games vs. Real Violence

            For this blog, I decided to interview my brother, Chris. He’s the very definition of a “gamer” and he can always be caught playing a shooter game. With a little persuading, I got him to agree to being questioned. Bare with me, though. He’s not much of a talker.

Q - What shooter games do you play?
A - “Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Call of Duty World at War, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty Black Ops, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Halo 3, Halo Reach.” He adds that he will play “Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary” when it comes out.
Here is a clip of Modern Warfare 3:

Q - Why do you play them?
A - “’Cause they’re fun.”
Q - Why do you like them?
A - “It’s fun. It’s better than playing boring games. It adds excitement and it’s somewhat realistic – more than playing ‘Viva Piñata.’”
Q - How do you react to the violence?
A – “It’s a game and if you can’t take violence don’t buy the game.”

Q – Do you react to the violence in any way?
A – “No reaction.”
Next, we watched a clip of actual violence:

Q - How do you feel about this clip?
A – “I almost started laughing whenever he got sprayed.”
Q – You didn’t feel sorry for the victim?
A – “Kinda, but I don’t know. It was funny. (laughs)”

Q - Do you feel differently about the game, now?
A - "No, it's still a game."
Sources
JockTheRipper88. "White man attacked by a gang of youths during London riots." Youtube. 18 Aug.
     2011. Web. 13 Nov. 2011.
CrucialLHD. "Mw3 Gameplay Domination on Interchange (UMP)." Youtube. 6 Nov. 2011. Web. 13
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4 comments:

  1. KimmyNovember 13, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    Do you think more gamers would agree with your brother and think that the game isn't that serious? And view real violence as funny because the society is so desensitized?

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  2. Brianna TothNovember 13, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Yes, I think most gamers would agree that the game isn't serious. At the same time, they probably would think real violence is funny. It's a terrible thing, but I've seen people react that way.

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  3. KMB93November 13, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    Do you think that because the games keep updating to look more realistic that players are having a harder time differentiating between reality and fantasy?

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  4. Brianna TothNovember 14, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    Yes, I think that the increasing realistic graphics are definitely creating problems for gamers when trying to distinguish between reality and fiction.

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