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"'Keepin' It Real'"

The PS2, X-box, etc. and Sony's GSCube (PS3?) mean that games are going to get more realistic. Wicked! I hear you say. But is this a good thing, morally? I'd be interested to know everyones' opinion on the debate.

Morals in gaming? first time i've heard that, totaly untrue, it's just a form of entertainment, I don't see anyone complaining about special FX in movies, the films today are so clean cut, it's amzing and looks so real, you look back 50 years and the most expensive prop they had were plastic guns and brown paper bags.

Some games work realisticly, some games don't. It's the devellopers who make it work or mess it up.

Anyway, there's much more thigns you can do with power other than add realism.

One of the things I'm looking forward to on the Gamecube is large multiplayer battles. Hopefully without lag or slow down. Th first generation consoles wouldn't have managed that.

You can also do things likeput more character into your games, put more more enemies on the screen at once, use a more complex AI system.

There's all sorts of things you can do with a powerful machine.

i agree with u completely. please dont get the
wrong idea- i was simply asking a question so
as 2 start a debate and see what ever1's opinion was.

my personal opinion is exactly the same as yours.

i think realistic games r great and games getting more
realistic can only be a good thing.
adults certainly won't do anything stupid,
that is not the issue here. kids on the other hand, as u
said, are impressionable and i think it is the responsibility of the parent to safeguard against the situation mentioned.

plz dont get it twisted.

thanx,
im out

Meka_Dragon wrote:

I know not
> of one adult that has done something awful simply because they saw
> it on TV, in a game, or read it in a book.


Unfortunatey i do.

My mate watched this thing on telly, and then he...., he then..... ate some marmite.

Zeldapro wrote:
Have you ever heard of Calvin and Hobbes it's
> hilarious, american , adult humor!


Sorry, but that's just not possible. The words 'Amercian' and 'humour' do go in a sentence together, unless the words 'lack' and 'of' are in there somewhere as well.

Back to the initial post, you're asking if realism is morally right, yes?

Are you trying to say that if games look more realistic, then they will influence peoples actions, so if games depict violent acts, then people will then do the same?

Are you trying to say that developers should have some kind of conscience, and be wary of what content they have in their games?

I think we really need to give the general public just a little more credit here. I know not of one adult that has done something awful simply because they saw it on TV, in a game, or read it in a book.

When it comes to children, then yes, they can be a little impressional. Here is where it is the duty of the parents to take an interest in their childrens lives. If their children are the kind that are influenced by what they see, then maybe they should take a good look at the games ratings before giving them to their child.

if ur talking about my name: i dont give a f, ive been called that since i was a kid.

'MI6': did u happen 2 notice i spelt ur nick in lower case when i spelt the whole post in lower case, hence, u have no point.

M16 wrote:
> I was going to put my nick as Dan but there are already too many
> Dan's around.

My first nickname was going to be hobbes. Have you ever heard of Calvin and Hobbes it's hilarious, american , adult humor!

how bout bugsie (his dub)

I was going to put my nick as Dan but there are already too many Dan's around.