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How many times have relatives tried to tell you that rubbish before?
"All that shooting and violence, no wonder there is war all over the world!"
Fair enough, the older people might not be able to understand how technology can give us pleasure (not that kind) and get the adrenaleine pumping through our veins. There comes a time when conkers and hop-skotch becomes tediously repetative and technology, being an option of our time, is an ideal alternative - especially when it is usually too wet, cold or just British to go out playing some kind of sport.
But what about when someone decides to take things too far and tries to win a pointless debate against you. After all, you must have some interest in gaming to be on Special Reserve so I am assuming you would all defend gaming (not by going to war *sigh*). That's what one woman did when she entered the store where I work.
I work for a videogames retailers as some of you are aware, and as Special Reserve are aware, I still buy from them, so for an anti-gamer to enter the store is a very strange occurance. She had no interest in any of the products except one, or so it seemed.
For five minutes she stood and watched the "Press Start" clips on Virtua Cop Elite Edition on the TV screen in the store. She had a look of disgust on her face but didn't say anything until the queue had died down. When her opportunity arose, she turned to me and moaned, "No wonder there's a lot of war and violence in the world".
The customers browsing the store who heard her gave her a funny look as if to say 'nutter', then continued their browsing.
She turned back to her intrigue whilst I served someone who approached the till point. I entered my number to get onto the till and proceeded in scanning the items the customer wished to purchase.
Suddenly I was tapped on the shoulder. I looked up and saw that woman again! She pointed at the TV screen and said, "See what I mean?".
When I finished serving the customer, she approached me and I quietly explained, "Look, Adolf Hitler didn't invade Poland due to losing at a Pokémon tournament and the Romans didn't conquer Europe for losing a battle at Unreal tournament did they?"
She didn't have much to say after that. I am still unsure why she entered the store in the first place!
The point is, videogames aren't the cause of all the violence and wars that go on in the world. Sure, some cases of violence may be linked to gaming, but surely they're just using gaming as a scapegoat for all of life's problems. After all, where was the game that showed the World Trade Centre being attacked by Taliban extremists in aeroplanes? Infact I distinctly remember Newsround once blaming videogames, years ago, for a school-shooting in the US, when the child's bedroom was full of swasticas and idolisation of Adolf Hitler. Most videogames I have played have been against the Nazis.
What is worse is that woman was trying to start a conflicting conversation in the first place, without provocation or anything! Ironic really...
"All that shooting and violence, no wonder there is war all over the world!"
Fair enough, the older people might not be able to understand how technology can give us pleasure (not that kind) and get the adrenaleine pumping through our veins. There comes a time when conkers and hop-skotch becomes tediously repetative and technology, being an option of our time, is an ideal alternative - especially when it is usually too wet, cold or just British to go out playing some kind of sport.
But what about when someone decides to take things too far and tries to win a pointless debate against you. After all, you must have some interest in gaming to be on Special Reserve so I am assuming you would all defend gaming (not by going to war *sigh*). That's what one woman did when she entered the store where I work.
I work for a videogames retailers as some of you are aware, and as Special Reserve are aware, I still buy from them, so for an anti-gamer to enter the store is a very strange occurance. She had no interest in any of the products except one, or so it seemed.
For five minutes she stood and watched the "Press Start" clips on Virtua Cop Elite Edition on the TV screen in the store. She had a look of disgust on her face but didn't say anything until the queue had died down. When her opportunity arose, she turned to me and moaned, "No wonder there's a lot of war and violence in the world".
The customers browsing the store who heard her gave her a funny look as if to say 'nutter', then continued their browsing.
She turned back to her intrigue whilst I served someone who approached the till point. I entered my number to get onto the till and proceeded in scanning the items the customer wished to purchase.
Suddenly I was tapped on the shoulder. I looked up and saw that woman again! She pointed at the TV screen and said, "See what I mean?".
When I finished serving the customer, she approached me and I quietly explained, "Look, Adolf Hitler didn't invade Poland due to losing at a Pokémon tournament and the Romans didn't conquer Europe for losing a battle at Unreal tournament did they?"
She didn't have much to say after that. I am still unsure why she entered the store in the first place!
The point is, videogames aren't the cause of all the violence and wars that go on in the world. Sure, some cases of violence may be linked to gaming, but surely they're just using gaming as a scapegoat for all of life's problems. After all, where was the game that showed the World Trade Centre being attacked by Taliban extremists in aeroplanes? Infact I distinctly remember Newsround once blaming videogames, years ago, for a school-shooting in the US, when the child's bedroom was full of swasticas and idolisation of Adolf Hitler. Most videogames I have played have been against the Nazis.
What is worse is that woman was trying to start a conflicting conversation in the first place, without provocation or anything! Ironic really...
You won for this!? Damn, those quotes like Adolf Hitler.. blah blah are quotes I use almost every day when argueing that they are not bad. Except mines are more like "DUM DUM DUM! NEWSFLASH! PONG INVETED! FIRST EVER WAR BEGUN!!!!"
I wish I'd made this topic, damn.
I wish I'd made this topic, damn.
Wow! I seriously didn't expect a win for this topic - though that wont stop me from thanking SR in my claim email! What a nice suprise for my day off from work :)
Back to my point, it does seem odd that games are to blame for wars (as far as the O.A.P.s are concerned anyway) despite most the countries currently battling it out for survival in the world today are lucky to have computers in them, let alone videogames - whereas the UK, USA, Russia and Japan countries are all trying to end wars and keep world peace (whether they're doing a good job or not at it is another debate).
Back to my point, it does seem odd that games are to blame for wars (as far as the O.A.P.s are concerned anyway) despite most the countries currently battling it out for survival in the world today are lucky to have computers in them, let alone videogames - whereas the UK, USA, Russia and Japan countries are all trying to end wars and keep world peace (whether they're doing a good job or not at it is another debate).
Right, i just want to say sorry for that last stupid comment. Most of it was mine, but the bit about 'i hate all you lot', that was a fat retard called David Ryder. I just went to get a bottle of coke, come back and that was there. Once again, i'm really really sorry.
I like that "Adolf Hitler didn't invade Poland because he lost at Pokemon".
Classic.
Classic.
I couldn't agree more. At least in the computer age less lives are put at risk. Now we don't need 300,000 troops to take Moscow any more, like Napoleon, now they are our allies, used loosley. All i'm saying is that i hate everyone who uses this site a lot!
How many times have relatives tried to tell you that rubbish before?
"All that shooting and violence, no wonder there is war all over the world!"
Fair enough, the older people might not be able to understand how technology can give us pleasure (not that kind) and get the adrenaleine pumping through our veins. There comes a time when conkers and hop-skotch becomes tediously repetative and technology, being an option of our time, is an ideal alternative - especially when it is usually too wet, cold or just British to go out playing some kind of sport.
But what about when someone decides to take things too far and tries to win a pointless debate against you. After all, you must have some interest in gaming to be on Special Reserve so I am assuming you would all defend gaming (not by going to war *sigh*). That's what one woman did when she entered the store where I work.
I work for a videogames retailers as some of you are aware, and as Special Reserve are aware, I still buy from them, so for an anti-gamer to enter the store is a very strange occurance. She had no interest in any of the products except one, or so it seemed.
For five minutes she stood and watched the "Press Start" clips on Virtua Cop Elite Edition on the TV screen in the store. She had a look of disgust on her face but didn't say anything until the queue had died down. When her opportunity arose, she turned to me and moaned, "No wonder there's a lot of war and violence in the world".
The customers browsing the store who heard her gave her a funny look as if to say 'nutter', then continued their browsing.
She turned back to her intrigue whilst I served someone who approached the till point. I entered my number to get onto the till and proceeded in scanning the items the customer wished to purchase.
Suddenly I was tapped on the shoulder. I looked up and saw that woman again! She pointed at the TV screen and said, "See what I mean?".
When I finished serving the customer, she approached me and I quietly explained, "Look, Adolf Hitler didn't invade Poland due to losing at a Pokémon tournament and the Romans didn't conquer Europe for losing a battle at Unreal tournament did they?"
She didn't have much to say after that. I am still unsure why she entered the store in the first place!
The point is, videogames aren't the cause of all the violence and wars that go on in the world. Sure, some cases of violence may be linked to gaming, but surely they're just using gaming as a scapegoat for all of life's problems. After all, where was the game that showed the World Trade Centre being attacked by Taliban extremists in aeroplanes? Infact I distinctly remember Newsround once blaming videogames, years ago, for a school-shooting in the US, when the child's bedroom was full of swasticas and idolisation of Adolf Hitler. Most videogames I have played have been against the Nazis.
What is worse is that woman was trying to start a conflicting conversation in the first place, without provocation or anything! Ironic really...
"All that shooting and violence, no wonder there is war all over the world!"
Fair enough, the older people might not be able to understand how technology can give us pleasure (not that kind) and get the adrenaleine pumping through our veins. There comes a time when conkers and hop-skotch becomes tediously repetative and technology, being an option of our time, is an ideal alternative - especially when it is usually too wet, cold or just British to go out playing some kind of sport.
But what about when someone decides to take things too far and tries to win a pointless debate against you. After all, you must have some interest in gaming to be on Special Reserve so I am assuming you would all defend gaming (not by going to war *sigh*). That's what one woman did when she entered the store where I work.
I work for a videogames retailers as some of you are aware, and as Special Reserve are aware, I still buy from them, so for an anti-gamer to enter the store is a very strange occurance. She had no interest in any of the products except one, or so it seemed.
For five minutes she stood and watched the "Press Start" clips on Virtua Cop Elite Edition on the TV screen in the store. She had a look of disgust on her face but didn't say anything until the queue had died down. When her opportunity arose, she turned to me and moaned, "No wonder there's a lot of war and violence in the world".
The customers browsing the store who heard her gave her a funny look as if to say 'nutter', then continued their browsing.
She turned back to her intrigue whilst I served someone who approached the till point. I entered my number to get onto the till and proceeded in scanning the items the customer wished to purchase.
Suddenly I was tapped on the shoulder. I looked up and saw that woman again! She pointed at the TV screen and said, "See what I mean?".
When I finished serving the customer, she approached me and I quietly explained, "Look, Adolf Hitler didn't invade Poland due to losing at a Pokémon tournament and the Romans didn't conquer Europe for losing a battle at Unreal tournament did they?"
She didn't have much to say after that. I am still unsure why she entered the store in the first place!
The point is, videogames aren't the cause of all the violence and wars that go on in the world. Sure, some cases of violence may be linked to gaming, but surely they're just using gaming as a scapegoat for all of life's problems. After all, where was the game that showed the World Trade Centre being attacked by Taliban extremists in aeroplanes? Infact I distinctly remember Newsround once blaming videogames, years ago, for a school-shooting in the US, when the child's bedroom was full of swasticas and idolisation of Adolf Hitler. Most videogames I have played have been against the Nazis.
What is worse is that woman was trying to start a conflicting conversation in the first place, without provocation or anything! Ironic really...