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Ok.We all know how age resetrictions are either useful or annoying or when compared complete nonsense.
Age restrictions are in fact a good idea in my opinion. I don't won't ten year olds driving monster trucks. But there is a point when age restrictions do infact become useless. Here's one example: Recently i have been looking into buying an air rifle for hunting/shooting purposes. Picking up a magazine on the subject as i'm not too well informed. I was highly surpised to find out that i, in less than two months time could be able to walk into any shop selling air rifles and buy one at the age of 17. Some might say that your wiser and hopefully more mature then. But speaking from experience i know that my little 12 year old cousin is more intelligent than some of the goons round here.
What was the real surprise is the fact that you can't play GTA which is all fake untill you are 18 but you can own a weapon with the pontential to kill a another person when your a year younger.
Another thing i found odd was that you can't drink untill your eighteen but you can own a gun and drive when your seventeen. Surely to god that guns and cars are more dangerous than a quite drink with your mates.
I don't agree with game restriction as why should people that enjoy game on the grounds of entertianment and escapism be held back by parents that really couldn't care what there child sees. I believe that it is up to the parent to dicate what their children watch and play.
I find that the ELSPA rating is annoying although it is a guide line for parents, shops think it is the law not a guide and i have been stopped on buying a game with little violence, no gore etc because the little children might find it hard.
Thank you for taking your time to listen to my rant. I think that parents should take more responsiblity on what their children watch, play and do.
Age restrictions are in fact a good idea in my opinion. I don't won't ten year olds driving monster trucks. But there is a point when age restrictions do infact become useless. Here's one example: Recently i have been looking into buying an air rifle for hunting/shooting purposes. Picking up a magazine on the subject as i'm not too well informed. I was highly surpised to find out that i, in less than two months time could be able to walk into any shop selling air rifles and buy one at the age of 17. Some might say that your wiser and hopefully more mature then. But speaking from experience i know that my little 12 year old cousin is more intelligent than some of the goons round here.
What was the real surprise is the fact that you can't play GTA which is all fake untill you are 18 but you can own a weapon with the pontential to kill a another person when your a year younger.
Another thing i found odd was that you can't drink untill your eighteen but you can own a gun and drive when your seventeen. Surely to god that guns and cars are more dangerous than a quite drink with your mates.
I don't agree with game restriction as why should people that enjoy game on the grounds of entertianment and escapism be held back by parents that really couldn't care what there child sees. I believe that it is up to the parent to dicate what their children watch and play.
I find that the ELSPA rating is annoying although it is a guide line for parents, shops think it is the law not a guide and i have been stopped on buying a game with little violence, no gore etc because the little children might find it hard.
Thank you for taking your time to listen to my rant. I think that parents should take more responsiblity on what their children watch, play and do.
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Ah but having an IQ greater than a shoe size would immediately negate any danger of confusing reality with gaming.
Although I do like the sound of a mad baby.
Whenever I hear these ropey old arguments being trotted out by those simple folk that say "Influencing behaviour through games", it makes me bored and angry all at once.
We've been raping, killing, murdering, pillaging and committing crimes ever since we descended from the trees (sorry creationists).
What did we blame then?
We blamed D H Lawrence and Oscar Wilde and George Orwell.
But we, as a race, have a history of being dumb, violent and bipedal - never a good combination on any planet.
Long before movies, long before video games,long before literature,we were committing random acts of violence and aggression towards ourselves and other things.
Just the way we are.
Don't blame underage kids watching Child's Play or playing GTA3 for being psycho monsters, it's just a fact that some people have faulty wiring.
But no, we either blame Tarantino, Rockstar or The Devil.
And we're supposed to be intelligent.
Although I do like the sound of a mad baby.
Whenever I hear these ropey old arguments being trotted out by those simple folk that say "Influencing behaviour through games", it makes me bored and angry all at once.
We've been raping, killing, murdering, pillaging and committing crimes ever since we descended from the trees (sorry creationists).
What did we blame then?
We blamed D H Lawrence and Oscar Wilde and George Orwell.
But we, as a race, have a history of being dumb, violent and bipedal - never a good combination on any planet.
Long before movies, long before video games,long before literature,we were committing random acts of violence and aggression towards ourselves and other things.
Just the way we are.
Don't blame underage kids watching Child's Play or playing GTA3 for being psycho monsters, it's just a fact that some people have faulty wiring.
But no, we either blame Tarantino, Rockstar or The Devil.
And we're supposed to be intelligent.
Jimmy Duck wrote:
>Whan it's my bithday in may i'm gonna get one. Then go and >hunt.
Hmmm... I just used it to shoot bog rolls and occasionally my friends.
Hunting is not big or clever.
>Whan it's my bithday in may i'm gonna get one. Then go and >hunt.
Hmmm... I just used it to shoot bog rolls and occasionally my friends.
Hunting is not big or clever.
Craw wrote:
> When I was younger me and my friends co-owned an air pistol, yes.
It even had
> a name - Olaf Sharpshooter. Named after a porn character.
Whan it's my bithday in may i'm gonna get one. Then go and hunt.
> When I was younger me and my friends co-owned an air pistol, yes.
It even had
> a name - Olaf Sharpshooter. Named after a porn character.
Whan it's my bithday in may i'm gonna get one. Then go and hunt.
Goatboy wrote:
> Said it once before but it bears repeating now:
I think there should be IQ
> ratings with games, not age ratings.
"I want GTA3 please Mr
> Shopkeeper!"
"May I see your ID please?...it says here you have the
> mental ability of a 4yr old, I'm sorry I can't sell this to you"
"But
> I'm 23"
"Yes, but you're a tool. You think movies and games affect
> real-world behaviour and you read The Daily Mail and get furiously angry about
> things clearly out of your league. If I sell you this game, you will soon be on
> the Net registering your unhappiness and demanding that it should be banned.
> This world does not need any more like you, please leave my shop
> now"
"...can I get a Nintendo game then?"
"Of course
> sir."
That's a good idea mate, but then of course you get the baby with an IQ of 936 and the sceme fails. Because although highly intelligent the baby still has to learn what right and wrong so playing GTA will lead the baby to believe this is how we act. Then you have a mad baby on your hands.
> Said it once before but it bears repeating now:
I think there should be IQ
> ratings with games, not age ratings.
"I want GTA3 please Mr
> Shopkeeper!"
"May I see your ID please?...it says here you have the
> mental ability of a 4yr old, I'm sorry I can't sell this to you"
"But
> I'm 23"
"Yes, but you're a tool. You think movies and games affect
> real-world behaviour and you read The Daily Mail and get furiously angry about
> things clearly out of your league. If I sell you this game, you will soon be on
> the Net registering your unhappiness and demanding that it should be banned.
> This world does not need any more like you, please leave my shop
> now"
"...can I get a Nintendo game then?"
"Of course
> sir."
That's a good idea mate, but then of course you get the baby with an IQ of 936 and the sceme fails. Because although highly intelligent the baby still has to learn what right and wrong so playing GTA will lead the baby to believe this is how we act. Then you have a mad baby on your hands.
When I was younger me and my friends co-owned an air pistol, yes.
It even had a name - Olaf Sharpshooter. Named after a porn character.
It even had a name - Olaf Sharpshooter. Named after a porn character.
Still it would be nice to have one would it not? You got an air rifle?
Said it once before but it bears repeating now:
I think there should be IQ ratings with games, not age ratings.
"I want GTA3 please Mr Shopkeeper!"
"May I see your ID please?...it says here you have the mental ability of a 4yr old, I'm sorry I can't sell this to you"
"But I'm 23"
"Yes, but you're a tool. You think movies and games affect real-world behaviour and you read The Daily Mail and get furiously angry about things clearly out of your league. If I sell you this game, you will soon be on the Net registering your unhappiness and demanding that it should be banned. This world does not need any more like you, please leave my shop now"
"...can I get a Nintendo game then?"
"Of course sir."
I think there should be IQ ratings with games, not age ratings.
"I want GTA3 please Mr Shopkeeper!"
"May I see your ID please?...it says here you have the mental ability of a 4yr old, I'm sorry I can't sell this to you"
"But I'm 23"
"Yes, but you're a tool. You think movies and games affect real-world behaviour and you read The Daily Mail and get furiously angry about things clearly out of your league. If I sell you this game, you will soon be on the Net registering your unhappiness and demanding that it should be banned. This world does not need any more like you, please leave my shop now"
"...can I get a Nintendo game then?"
"Of course sir."
Huh? I am neither 10 or own a monster truck (sadly).
Yeah, so stay out of them.
Jimmy Duck wrote:
>I don't won't ten year olds driving monster trucks.
You have a point here.
>I don't won't ten year olds driving monster trucks.
You have a point here.
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