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Questions without answers

June 29, 2009 · Posted in Book Chapters, Computers and Humour, The domestic scene 

There’s always been a bit of a debate about computer video games. Are they harmful? Are they educational? Do they lead to anti-social behaviour? Do they enhance our quality of life? And so on.

There are two schools of thought about the effects that video games can have on the player. The one suggests that games can be beneficial and therapeutic by helping the individual to live out a fantasy, and thus relieve in-built frustrations and tensions. The other opinion is that, instead of the game being a substitute for the real thing it motivates the player to actually want to do the real thing - which is fine if the content and objective of the game is “good”, but not OK if it happens to be “Grand Theft Auto”!

Well, if you’re looking for answers to these questions on this blog, forget it. Go surf the net!

cartoon - mother-in-law computer game

(Cartoon taken from The Domestic Scene in Microholics)

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2 Responses to “Questions without answers”

  1. Ken Smith on June 30th, 2009 3:33 am

    Well, the effects depend on what games you play and proper guidance. I have read this article which proves that video games have positive effects. Check this out: http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=1421576

  2. Richard Howell on June 30th, 2009 8:27 am

    Positively scary, I’d say! That’s one of the worst cases of game addiction I’ve come across.

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