The Virtue of Video Games, posted Jan. 20 on "A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days," gives a link to an article on game.slashdot.org. The article says how video games may actually have a practical use after all. It then refers to an incident where a SUV flipped on a highway and a man came to help and provided medical assistance from things he had learned from playing America's Army, a popular video came. I for one am pumped about this article. I guess it comes from being a typical guy who likes to play video games and is sick of being told that I'm wasting my time. Sadly though, I find the point made in this article quite useless and the story it refers to seems to be an extremely isolated situation that I doubt would ever be the case again. This is because the fact of the matter is that most things one learns from video games are completely useless if not totally false. In fact, I find myself thinking that the man who applied medical help to the victims in the accident is probably lucky that he didn't cause more harm than good, if he was really just using knowledge he got from a video game. And, in this light, I believe it would be advisable that people who read said article don't go away from it thinking they should try an apply knowledge they gain from their video games to real life. But, it should be clear that I am in no way trying to bash video games and those who use them, especially since I am one of them, but I’m just saying that they don't give useful knowledge pertaining to real life and shouldn't be viewed as such.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Yay for video games...
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I don't believe that video games desensitize children to violence any more than popular Hollywood films currently do. I believe the problems that lie within video games is that children (unless its DDR or wii) remain sedentary for hours on end.
Very interesting post. I like how you are open to both sides of the argument and are not close minded! While it is awesome that a man was able to help someone from his knowledge though video games, I do not think they should be given too much credit. While video games are okay to an extent, I do believe they can cause more harm than good. Nowadays, many people consume their afternoons playing with a handheld controller and tv. This concerns me most when little kids are the ones playing; it creates unhealthy habits and much of what is produced today is quite violent and inappropriate. Don't get me wrong, I think it is fine that you enjoy video games; however, I think they need to be watched and played with caution.
I find that to be retarded. I do play video games and can appreciate people trying to make them seem useful, but to tell you the truth, they are just a time consumer. I, at one time, was actually one of the top ranked Americas Army online player and am wondering what information this man used. From what i recall it only took one button to heal wounded soldiers on the battlefield, you didn't actually have to do ANYTHING. Good job though presenting both sides of the argument.
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