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Hack&Lube · 11-16-2011, 10:31 AM

Crime rates are more closely tied to the economy than to videogames/media.

A violent game/movie is no different than reading about Polyphemus the Cyclops dismembering and eating Odysseus' men in the Iliad. They are both just forms of storytelling. Just one is considered "a classic" and one is considered junk entertainment. When I read a story, I participate in it vicariously. To me, this is no different than me pressing buttons on a gamepad to participate in a game vicariously despite the presence or illusion of choice or interactivity.

11-16-2011, 10:31 AM	#35
Hack&Lube Atomic Nerd Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	Crime rates are more closely tied to the economy than to videogames/media. A violent game/movie is no different than reading about Polyphemus the Cyclops dismembering and eating Odysseus' men in the Iliad. They are both just forms of storytelling. Just one is considered "a classic" and one is considered junk entertainment. When I read a story, I participate in it vicariously. To me, this is no different than me pressing buttons on a gamepad to participate in a game vicariously despite the presence or illusion of choice or interactivity. Last edited by Hack&Lube; 11-16-2011 at 10:34 AM.