tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611823991059297156.post3767978182834689555..comments2023-03-25T18:36:54.510-04:00Comments on think deviant - philosophy of science: the link between video games and violenceIsaachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036469950769481468noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611823991059297156.post-6606359631095508362008-03-19T00:03:00.000-04:002008-03-19T00:03:00.000-04:00I was thinking of the way actors simulate the part...I was thinking of the way actors simulate the parts they play. We do not worry about the guy who plays Brutus and so simulates the murder of Caesar on stage. I was looking for a word with a sufficiently broad meaning.<BR/><BR/>Even in cases where there is active participation and arguably there is an effect we seem to be willing to bear some risk. Supposedly the reason soldiers are trained to shoot human shaped profiles rather than the traditional bullseye is that it makes it easier for them to shoot actual human beings. However, I've never heard anyone suggest we ban non-military and non-police personnel from using such targets in target practice.<BR/><BR/>However I suspect it is a complex question how much and in what ways simulating criminal and violent acts dis-inhibits or encourages such acts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611823991059297156.post-28755418490867170002008-03-15T19:28:00.000-04:002008-03-15T19:28:00.000-04:00It's interesting that you use the term "simulation...It's interesting that you use the term "simulation." A point Zac raised is that games change the role of the audience from spectator to player. Does the form of engagement make a difference?Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01036469950769481468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611823991059297156.post-81014660528497982652008-03-15T18:41:00.000-04:002008-03-15T18:41:00.000-04:00I find the idea of making a game where killing som...I find the idea of making a game where killing some real world figure in at least slightly poor taste. The only exception is games involving killing Hitler. Killing Hitler will never go out of style. <BR/><BR/>Of course some things in bad taste can be fun and probably a good thing in moderation.<BR/><BR/>Simulation does not equal advocacy otherwise every fictional work with some criminal element is a provocation to crime. Indeed a simulation of something could as easily be intended as a condemnation. People playing a video game might make their opponents look like anyone including themselves without any hostile intent...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com