And yes, I agree there's a real problem with some of these games--I think they teach kids how to shoot, how to sight (although--a 4 year old? WTF is a 4 year-old doing playing GTA? Bad Parenting 101)
I think the problem is less about the games themselves and more about the parents who let their kids play them. My friend used to manage an EB Games store, and he'd tell me how parents would buy Grand Theft Auto for their kids all the time. He'd warn them about what was in the game, and while some of them wouldn't buy the game, others didn't care, or they'd shrug and say "He'll just play it at his friend's house."
Games have warning labels which spell out what kind of content is in the games, just like the movies. We can't sanitize the world for kids, nor should we try: there's nothing wrong with adults enjoying entertainment made for adults. It's up to parents to make sure that their kids aren't watching movies or playing games that aren't made for them.
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Date: 2007-04-19 03:49 pm (UTC)I think the problem is less about the games themselves and more about the parents who let their kids play them. My friend used to manage an EB Games store, and he'd tell me how parents would buy Grand Theft Auto for their kids all the time. He'd warn them about what was in the game, and while some of them wouldn't buy the game, others didn't care, or they'd shrug and say "He'll just play it at his friend's house."
Games have warning labels which spell out what kind of content is in the games, just like the movies. We can't sanitize the world for kids, nor should we try: there's nothing wrong with adults enjoying entertainment made for adults. It's up to parents to make sure that their kids aren't watching movies or playing games that aren't made for them.