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I am a Victor Valley College student and I am doing a Sociology research paper. If I could get you to fill out a quick survey about video game violence that would really help me out for my research! Thanks!!

http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurv ... wd6o662514

Did it! But I didn't do the sign up thingo 

Same here.  I no sign nothing.

Ditto 

I shall sign none.


Did the survey. 

One bit I'd like to add (after doing the survey) is that I think the games affect only certain types of people. A lot of people will not be violent from playing violent games, but some people will slip through the net and try what they see.

I also dislike the ESRB or PEGI rating system. Many times I've walked up with a parent holding an 18 game, given them my money and got them to buy it, then I would walk out the store holding it. It is not illegal to play games rated higher than your age, so I think it is pointless to have the rating system be restrictive. Obviously this ties in with the above point... Some people, like myself, are fine to play violent games, but for others they do need that extra barrier to pass before they can play the game. So I dislike the rating system. By all means tell me what the content of the game is (maybe I'm not feeling in a mood where I want a game full of swearing), but I don't like being unable to buy the game and have to get a parent to come along.

Equally I don't like it when parents (and sometimes even countries) tell me what I can't play. I don't have the parental issue as they trust I will play the games I want to play and not go crazy because of it. But I have heard of countries banning games. Why? It is down to the consumer if they want to play it. Same for parents... I don't like it when parents are too restrictive. There is only so long you can keep your children looking at the media you want them to see. It is so easy to get the games anyway. And people who complain about the games annoy me too. Like people who complain to TV channels and all that... Why? You chose to play that game, so accept it. If you don't like it, don't play it.


Just my views.

One bit I'd like to add (after doing the survey) is that I think the games affect only certain types of people. A lot of people will not be violent from playing violent games, but some people will slip through the net and try what they see.

I also dislike the ESRB or PEGI rating system. Many times I've walked up with a parent holding an 18 game, given them my money and got them to buy it, then I would walk out the store holding it. It is not illegal to play games rated higher than your age, so I think it is pointless to have the rating system be restrictive. Obviously this ties in with the above point... Some people, like myself, are fine to play violent games, but for others they do need that extra barrier to pass before they can play the game. So I dislike the rating system. By all means tell me what the content of the game is (maybe I'm not feeling in a mood where I want a game full of swearing), but I don't like being unable to buy the game and have to get a parent to come along.

Equally I don't like it when parents (and sometimes even countries) tell me what I can't play. I don't have the parental issue as they trust I will play the games I want to play and not go crazy because of it. But I have heard of countries banning games. Why? It is down to the consumer if they want to play it. Same for parents... I don't like it when parents are too restrictive. There is only so long you can keep your children looking at the media you want them to see. It is so easy to get the games anyway. And people who complain about the games annoy me too. Like people who complain to TV channels and all that... Why? You chose to play that game, so accept it. If you don't like it, don't play it.


Just my views.

I agree with you 100% I believe that only certain people are affected, and that the media and parents are judging to harshly, for example most of the children who are committing crimes have been taught to do so by older siblings and possibly parents themselves....why blame the video games that dont actually have that big of an affect.  Anyone who is playing them surely know the difference between right and wrong in the real world as opposed to the game world.

One bit I'd like to add (after doing the survey) is that I think the games affect only certain types of people. A lot of people will not be violent from playing violent games, but some people will slip through the net and try what they see.

I also dislike the ESRB or PEGI rating system. Many times I've walked up with a parent holding an 18 game, given them my money and got them to buy it, then I would walk out the store holding it. It is not illegal to play games rated higher than your age, so I think it is pointless to have the rating system be restrictive. Obviously this ties in with the above point... Some people, like myself, are fine to play violent games, but for others they do need that extra barrier to pass before they can play the game. So I dislike the rating system. By all means tell me what the content of the game is (maybe I'm not feeling in a mood where I want a game full of swearing), but I don't like being unable to buy the game and have to get a parent to come along.

Equally I don't like it when parents (and sometimes even countries) tell me what I can't play. I don't have the parental issue as they trust I will play the games I want to play and not go crazy because of it. But I have heard of countries banning games. Why? It is down to the consumer if they want to play it. Same for parents... I don't like it when parents are too restrictive. There is only so long you can keep your children looking at the media you want them to see. It is so easy to get the games anyway. And people who complain about the games annoy me too. Like people who complain to TV channels and all that... Why? You chose to play that game, so accept it. If you don't like it, don't play it.


Just my views.

This is a difficult question to answer. You could use the same argument for a lot of things that are banned or restricted. Take drugs for example.

On the whole I'm against censorship but in some cases I think it's justified. Enforcing it is another thing altogether & I don't see how it's possible. Banning something makes it more desirable so it has the opposite effect.

Unfortunately far too many young children are exposed to violence from a very early age by watching TV programmes not intended for them either alone or with their parents who don't seem to appreciate the harm it's doing. Even popular soaps transmitted before the "watershed" include things like wife-beating & unnecessary foul language. The danger is that children can grow up thinking that this is acceptable behaviour.

I haven't taken part in the survey for two reasons.
a) I dislike this type of questionnaire as the Yes/No options are too restrictive.
b) Apart from CFS I have no experience with violent video games.

PS. As a grandfather of two young grandchildren I probably have different views to a lot of people.

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I haven't taken part in the survey for two reasons.
a) I dislike this type of questionnaire as the Yes/No options are too restrictive.
b) Apart from CFS I have no experience with violent video games. [/quote]


The questions are mostly yes or no for a simple reason...they are closed ended questions and only have one of two possible answers...making them easier for me to do my research paper

It probably would have been better if you had included a undecided tab.

I took the survey, but I agree with Hagar. I would have liked to be able to explain my reasons more.

An undecided or maybe tab would have also been nice.

8-)

..I always have my doubts as to who takes any notice whatsoever of the results of; "Questionnaires"...

..so apart from any dubious pleasure in filling them in, I generally avoid them... ...!

.....mostly pretending to fly General Aviation Aeroplanes on my Computer...(not a lot of gratuitous violence involved in that....trust me!)... ... ...!

Paul...G-BPLF....FS 2004...and driving 18 Wheels of Steel across America!.... ...!

..I always have my doubts as to who takes any notice whatsoever of the results of; "Questionnaires"...

..so apart from any dubious pleasure in filling them in, I generally avoid them... ...!

.....mostly pretending to fly General Aviation Aeroplanes on my Computer...(not a lot of gratuitous violence involved in that....trust me!)... ... ...!

Paul...G-BPLF....FS 2004...and driving 18 Wheels of Steel across America!.... ...!

well its not really to show the world the results its just my project for my sociology research paper

Not really interested in the questionnaire, but here's two cents on the topic:

"The problem today" isn't that violent media is somehow more influential than it used to be. Nor is it more violent- thumb thru the Bible or Grimm's Fairy Tales sometime if you doubt me.