How have materials included in games such as GTA and Tomb
Raiders Lara Croft (as a sexy figure) affect teens with their social
relations? Are children affected socially by playing such games as
it’s an easier route of virtually experiencing relations? I.e. picking
up prostitutes in a car (GTA). Does including half nude female figures
in fighting games affect teens in any mental way?
2006-07-10 22:13:10 · 9 answers · asked by naim_kalaji 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
i think it all depends on the child's personality/depth of maturity in the first place. my son is very placid. he plays all the gta's, fighting games, action adventure etc... but his personality doesn't change. he's nearly twelve and realises that a game is a game and real life is real life. he does get pretty het up when he's playing but when he's put his games away he is just the same person as when he began. so i can't see any lasting effects of the violent games he plays!
2006-07-10 22:39:53 · answer #1 · answered by stingub40 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Idk about GTA because I think its a sucky game because who wants to play a game were you kill cops and American Solders? Plus you sell drugs and have prostitutes and all that. Maybe GTA is a bad influence but at the same time so is rap music but that's a whole other topic. As for Tomb Raider, I don't think it has much of a negative impact. Yeah Lara has short shorts and tight shirts but there are so many worse things like Dead or Alive and The Playboy game. I mean you could attack Alias to be a negative influence because of some of Sydney Bristow's (Jennifer Garner) outfits. I think its better to look at Sydney and Lara as strong female characters in a world dominated by men. How many games star a woman as the main character? How many TV show star a woman as a main character? Not to mention portrays the woman as strong and intelligent? Not many. If you want to attack half nude or nude women maybe Brittney Spears or Jessica Simpson would be better for they are more well known and more influence on us teens. Anyway, I do play some violent games like Splinter Cell and many Star Wars games. The way I see it is that I know the difference between what is real and what isn't. I know I can't run around in the real world with night vision goggles and a hand gun and kill people. I think that they make video games so people can do these things and won't really kill people. Plus, whats different from watching a violent movie and playing a violent game? Not much. Anyway, I hope this is a insightful oppion from a teenager who plays Tomb Raider and other games. GTA SUX.
2006-07-14 13:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by BigK1118 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, good question...
It all comes back to the question of what we watch, does it affect us?
And yes, and watching women wearing skimpy clothing is everywhere nowadays, not just in games. After all, how many cop shows now have episodes where they "have" to go into a lapdancer club showing, yes, you guessed it, women wearing skimpy clothing.
And yes, seeing women in any environment will affect how boys see women, but the fighting part? Not sure how that will affect them, but seeing women wearing skimpy clothing being or not being beaten/degraded, will it introduce the idea this is acceptable?
I suppose so, but consequences must be shown, in games as in life to show how you treat people will affect how people treat you....
I was worried about the remake of Charlie's Angels for young boys, wow, seeing Cameron Diaz, Lucy Lui and Drew Barrymore dance around in their underwear would certainly introduce certain feelings for boys *somewhere*
But that why we have ratings for games and films, although the ratings will always be pushed further and I am not a prude but there are certain events/issues a young person boy or girl should not see until they can understand that they may only be seeing one side of the argument. Like seeing women wearing skimpy clothing, the games do not want to delve into why they are like this..or what decisions were made to get them to be a lapdancer/etc.
The game developers should show social responsibility.
2006-07-11 08:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by realdragonflame 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It mite do, but all games come with an age cert like films, gta is an 18 and I think tomb raider is a 12 poss 15 so its the parents fault if the kids play them and are effected by the contents. ps, bigk1118 is a geek.
2006-07-17 08:08:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a great question. i feel that the games do effect childrens behaviour as a lot of the time they are copying what they see. for me i was a young amer on all of the violent sexy games, i am fine i work in it and ahve the ability to create games, it did not infuence me as i knew it was only a game and is not suitable for real life. i would ban these games though, just to be safe.seeing half nude females on a gamwe can lower a youn boys opinion of a women as that will be how tey remeber women. hope this helps.
2006-07-11 05:18:49 · answer #5 · answered by jame_football 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Only a predisposition to social ineptitude might be helped along the way by digging into a fantasy world in a computer game. A perfectly reasonably sane teenager is more than capable of playing a game and not having it change their life.
2006-07-11 05:18:45 · answer #6 · answered by tomalak_geretkal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If KIDS are playing GTA, that's a problem. Gameplay they can appreciate. The series social commentary ... they probably won't. I blame the parents / enforcement agencies that allow under-18s to get a hold of this series. They should be the ones getting the shelling.
2006-07-18 15:07:41 · answer #7 · answered by mokui 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think it does. they know they'll never do that sort of thing in real life, kids arent stupid y'know!
2006-07-11 05:17:37 · answer #8 · answered by Layla P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it probably doesn't help
2006-07-11 05:20:35 · answer #9 · answered by mesun1408 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋