tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70475342011-09-21T17:59:03.541+01:00Armchair Assassinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08821721413060171316noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047534.post-1093528483168682652004-08-26T14:53:00.000+01:002004-08-26T14:54:43.170+01:00

I was hit on my bicycle and fractured my skull.... getting back on track now...

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The latest news on the Manhunt Murder is that in actual fact the game was found in the victim's room and not actually the perpetrators! gamesindustry.biz has the full story. How ridiculous is that! My heart still out to the poor family who lost their son but it just goes to show that laying blame at the door of a game is simply unjust. And check your facts next time!

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I've been thinking a lot about women and gaming recently. Particularly in reference to the Manhunt debacle. I will defend games to the hilt. Frankly i think they are brilliant and unjustly get a bad rap. At times, however, I struggle with defending games like Manhunt. But maybe that's because I'm a girl. You see I just don't think that women are into gratuitously violent games. I remember the

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Okay so this is a little late but for those of you who missed it (wake up), there's been outrage in the UK over the game Manhunt. The long and the short of it is a 17 year old kid brutally murdered a 14 year old kid over a drug debt. The 14 year old kid's parents blame the game Manhunt and have demanded that the game be banned or at the very least removed from the shop shelves. Dixons has duly

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I'm loving this! Media debaters and psychobabblists beware! This reminds me of that famous quote "there are lies. damned lies. And statistics".... Research Methods - The Correlation in AllPsych Online And while we're on a humourous tip - read this!

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Hello just wanted to say a big thank you to Carpal Tunnel whio is the first person to comment on this blog! I’ve been trawling the net for valid information on violence in video games and not one-sided propaganda by the Mary Whitehouse brigade. Violence in video games is an issue and it should be discussed in an open way, not just slammed for the sake of it by people who have never experienced

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J. Funk - Senate Testimony this is awesome! and it has a balanced viewpoint - at last!

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Video Games and Children: "Video Games and Children by Bernard Cesarone

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Video Games and Aggressive Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior in the Laboratory and in Life A psychological study on violence in video games stating that they do have an effect on young minds although it does also state that more research needs to be done into the subject.

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I love Blogger! Just found this in Blogger Knowledge. Audio Blogging! how cool is that! ok i'll get over it...

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It's finally happening: what began as a rickety hologram of Princess Leia in Star Wars may soon be a reality of sorts. According to this article in Australian IT News, it's on its way... to your TV, mobile and computer screens. The games industry has already started investigating the possibilities. Only a few weeks ago, we saw this awesome screenshot from Microsoft from the forthcoming

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More violent video games under attack here. I know I shouldn't say this but one of the key people attacking video games is called Mary Lou Dickinson. If ever there was a name that should follow in the footsteps of Mary Whitehouse.... But this article is equally about freedom of speech and the fact that games are chief suspect for the incease in violence in our society. Once again though, the

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I've been trawling the net recently to find stuff on games for my website on the culture of fear in video games. Needless to say I found very little that has anything positive to say about games so I was heartened to read this article in USA TODAY about a young boy with leukemia who helped to design a game. This boy stated that games were a great way of taking oyur mind off things. i totally

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This is about computer games: the good, the bad and the uncontrollable. Because I'm currently doing an MA, you can probably expect a fair bit of chin stroking on the state of games today. And if there is anyone who can hear me mouthing off in this virtual space - feel free to shout out.

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