A couple of days back, someone posted a message about a study they were doing on the ethics and morality of video games. That post sort of got me thinking....
Would you say that playing DA:O or Awakenings has influenced your moral or ethical behavior?
Would you say that people who play video games, and let us limit the discussion to DAO and Awakenings, are unduly influenced by the violence in these games? Does the violence in these video games make anyone want to act out violently in real life? Does playing an "evil" character make you want to be more evil in real life? Or is there a gross misperception of video games by those who have no apparent understanding of the entertainment value of these games?
In terms of ethical and moral behavior, what positive values would you say come from playing these video games? Does roleplaying a victimized elf help you to better understand the postion of a victim? Do you see any benefit at all to roleplaying? Are these video games capable of corrupting a person's morals?
Or whatever other sorts of insights into how these video games influence your ethics or morality.
Does playing DAO or Awakenings influence your morals?
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gandanlin
, juil. 19 2012 09:46
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Posté 20 juillet 2012 - 10:18
Aleya
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I think roleplaying increases your capacity for empathy. It makes you think about how the life a person has lived shapes that person, and how different people may respond to the same situation. In my own case it also made me notice and try to deal with my (incorrect) internalized notions regarding the difference between women and men, courtesy of one male city elf Warden.
Regarding videogames changing your behavior: do you think Anthony Hopkins more likely to become a cannibal because he once played Hannibal in a film? That makes about as much sense, since actors get just as wrapped up in their characters as roleplayers.
Regarding videogames changing your behavior: do you think Anthony Hopkins more likely to become a cannibal because he once played Hannibal in a film? That makes about as much sense, since actors get just as wrapped up in their characters as roleplayers.
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Posté 20 juillet 2012 - 12:32
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Haha, I completely agree with Aleya on the Anthony Hopkins remark.
While playing video games, only physical thing I'm doing is pressing and clicking buttons. So, what changed for me in real life is may be I press things too hard and too fast. Lol. For someone to be motivated for violent outrages or crimes by video games, needs more psychological reasons which must have roots in something in the real world.
DAO surely gives us a chance to delve into different stratas of the society and see for ourselves what it may be like. I personally don't think peoples' views on different things changes much because of playing RPG's. May be it's the other way round to some extent. What we are in real life (or aspire to be) may be reflected in our decisions that we make in these open ended games. Of course, in DAO we do few things that we may not like to do, to unlock some achievements. I guess the only problem related to gaming is addiction and it's side effects. Personally, I don't believe a non-violent person would turn into a hitman or a bank robber just because he/she has slayed 1000 darkspawns with persistent gore on, or picked the pockets of beggars and teyrns alike. But that's just my opinion, and i may be wrong.
While playing video games, only physical thing I'm doing is pressing and clicking buttons. So, what changed for me in real life is may be I press things too hard and too fast. Lol. For someone to be motivated for violent outrages or crimes by video games, needs more psychological reasons which must have roots in something in the real world.
DAO surely gives us a chance to delve into different stratas of the society and see for ourselves what it may be like. I personally don't think peoples' views on different things changes much because of playing RPG's. May be it's the other way round to some extent. What we are in real life (or aspire to be) may be reflected in our decisions that we make in these open ended games. Of course, in DAO we do few things that we may not like to do, to unlock some achievements. I guess the only problem related to gaming is addiction and it's side effects. Personally, I don't believe a non-violent person would turn into a hitman or a bank robber just because he/she has slayed 1000 darkspawns with persistent gore on, or picked the pockets of beggars and teyrns alike. But that's just my opinion, and i may be wrong.
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Posté 20 juillet 2012 - 02:15
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Uh.
No.
It's a game.
Not. Uh. Not REAL LIFE.
What I do in a GAME does not equal how I behave in REAL LIFE.
Lord above.
If anything, my real life morals get brought into the game.
No.
It's a game.
Not. Uh. Not REAL LIFE.
What I do in a GAME does not equal how I behave in REAL LIFE.
Lord above.
If anything, my real life morals get brought into the game.
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Posté 20 juillet 2012 - 04:40
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No.
My real life experiences influence my morality. I started out ignorant and happy and all my game characters were heroic paladins or similar. Fast forward 25 years and now I'm playing Dark Wardens, chaotic evil tieflings, and relishing my Dark Brotherhood quests. Human contact IRL has had a negative effect on me.
I play video games in part to escape the drudgery of day to day activities (full time job, commute, errands, etc.), but they also let me vent my frustrations, or live the life I wish I could have lived IRL.
My real life experiences influence my morality. I started out ignorant and happy and all my game characters were heroic paladins or similar. Fast forward 25 years and now I'm playing Dark Wardens, chaotic evil tieflings, and relishing my Dark Brotherhood quests. Human contact IRL has had a negative effect on me.
I play video games in part to escape the drudgery of day to day activities (full time job, commute, errands, etc.), but they also let me vent my frustrations, or live the life I wish I could have lived IRL.
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Posté 20 juillet 2012 - 09:48
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Personally, I don't feel any worse for having played these two games. Very much the opposite, in fact.
There is a great range of emotion and behavior encompassed by the two games I mentioned in th opening post. Some very beautiful moments, as well. I'd call it an enriching experience.
Can't say my ethics or morality changed because of these games. My appreciation of the artistic depth video games are capable of was elevated considerably, though.
There is a great range of emotion and behavior encompassed by the two games I mentioned in th opening post. Some very beautiful moments, as well. I'd call it an enriching experience.
Can't say my ethics or morality changed because of these games. My appreciation of the artistic depth video games are capable of was elevated considerably, though.
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Posté 21 juillet 2012 - 06:20
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@gandanlin - same with me; storytelling at it's best. No game has touched me at such an emotional level before.
