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Joseph Liberman
Joseph Liberman
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Videogames can aggravate pre-existing personality traits and/or bad parenting, but I think that's where it ends. If someone can't differentiate between violence in games and violence in reality, that's not the game's problem.
Personally I always viewed videogames as a valuable learning tool, especially at a young age. Playing Pokémon helped me learn English and by the 4th grade I was pretty fluent. My understanding of English was practically zero before I got my first videogame but a game like Pokémon made it easy enough to infer meanings from the context.
The younger you are, the better you can learn a new language. Videogames are an excellent option to engage young children in learning new things.
Personally I always viewed videogames as a valuable learning tool, especially at a young age. Playing Pokémon helped me learn English and by the 4th grade I was pretty fluent. My understanding of English was practically zero before I got my first videogame but a game like Pokémon made it easy enough to infer meanings from the context.
The younger you are, the better you can learn a new language. Videogames are an excellent option to engage young children in learning new things.
As a former stupid kid, I can confirm that this is true
- Oct 8, 2002
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You would think this whole narrative would expire as the gamers become the old people. How are we still having this conversation??
- Apr 1, 2005
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i need duke nukem back
- Feb 24, 2016
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A Yahoo news link about a report from Good Morning America?
Nothing here sounds relevant
Nothing here sounds relevant
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Rage 2 is a good fill in for quick action
- Oct 13, 2001
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Former?
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- Feb 25, 2010
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Everybody doesn't/didn't play games growing up.
- Oct 8, 2002
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The number of people gets smaller and smaller every generation. As well as the fact that those same people grew up next to people who played games.
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It's always easier to blame music, movies, TV shows, video games, pron etc instead of actually tackling the real issues.
- Apr 15, 2007
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played video games a lot growing up i give a lot of credit to Gran Turismo in my ability to drive my car 
. As a kid i never realized how much of a driving sim that game was. But then when you end up in a car on a dirt road and it handles just like it did in the game you are like wow...shouts out to the gran turismo team. Also cool to see how a rear wheel drive car handled vs a mid engine 4 wheel drive vs a front wheel drive.
. As a kid i never realized how much of a driving sim that game was. But then when you end up in a car on a dirt road and it handles just like it did in the game you are like wow...shouts out to the gran turismo team. Also cool to see how a rear wheel drive car handled vs a mid engine 4 wheel drive vs a front wheel drive.
- Dec 27, 2014
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Still remember when parents were up in arms when the OG Mortal Kombat dropped
- Oct 8, 2002
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The video game industry did lose its mind with the blood and violence after MK came out. I remember there being some ridiculously over the top bloody/violent games in the arcade. Remember Time Killers?
- Sep 22, 2007
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As a kid your days are long
I would go play outside, play with my Star Wars or gi Joe or transformers, read goosebumps books and play Sega genesis or PlayStation 1. I know I put thousands of hours into both of those consoles. But I still had plenty time n put mad hours into doing the other things mentioned.
Kids now on the tablet or their phone and just on the game I’m not saying anything bad about but kid days are long and they could benefit from doing something else like we did, plus still have time to play Fortnite for thousands of hours.
I would go play outside, play with my Star Wars or gi Joe or transformers, read goosebumps books and play Sega genesis or PlayStation 1. I know I put thousands of hours into both of those consoles. But I still had plenty time n put mad hours into doing the other things mentioned.
Kids now on the tablet or their phone and just on the game I’m not saying anything bad about but kid days are long and they could benefit from doing something else like we did, plus still have time to play Fortnite for thousands of hours.
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Not a fan of the Rage series but Doom (same developers) is a masterpiece of fast paced and brutal action. Really looking forward to the upcoming sequel.
I was a huge fan of the old Doom games when I was little.
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Played midnight club till my hands hurt....
If you’re a functioning human you’ll be aight. If a video game can greatly effect your life and ability to make sound choices you have a bigger problem.
If you’re a functioning human you’ll be aight. If a video game can greatly effect your life and ability to make sound choices you have a bigger problem.
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played video games a lot growing up i give a lot of credit to Gran Turismo in my ability to drive my car
Favorite game and Ace Combat.
I’d NEVER fight for this country but man, dropping bombs and doing somersaults in Ace Combat had me feeling like a Blue Angel
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tr1ll
In here speaking many truths
- Oct 10, 2013
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Lol like it was yesterday.
Idiot parents don’t want to accept they made idiot children. Games this and that...... who the hell bought it for then to begin with????
- Dec 27, 2014
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It's so easy and convenient for parents and politicians to blame hip-hop, Marilyn Manson and video games for society's ills that were created long before any of the aforementioned.
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Outside problems solved by outside solutions aka perception pills when little billy doesn’t listen to mommy and daddy
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