The Question...
#3770 posted by Fern on 2004/03/17 08:35:24
isn't really whether video games can provide the necessary stimulus for an already violent person to go out and kill people. They obviously can. And if there weren't any violent video games, then something else (football, religion, butterflies, racism, etc.) would push the same people over the edge anyway.
But are the positive effects of video game violence even worth trading off with the negative, no matter how demonstrably small the latter may be?
Fun > You
#3771 posted by nb on 2004/03/17 09:10:41
Considering said tradeoff can only really ever be made at the personal level, the point is moot.
The More Relevant Question
#3772 posted by HeadThump on 2004/03/17 10:18:45
'But are the positive effects of video game violence even worth trading off with the negative, no matter how demonstrably small the latter may be?'
Is increasing the power of already over activistic governments over the choices you make in your life worth it in regard to solving a non existent problem?
Eh, I Blame Sheryl Crow
#3773 posted by HeadThump on 2004/03/17 10:21:07
for my bad spelling in the morning. I took 'I like a good beer buzz early in the morning' a little too literally.
#3774 posted by LTH on 2004/03/17 11:25:59
nb - No, it's not, because a latent psycho would make the 'wrong' choice :)
HeadThump - good, yes, let's let companies rule the world. Bye-bye Medicare, NHS, free education, food stamps, welfare.....
Companies Completely Take Over
#3775 posted by - on 2004/03/17 13:10:36
...and hello porn in advertisments!
I'll take that trade off
So You Are Saying
#3776 posted by HeadThump on 2004/03/17 13:20:35
to even be cautious in the matter of expanding government power threatens the existence of 'Medicare, NHS, free education, food stamps, welfare.....' and leaves us at the mercy of Robber Barons?
Amen Scampie
#3777 posted by HeadThump on 2004/03/17 13:24:09
People complain about advertisements and commercials but that is governments fault too. They band the use of subliminals. If companies were allowed to use subliminals, they could make commercials at 1/3000th the length of current commercials, and more effectively pull you in at well. Another example of market effeciency being undermined by the government.
Eh, Too Much Guinness For This Mic-Spic
#3778 posted by HeadThump on 2004/03/17 13:25:06
that's 'banned'
Yes But
#3779 posted by LTH on 2004/03/17 13:35:25
Then we'd all be knife-edge psychos. They might as well put fet in the water supply, consdering how twitchy we'd all be...
#3780 posted by LTH on 2004/03/17 13:35:39
(of course, this is a moot point for Scampie)
Eh,
#3781 posted by HeadThump on 2004/03/17 13:50:33
'Then we'd all be knife-edge psychos.'
a little blood letting is good for your bodies' humours, any medical professional could tell you that.
VOTE FOR QUAKE@!@! HURRY! YOU CAN VOTE MORE THAN ONCE!
#3782 posted by Blitz on 2004/03/17 17:34:18
I've Been Searching The Internet Like Crazy...
#3783 posted by Biff Malibu on 2004/03/17 18:46:19
And I can't find any 'hello porn' anywhere, scampie.
Anyone Know Where I Can Find These?
#3784 posted by Fern on 2004/03/17 19:57:37
KSP1 - contract revoked (signsofkoth seems to be dead)
XeNoN's 100b map with the Q2 textures
thanx
Fern:
#3785 posted by xen on 2004/03/17 20:19:04
xnq1002 is here: http://xen.quakepit.com/ - third one along in the Quake Maps section.
Can't help with Kell's I'm afraid but I'm sure someone on this site will have it.
By The Way
#3786 posted by xen on 2004/03/17 20:25:00
It didn't actually use any Q2 textures, technically... the waste theme came from Xatrix. Which is sorta Q2 but.. mm.
Ahhhh
#3787 posted by Fern on 2004/03/17 21:13:25
Thanks for the link Xen, yes I always confuse Q2 and Xatrix, sorry. :) If anyone can mail me Kell's map I'll put it on suspenlute.com. ty
Errrrrr...
#3788 posted by Fern on 2004/03/17 21:23:37
by "Kell's Map" I mean the whole Contract Revoked series, there's a fileplanet link for map 1 afaik.
Contract Revoked Download:
this page at my site has downloads for virtually all the top quake 1 maps and episodes. =)
http://www.planetquake.com/underworld/qclassics.html
on the above page, contract revoked:
http://www.fileplanet.com/dl.aspx?/planetquake/underworld/contract.zip
Neither Of Those Work Underworldfan
#3790 posted by Blitz on 2004/03/18 00:09:00
I too have been looking for Kell's map since I'm making an SP with the Knave textures, and can't find it ANYWHERE. Where is Kell? He used to be in #tf a bit. Oh well.
KSP1/Contract
#3791 posted by VoreLord on 2004/03/18 02:04:21
I have both KSP1, and Contract zips, KSP1 1.26MB, and Contract zip 6.90 MB. I can send them, if your Email can handlw them ?????
Let me know
Then Again
#3792 posted by VoreLord on 2004/03/18 02:11:57
Kell has just poped up in the "Film" thread, and the "Definitive Wad Collection Thread". Anyway, let me know if you want them mailed
Blitz
Neither Of Those Work Underworldfan
i can assure you the first link definitly works, its my own website at planet quake.
for fileplanet downloads you have to be registered with gamespy/fileplanet, which i know some people dont like.
but i can tell you that contract revoked also definitly is hosted at fileplanet in my directory, as i checked the link when i originally posted.
KSP1
#3794 posted by VoreLord on 2004/03/18 02:39:29
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