Probing the morality of video games
As violent video games continue to become ever more popular and accessible, Tamar Gendler, chair of the cognitive science program and professor of philosophy, and other experts in the fields of philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science, as well as gamers themselves, are debating whether pulling the trigger on your game console constitutes an immoral act. At what point does a game cease to be merely a game? Contributing reporter Lindsay Gellman investigates.
‘When he said ‘son of a bitch’ — that’s the kind of filthy, disgusting language that gets you engaged,” Gendler...
Is there anything NEW in this article??
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Hello YDN welcome to a "controversy" from ten years ago
lol I love the quote this article ends on. ...And that Bloom's quote. both classic.
I dont think that any of these games are immoral in any way. Of course it all depends on how you look at it. I do like blooms quote about him playing doom and Marathon, I play those myself, and I am only 18 years old.
this article shouldn't have made me irritated, but it did! Better get a 4 hour dopamine flush with WoW. That'll help.
The question should not be whether a video game is violent, but whether it encourages criminal violence against innocent people. Grand Theft Auto is an immoral video game, but there is surely nothing wrong with, say, Call of Duty, even if it may be as violent.