Comments on: Violent games make you fick, says German study

By: patlike

patlike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:11:48 +0000

Surely if you consume media instead of doing homework it’s going to affect your grades. I can believe that, but the suggestion that the level of violence in the media you consume affects your intellectual ability sounds a little far fetched to me.

By: DrDamn

DrDamn — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:06:18 +0000

Isn’t the link the parents? Parents stupid enough to let their kids play 18+ games have simply passed on their stupidity?

By: Syrok

Syrok — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:45:05 +0000

@Voice of reason: Oh, true. I must have overheard that part then when they said that in the news.
Anyway it’s still a mixture of both that has the negative effect and I would highly doubt that if you play a violent game from time to time it has a negative impact on your intelligence.

By: G1GAHURTZ

G1GAHURTZ — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:37:43 +0000

So does this mean that we should all buy our kids Brain Training so that they get straight A’s??

Maybe he’s secretly on Dr Kawashima’s pay roll…

By: Voice of Reason

Voice of Reason — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:36:01 +0000

“Ths study does not say that violent games/media have bad effect on your grades but that too much media consumption in general has a negetive affect.”

No, the study does say that. The KFN put out a press release summarising its findings, saying the following:

“Je mehr Zeit Schuellrinnen und Schueller mit Medienkonsum verbringen under je brutaler dessen Inhalte sind, desto schlechter fallen die Schulnoten aus.”

Or in English: “The more time students spend consuming media and the more brutal its content is, the worse their school grades are.”

By: Tiger Walts

Tiger Walts — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:25:41 +0000

Plus, a student who plays 18+ titles also plays the 16+ ones as well, likely eschewing even more schoolwork for more shooty-bang-bang.

Also, most titles that get a rating restricting it to a ‘mature’ audience often aren’t as cerebrally engaging. If say the mature games were along the lines of ‘Professor Layton and the Hunter S Thompson Affair’ I’m sure that the trend would be reversed.

By: patlike

patlike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:25:02 +0000

Oh dear. I’ll change that. Thanks.

By: Syrok

Syrok — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:23:53 +0000

It isn’t actually. The highest grade is one and the lowest 6

By: patlike

patlike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:21:45 +0000

Is that part about the grades incorrect?

By: Syrok

Syrok — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:15:59 +0000

Ths study does not say that violent games/media have bad effect on your grades but that too much media consumption in general has a negetive affect.

By: patlike

patlike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:04:05 +0000

It could also prove that playing games instead of doing your homework makes you less good at school.

By: Blerk

Blerk — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:03:04 +0000

Doesn’t this just prove that less intelligent people are more likely to play games than study?