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| Cerbera Ben 'Cerbera' Millard 
| Emma (my girlfriend) has a sister who has four children:-
During the weekend of the 12th of December 2004 I introduced them to Grand Theft Auto (1), specifically the Vice City Chapter 1 level. They each played one after the other until they died or got arrested and had a whole lot of fun. I am publishing this so that people can have some facts about how computer games affect young people. Whilst they were playing I jotted down some notes as I observed them:-
The kids enjoyed just driving around the city seeing all the different types of building, parks and warehouses. If computer games like GTA are turning us all into criminals, then how I observed the kids playing GTA means that it must have turned them all into obsessive sightseers. Other kids who play the GTA series must be being turned into taxi drivers, bus conductors, train drivers, stunt actors, police officers, fire fighters and paramedics. Seems more like something on the BBC Learning Zone than an explicit, violent video game. ------------------
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| Post 2 | New | Posted December 16th, 2004 |
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| Dup Cute and Fluffy :. 
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| Post 3 | New | Posted December 16th, 2004 |
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| Maindrian Anti-Hero Deluxe 
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| Post 4 | New | Posted December 16th, 2004 |
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| Lobster Martin hi
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| Post 5 | New | Posted December 16th, 2004 |
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| Will Shovel Headed Kill Machine 
| 4 years old? Seems a bit dangerous to me, but, meh. I remember when I first played it (Wow, ages ago... I can't remember, it was on our second PC, it actually had Windows  smile: I sometimes used to drive around within the law, stop at lights, etc. CAn't ALL be bad.------------------ -My site got deleted-   |
| Post 6 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| Valdez HL2 Pre-Loaded. 
| I actually agree - you let a FOUR year old play GTA? also, Smilie, Male, 8 - that's not his real name... please....  :y  ------------------ Dude, this is a GTA forum, of course there will be criminals in here. haven't you ever done something illegal??? |
| Post 7 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| Will Shovel Headed Kill Machine
| Vally, we had a kid at our school called Happy. Happy. What the FUCK? People shouldn't do drugs when naming a child. Tossers, that kid is doomed. ------------------ -My site got deleted- |
| Post 8 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| That Shit Touge ^____________^;; 
| That's acid house for you. ------------------  STORY OF MY LIFE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
| Post 9 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| Toumai Wal-Mart Greeter
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| Post 10 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| Needles Drinks Fucking Tea!
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| Post 11 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| Valdez HL2 Pre-Loaded.
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| Post 12 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| Lobster Martin hi
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| Post 13 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| Needles Drinks Fucking Tea!
| thresh wrote: PS: I first played GTA at the age of 12. I played games like DOOM when I was 9 or so So that explains why your so fucked up Needles ------------------ Drink Tea Anonymous wrote: Banning people is not the only job of an admin. All i've seen from you is that: A ) Anyone who does not share your views over things is wrong and therefore must be banned, and B ) You are completely biased towards England. (note the views expressed by Needles are not necessarily shared by the Gouranga! Forums staff and sometimes we've never heard of him guv honest, he just loiters around a bit making the place look untidy. your Honour.) |
| Post 14 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| Will Shovel Headed Kill Machine
| Hey, I play violent games as a kid, but im ok. The thing is now the lack of any discipline instilled in most kids like Chav's, hence they are twats. If they let their kids play GTA, they won't tell them right and wrong. I was taught this at an early age, its wrong to hurt/kill someone for no reason. But a kid who is very young and/or hasn't being taught this won't know. I must admit, im with Vally, GTA is for me a chance to escape and do what i'd not do in real life. Its also awesoem stress releif. ------------------ -My site got deleted- |
| Post 15 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004. Updated December 17th, 2004 |
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| 2na Beans, eating it!
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| Post 16 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| Will Shovel Headed Kill Machine
| Although they do learn if they do this that cops come and shoot them. Although also the simple respray to get away doesn't help, or respawning. Shouldn't they be playing Fluffy Bunny goes shopping or something? ------------------ -My site got deleted- |
| Post 17 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| Faze Introverted Destruction 
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| Post 18 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004 |
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| Alfadog beats eating it 
| Valdez wrote: It's more to do with morales and ethics, imho - and lets face it, GTA is totally devoid of them (but then, that's why it's fun to play, as it's mearly escapism to me) - however, to children, and those with the mindsets of children, the GTA (and other) universe paints a hideous dis-topia for them to relate to in their lives. Yes! Precisely why the age restrictions exists. I let my younger brother play when he was 8 or so, but I told him the game was about driving skills. We took turns in driving, trying to not go on the footpath and always stop at red lights etc. If you ran someone over - it's MY TURN!! ------------------  |
| Post 19 | New | Posted December 17th, 2004. Updated December 17th, 2004 | ||
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| Cerbera Ben 'Cerbera' Millard
| OK, time to educate some people who haven't thought about this. :P GTA1 is a top-down, brightly coloured, sprite-based, low-resolution, low-realism computer game. It looks more like a cartoon than reality. As demontrated by the Looney Tunes cartoons, kids are plenty intelligent enough to discern between realityand make-beleive. The reason being that making that distinction requires only a small degree of intelligence. That is the fact which stops computer games from being banned complete: People realise that what they do in a game is not the same as what they might elsewhere. Although it is right to be skeptical of the psychological sophistication of very young people (they cannot normally comprehend the finality of death in any way until around 8 years old) it is important to note that they are very quick learners. Indeed, it is well known that young children learn far faster than adults so that they can get the vital skills of language, coordination and so on. Therefore there is no risk of the game coercing them towards devious or malicious practises. If this were true then, as I stated, the game would also be coercing them to be train drivers and sight-seeing tourists. It is ridiculous and condescending to say that children are unable to make this distinction. ------------------
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| Post 20 | New | Posted May 14th, 2006 |
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| Deleted Member | ive come up with a solution to gta. gta electroshock therapy! hook up your child to the game and every time they do something bad, the game will "discipline" them. its perfect! every right-minded parent in the world will buy one for their children. foolproof. some people believe that children's shows like barney and teletubbies will make children gay. ima start working on a solution for that right away! |
