The Problem With Depictions in Video Games
0"Video games cause violence and aggressive behaviour!" is something long heard surrounding the gaming sphere, but is there any merit to this? Are there effects that games/media have through their depictions, and if so then what kind?
📄Legend
0:00 The Perceived Problem with Violence
6:01 War as Social Norm
8:26 Persona 5 - Deciding Who/What's Violent or Problematic
11:42 To Reinforce Social Norms, Entertainment Industry Biases
15:43 Conclusion - The True Problem in Depictions
📝Transcript (Written Essay)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EIxYB9YZZ07L83ZvJBTEKG9fgDdQR9kFQEpxzzkzOcI/edit?usp=sharing
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📚Additional Material
How violence is abstracted - Can Historical Video Games Replace Textbooks? | How Do Video Games Make Arguments? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BWOaqkaopE
How anti-consumer practices get normalized through repeated exposure - Nintendo's Been Playing Us All!- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Edl3YmYLVE
Games as Art Essay - I referenced it during the video as I did start working on it much earlier than this project, but this one got finished first and Games as Art isn't done yet (but it'll be next!)
Violence in Video Games Podcast Discussion - While it did form the framework for this video and took place before this video, that video where we delve into the topic with SeightJam and JohtoJonny will be out when that Seight nerd gets it all edited
📄Referenced Articles
Kocurek, Carly. (2012). The Agony and the Exidy: A History of Video Game Violence and the Legacy of Death Race. Game Studies. http://gamestudies.org/1201/articles/carly_kocurek
Secker, Tom. (2020, February 10). Documents: Inside The US Army’s Massive $2 Million Propaganda Campaign For ‘Independence Day’ Sequel. Shadowproof. https://shadowproof.com/2020/02/10/documents-inside-the-us-armys-massive-2-million-propaganda-campaign-for-independence-day-sequel/
McIntosh, Jonathan. (2016, September 28). Military recruitment and Hollywood. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5xfBtD6rLY
Benson, Julian. (2020, July 22). Role Of Female Assassin’s Creed Protagonists Consistently Stripped Back By Management, Claim Developers. Gaming Bible. https://www.gamingbible.com/news/games-role-of-female-assassins-creed-characters-stripped-back-claim-devs-20200722
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