Do video games make you violent? Probably not, but if so why is there so much controversy surrounding them? This week, Mav is joined by Katya and Abby — both of whom are far more knowledgeable than him on the subject — to discuss video games, mass shooters, psychology, the military industrial complex, headshots, zombies and sex… lots and lots of sex, actually. Also, Pac-man comes up… no not in the sex part. Trust us, it all makes sense in the end.
Citations and Links:
- Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney
- Borderlands
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Way too many other video games to mention (but hey, if we inspired you to buy one, use our Amazon affiliate link)!
- Seduction of the Innocent
- Molly Ostertag’s Oh Joy Sex Toy “Dragon Age” comic strip
- This episode’s “Call for Comments”
- Thank you to Maximilian’s thoughtForm music for our theme
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Time Stamps:
- 0:50: Introductions
- 3:37: Video Games and Corrupting Children
- 6:30: The Non Obvious Violence
- 8:04: Real Life Shootings and Video Games
- 11:07: Immersive Media
- 12:20: Military Simulators
- 15:50: What About Non-violence
- 16:59: Real Life Skill Transfer
- 20:09: Emotional Response and Lifetime
- 26:35: Screentime and Media Usage
- 32:37: RPGs and Morality:
- 37:00: Sex in Video Games
- 45:33: Meta Commentary
- 51:09: State of the Art Graphics
- 59:34: Conclusions
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