Moral game-play

Is it possible for a video game to effectively teach or change our moral values, judgment, ideals, and way of society? Do you feel a video game can offer the proper game-play to effectively set its point across unto the user? If not, what kind of game-play should it be, in order to complete such a task? Or do video games simply have a single sided goal, to entertain?

Video games are great for teaching the morals and values of the military. See the PC propaganda game “America’s Army”

Every video game, book, movie, article, etc. has an underlying point that they would like to get across. How skillfully that point is made is based on the skill of the person making it.

Originally posted by sgman:

Every video game, book, movie, article, etc. has an underlying point that they would like to get across. How skillfully that point is made is based on the skill of the person making it.

I also think that it depends on the mind set of the person playing it. This probably goes more for younger kids, than more mature gamers, but I think any relatively complex moral message would be lost on them.

Originally posted by woodythedon:

Originally posted by sgman:

Every video game, book, movie, article, etc. has an underlying point that they would like to get across. How skillfully that point is made is based on the skill of the person making it.

I also think that it depends on the mind set of the person playing it. This probably goes more for younger kids, than more mature gamers, but I think any relatively complex moral message would be lost on them.

I agree.

I ask you all this, why does the military not release a puzzle game, or a quiz game for that matter?

Originally posted by CaptainMouse64:

I ask you all this, why does the military not release a puzzle game, or a quiz game for that matter?

Which represent what, less than .001% of all games produced?

A person learns from everything in life, video games included.

I have read books and seen movies which changed the way I view society and view myself. If a book or a movie can do this, I’m sure a video game can do it too. The only difference is that video games are so immersive to the player, it may be hard to notice when exactly your views change, besides the drooling, “Ahh dude that’s so cool…”

Ultimately it depends on the individual to keep the concepts learned from the game, as with everything else in life. But I think if a child played videos games at a young age, it may affect them more than adults. (No different than telling kids santa exists when they’re young, rather than trying to tell a full-grown adult. Who’s more believing?)

Originally posted by Aaron_:

Originally posted by CaptainMouse64:

I ask you all this, why does the military not release a puzzle game, or a quiz game for that matter?

Which represent what, less than .001% of all games produced?

No, it’s because they want to lure in kids who play first person shooters, since they are excellent killing simulators that de-sensitize the kids to a degree towards killing.

Originally posted by CaptainMouse64:

Originally posted by Aaron_:

Originally posted by CaptainMouse64:

I ask you all this, why does the military not release a puzzle game, or a quiz game for that matter?

Which represent what, less than .001% of all games produced?

No, it’s because they want to lure in kids who play first person shooters, since they are excellent killing simulators that de-sensitize the kids to a degree towards killing.

Can you give proof that it de-sensitizes kids towards killing.

Originally posted by blood18:

Originally posted by CaptainMouse64:

Originally posted by Aaron_:

Originally posted by CaptainMouse64:

I ask you all this, why does the military not release a puzzle game, or a quiz game for that matter?

Which represent what, less than .001% of all games produced?

No, it’s because they want to lure in kids who play first person shooters, since they are excellent killing simulators that de-sensitize the kids to a degree towards killing.

Can you give proof that it de-sensitizes kids towards killing.

Sure, go to your local National Guard HQ on friday or saturday ‘game night’, when they host games for kids in their own HQ. Watch the crazed look in the kids eyes as the recruiters work on them to sign up when they are old enough.

You don’t find anything wrong with using violent shooter games to lure in kids, to try to get them to join the military?

i remember a the bible game. it was kinda cool