adfegg Posted January 17, 2007 This was on the Radio 4 about a week ago. Doesn't really tell us(i.e. us gamers) anything we don't already know, but it's nice to hear non-gamers discuss the issue intelligently. With the exception of Keith Vaz, of course. longview.zip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Git Force Gemini Posted January 17, 2007 Of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted January 17, 2007 Umm... maybe you could give us a hint what this is about before we download this zip. What "the issue"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n0wak Posted January 18, 2007 Umm... maybe you could give us a hint what this is about before we download this zip. What "the issue"? The issue is that it's Real Media. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted January 18, 2007 Um, it appears to be about cricket, and not games at all.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adfegg Posted January 19, 2007 OK, that's wacky. I saved the file to my desktop from the BBC website. I assumed it would stay the same file there no matter when 'listen again' was updated. Guess not. I'll give a quick sum-up of what I remember. The episode was, obviously, discussing the perceived evil influence of video games on society. It also mentioned the same of the influence of several other new entertainments over the centuries including rock music and, I kid you not, novels:getmecoat. Apparently someone seriously suggested that a young person could read about a fictional act of violence, then go out and duplicate it. It also pointed out that this was a pattern which seemed to recur whenever a new technology came along. This made me stop to think: With the periods between technological advances becoming ever shorter, could it in the future get to the point where this pattern is widely seen for what it is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
