My college research - Violent video games-who plays them? Do you? If so. or if not, why not?

I have a private practice, counseling, work retail, and have several hobbies, painting, my music, fashion designing and quilting, and a couple of collections, books, stamps and coins, a strong social life, and I love playing games on my PC. In fact I have one PC hooked up to my 52 inch TV, the other hooked up to a 24 inch monitor, and my laptop, for on the go and at work. They are challenging if they are the shoot to kill, but I really prefer the sword. I have been playing for 20 years and it just seems to be so much fun. I have been watching the Game of Thrones and now have the game, yes! I will watch anything on TV and from the looks of things have watched an awful lot of movies. I guess I have to say I like the older periods in games with dragons, zombies, and swords or knives. I don't think the games have had any effects on me, they seem to be very relaxing, make me happy, and I am 60. It may be different for kids though, because I had a sound childhood using my creative imagination, we didn't have colored TV or computers.

I am currently a student at TAFE

I play a variety of games when I am not too busy (on the wii,PC and PS2)

I play them to make me think

To relieve stress

There are other reasons but those two are the main ones

Hobbies I don't really have any other than the computer, fishing on occasion, riding my bike watching tv and movies.

Games I play are not all violent but at least half of them are.

Genres I like are

Horror

Comedy

Action

Drama

I haven't noticed getting any effect from the games I play. They certainly haven't made me violent.

Hi

I play games after school and the reason for those games, honestly if its a good game, it's a good game. Video games are an escapism that allows you to do things in the game that you can't do in real life. They're just fun and its mainly more a guy thing, watching cars explode, destroying buildings, crashing jets it's just fun.

Hello.

I did played PS3 (GAME- CALL OF DUTY)...I must say it's very addictive game, when I am on it and I don't get off it.

The negative aspect is I do not complete my modules (college work) when i was in college as most of my days and night were playing the game.

When i was in University, I did not touch the PS3 and carried on with my studies. (I was a Psychology student).

Hope this help with your research :)

Those who can't see more interesting things in the real world than sitting around playing idiotic video games are brain-dead.