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[Pippy]

Give me a minute, I read at least three articles this month about the very same topic. And there is a wealth of literature about it. I need to do some errands and get to work though, I will have to post more tomorrow.

Thanks.

[theVOID]

Well this will be a change... pippy providing evidence for once.

[Pippy]

Don't be mean, it makes you sound more ignorant than you likely are.

In fact, in light of that point, go ahead and google it yourself. I no longer feel the obligation to "prove" things to people who are too busy being contrary and difficult.

Thank you.

[theVOID]

It was a justified observation.

Not going to earn some credibility by finally defending your arguments with something more than just opinion?

Not surprised, I bet you couldn't prove your assertion if you tried.

In fact, I bet it's because you couldn't find these these scientific studies on the harm of Television in moderation at all.

[Pippy]

http://www.disinfo.com/2010/01/televisio...he-masses/
One article that just popped up as I read the news.

[theVOID]

Now that wasn't so hard was it?

Looks like you just needed a little push

I've got to head to a job interview but i'll delve over it once i get back.

[Rhizomorph13]

Pippy,

It is better to quote out a piece that supports what you are trying to say rather than just punt up a link and expect everyone to sift through the whole thing only to have you say that wasn't the part you meant. You should also look for peer-reviewed studies because right off your source is insulting and obviously just as biased as you seem to be.

My essay is on the positive effects of video games specifically not TV in general (It is attached). There is nothing special about surgeons, that was just an article I found that supported my point. There are many incidental skills that are improved throught the act of playing video games. For example my typing skills were improved by playing World of Warcraft and I can create objects with my mind because of the practice from second life. Ok, maybe I can't create objects with my mind but learning a coding language while crafting imaginary objects for use inside that game provided me with concepts about writing code that I applied to writing code for the Optical Coordinate Measurement Machine at my job. Video games have contributed greatly to the person I am today.

Rhizo

[Pippy]

I posted it as i browsed, not as this holy "proof" you are always searching for, but as an example. I don't want to post peer-reviewed studies, because they are able to be untrue. My natural rabid skepticism would much rather argue form a personal experience point of view, one that we can all be allowed in. I don't like to out-source my opinions to supposed 'experts', because more often than not the peer reviewed study showed that Genetically Modified Crops produce higher yields, and it turns out to be bought and paid for by Monsanto. Wheras, if I use the effects of TV viewing as my example, we are all the experts. So I dislike posting peer reviewed "proof" to what are essentially my own opinions.

Thank you for posting your essay, I will read it this afternoon.

I think that video games can be a learning medium, but that more damage is done than skills are learned. That is the real debate.

[Rhizomorph13]

Yeah I get your agenda against video games but there have been studies done to measure the effects they have on people. Why the hell wouldn't you want to get information from experts? That is looney! You can only work out so many things within your own mind and for you ideas to have any validity they need to be tested against standards or against norms when no standards exist and that is exactly why studies are conducted.

Get over yourself, you are not god and not connected to god (hint - cause they probably don't exist) so if you want to make a point you will need to use reliable sources. You've been told this many times why do you still not understand?

Rhizo

[Edwardo Piet]

Rhizo has provided seemingly valid corroborated evidence, so I'm with Rhizo, TheVOID, Adrian, Elionnwy, etc. on this one.

EvF