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**Izo Azlion** · 07-05-2008, 11:11 AM

Games do not induce violence, poor driving, theft, crime or murder.

If they did, so do movies, and after Gone in Sixty Seconds, we'd have seen a huge spike in car thefts. After Saw, we'd have seen more murders, and after the Matrix, we'd have seen more deaths from people trying to jump buildings.

It may give an outlet, but a game is a game, is a game, its there for enjoyment... It allows people to escape a little.

"Sims," along the lines of GT5 and such, do teach the basics of how a car handles, and similar games do the same, but you're not going to learn much more than basic car handling types and lines on a game.

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Izo Azlion Loyal Member Power tuner Car: Golf GT TDI Sport Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 235	Re: Do computer games affect driving standards/attitudes? Games do not induce violence, poor driving, theft, crime or murder. If they did, so do movies, and after Gone in Sixty Seconds, we'd have seen a huge spike in car thefts. After Saw, we'd have seen more murders, and after the Matrix, we'd have seen more deaths from people trying to jump buildings. It may give an outlet, but a game is a game, is a game, its there for enjoyment... It allows people to escape a little. "Sims," along the lines of GT5 and such, do teach the basics of how a car handles, and similar games do the same, but you're not going to learn much more than basic car handling types and lines on a game.