How do you decide?

In class I worked with Ivy and our reaction to the "you decide" experience was mixed. It was difficult to determine where the "line" is in relation to violent video games and "real life" violence as a result. The picture that was chosen to represent the webpage was not necessarily over violent, gross or inappropriate. It was ,ore difficult to come to a conclusion as to the real effects on violence in our culture as a result of these images and video games.

Ultimately we decided that the image was acceptable and appropriate for the website homepage. We also came to the conclusion that censorship of an art form is not necessarily the answer. Our real opinion is that it is up to the individual and/or parents to take responsibility for the level of violence that is viewed. If you or your children are negatively affected and have the potential for violence then you will know what you need to do!

Some people may say that videos games are an art form, I do know that I would agree with that opinion. I do think that there are possibilities that some game may be an art form but most of the games that are played today are not. There defiantly was images on the website that where objectionable, but there were also plenty of images that did not signify anything. I did find it difficult to decipher which images would be appropriate for the homepage. I think it was mostly because I wasn’t sure what the homepage was supposed to be representing. I believe the questions or quotes in between the images did persuade my decision. I also picked both answers because I wanted to see where it led. I definitely believe video games are made to entertain, but I think it is within the human playing the game to find the line between entertainment or an aggression outlet and a future murderer.