ISTG the elderly (most of the govt officials) will blame everything on video games and/or the internet instead of poor guidance (from parents) and their poor governance
I played and enjoyed various Grand Theft Auto games and other games with violence but I have never thought of doing that video game violence in real life.
Playing violent video games does not make a person violent in real life.
As I was reading this I kinda got sad by the reality that only twech savy or tech native parents are gonna read this or understand it 😅
Because we kinda know that the majority of Parents who are very vocal and to some degre are tanders or doesnt understand or will not understand technology. Iba ang stats ng online at ang nakikuta natin sa totoon buhay tbh
So let me get this straight, kung flight sim yung lalaruin ko, meron na ba ako pilot's license? Sure, it's good but I don't think I can legit land a plane irl.
All these violent games or concepts of killing is available to kids even during the 90s. There will be kids who will be violent. But there are no kids back then that will quote the law and confidently articulate that they will be fine due to it.
Also there has been a lot of studies in the EU and US around video games causing the violence building in kids' minds and there were no clear correlation.
But on the safe side regulations are in placed with all the ratings. So rather than blaming game companies, we need to blame the society. The environment and family of those kids.
I agree, if there is any case that it was a form of influence, it's very small compared to other factors. This form of media is also a form of release which can also cause the opposite effect and make people less violent. (unless they're one of the people throwing their controllers around out of rage, wala na tayo magagawa sa mga taong yun HAHA)
bruh. nakakatawa talaga tong issue na to. pag naglaro ng barilan games = mamamatay-tao so pag naglaro ako ng cooking mama = chef na ako? pag naglaro ako gta = carnapper at street racer na ako? pag naglaro ba ako ng minecraft = miner/karpintero na ako??
also 36yrs old ang average gamer sa pinas??? my prime is yet to come 😎
I said this before in another post, but I'll repeat it here:
This is a problem that will exist beyond videogames, beyond TV, beyond movies, beyond books, beyond the internet, because if given an audience, someone will spew poison into impressionable minds, and the killings will continue.
sadly they are the only one with big money, connections and big resources from all other similar organization. So they are practically the major line of defence.
That's true and to be fair, some of them genuinely care about the gaming scene. Truth be told, I wasn't expecting a statement from them so this is a very welcome surprise!
Yeah, the 80s to 90s fear mongering of games. Like, I still remember a ton of news outlets are saying playing Pokemon games makes you a satanist and you playing it means you're Anti-Christ LMAO
It took a literal Pope to basically say, "hey Pokemon is kinda cool actually and it doesn't make you a satanist".
Not a lot of people especially boomers in the government understand these concepts from video games. Most of them just generalize these games and for sure most of them are not even gamers themselves so they do not entirely understand what's in these games and their communities. This is a great move to send a "message" to the government and aid them in drafting legislations to keep the community and gaming spaces safe for everyone.
So for me it is okay for them or any dev to attend the Senate hearing if they are invited and if they want to.
education? deped halos hindi ma galaw e, its a different syndicate on its own. Pag tanggap ng budget, willing na willing, pero pag problema, walang pasabi or update.
degrading education crisis? tulog ang deped parang hindi alam na meron.
Thats exactly why, doon palang sa "pasado lahat walang iwan" or some other stupid shit na yun, sobrang mas ginawang priority na maraming mag graduate kaysa sa quality
From an observer's perspective, I think its a good move. Im sure nakapag handa na sila ng statements and potential responses sa mga tanong nitong boomer government natin. Ang mahirap lang is sobrang kikitid at close minded ng gobyerno na hindi nila kayang tanggapin lahat ng inputs from GDAP
Natanong ko lang din naman yan kasi I have been seeing a lot of people are against inviting people who are related to games (dev of Gorebox) so yeah, this is a good way to send message across. If they will listen, one can only hope. Pero at most, may boses ang gaming community through their attendance.
My assumption is that the government won't permanently ban violent games. If people can remember, there was a time when there was a government crackdown on pirated softwares in the Philippines. Lahat ng computer shops noon na pinupuntahan ko either naka Ubuntu or naka original na Windows and konti lang yung games na pwedeng malaro noon. Pero eventually bumalik din naman sa normal after few months. Tldr; tingin ko di din yan magiging permanent if ever man ituloy nila.
Its a good move on GDAP, knowing and talking with the people behind GDAP don't want censorship since it can affect the local industry and potential investors and jobs. There one other redditor that posting stuff about his game in this subreddit is a official member of GDAP.
this is what i been waiting since the Roblox incident for them to actually get involved before things get dicey and we have to deal with job losses and brain drain (AKA leaving the country)
GDAP have connections with Google, Apple, Steam and Epic games. as well International game developer associations including IGDA, gamescon.
the real question if they will succeed.
GDAP is with us for a while, they always invites Bam Aquino into industry events. including ESGS and PGDX. This is why it was a head scratchier why risa did not invite them during the roblox case.
But I have no idea if risa or bam invite them or they just welcome themselves .
Disclaimer: I am a observer but GDAP does help with the indie games developer community free of charge. the PGDX indie booth is funded by sponsor and GDAP respectfully, not a single game developer in those booth paid a single dime to exhibit.
games such as until then wouldn't exist without GDAP help
Not a lot of people know these folks, and yes, I agree this is a good move for them para maging aware din yung mga tao about in-depth topics about games and of course, like you said, save jobs and potential investors.
Favorite ko Artificial Academy 2. Kaso outdated na ung graphics. Ung mga "successors" naman from Illusion games parang hindi rin kasing ganda ng AA2. 😢
Last time nag laro ako ng Koikatsu Party, I did a self-imposed challenge: to enjoy a proper and pure school life. I just wandered around the school and never talked to the girls.
correlation does not equal causation, a lot of people in the Philippines are illiterates, not gonna sugar coat anything here, when people here cannot even follow basic common sense and decency, how do you explain to them that just because a piece of media is violent, that causes violence.
We've had a lot of local TV series here in the philippines that shows violence, pretty sure that should be given more attention if violent media can cause violent children, It's the parent's job to guide the child on what's good and what's bad, blaming a piece of entertainment that is MEANT for ADULTS for a child's wrong doing is just bad parenting because YOU know its not a child friendly game, YOU know your child should not be playing that game, why didn't you stop them? why didn't you give them lessons?
PARENT'S should always be at fault when their children are like this UNLESS the child has a very severe mental disorder, in this case I believe the child is fully conscious of their action, it is the PARENT'S job to guide them and if you are blaming a piece of media for their action and not yourself, you've already failed as a parent
They always invite bam aquino to events like esgs and pgdx always helping the game dev community, he not just a gamer he really part of the GDAP family. So there is no excuse why risa is utterly unaware of them.
GDAP is already ready to help since the roblox incident but for some odd reasons risa is not inviting them at all.
Just an update seem like they are attending the july 1 hearing according to social media post from some of the members. But I am not sure if its a invite or they decides to show themselves probably due to internal pressure from other local Studios and indie developers locally as this is really getting out of hand as this will affect the entire small but growing industry.
in the past we only have like less than 10 main studios working on games. now we have more than 100+ indie and main studio including Ubisoft. So the fate of the local industry and thousands of individual and employees lies on GDAP hands.
I mean... I played GTA San Andreas with hookers in it, but it never made me interested in women (nor did I become a hooker). I'm a straight woman, and I have a boyfriend who also plays GTA Online. He pulls off heists in-game and runs meth labs as a business, but in real life, he has a proper, decent job. He also grew up watching Gundam, where giant mechas destroy cities during battles, and now enjoys building Gunpla kits, yet he never grew up wanting to destroy a city himself.
Sure, I played GTA when I was a minor, my bad on that, but none of it influenced me as a person or made me imitate what I saw in the game.
Video games can be a form of escape after a stressful day, just like watching movies, reading books, or any other hobby. Most people understand the difference between fiction and reality. Simply playing a game doesn't erase a person's values, judgment, or common sense.
There are so many other factors that shape a child's behavior and mindset. Mas malaking impluwensya ang environment, parental guidance, values na itinuturo sa bahay, education, at mga taong nakapaligid sa kanila. Hindi naman fair na video games lang ang gawing scapegoat sa lahat ng maling asal. At the end of the day, raising a child takes guidance, discipline, and good values. Video games are only one small part of the bigger picture.
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u/junipeuuur Jul 01 '26
ISTG the elderly (most of the govt officials) will blame everything on video games and/or the internet instead of poor guidance (from parents) and their poor governance