Harsahil Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Ah yes, it's another study on the many effects video games have on their players. Violence, sex, drugs, ...dog training, princess-making, and even baby-rearing; you name it, they've made a study out of it. Fact of the matter is, video games can influence you, one way or another. Now comes driving. In New South Wales, Superintendent Dave Evans is asking why teenagers seem to be getting rowdy on the streets - breaking speed limits, DUI, and racking up other transgressions. Meanwhile, a study in Germany points out that men took more risks on the road than women, especially after driving in a video game. What's the verdict? According to Evans, it has something to do with an increase in complacency, and the "indulgence in risk-taking behavior." In games you race, you crash and it is a matter of pressing the buttons and off you go again. In real life it doesn't work that way, you can be killed. I guess it does have some sense to it. I have, once or twice, had this vague notion that if all else goes wrong (say, I fail a huge test in school or something), I could just hit the reset button (or the shoulder buttons and Start + Select, in some RPGs) and simply re-load my life/file - ironic how both words are anagrams of each other. Wouldn't that be cool? There's a 20% chance, after all, that our life is a computer simulation. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Source :roflroll2: so it means dont play Burnout Paradise and drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rAgHaV Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushy Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 i take risks almost all the time.....i drive my friends/cousins car while they r playing Burnout on mah PSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsahil Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 i remember one instance when i was driving car and my friend aman(aka ATP) was playing on my PSP that i just had got that day. and looking at the PSP i slammed my car into a rickshaw making a turn at Red light with 2 beautiful girls sitting on it who fell down. after that the beauties were giving all sorts of gaalis to me, but i flew off the scene. really a memorable experience :roflroll2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper_gm Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Ah yes, it's another study on the many effects video games have on their players. Violence, sex, drugs, ...dog training, princess-making, and even baby-rearing; you name it, they've made a study out of it. Fact of the matter is, video games can influence you, one way or another. Now comes driving. In New South Wales, Superintendent Dave Evans is asking why teenagers seem to be getting rowdy on the streets - breaking speed limits, DUI, and racking up other transgressions. Meanwhile, a study in Germany points out that men took more risks on the road than women, especially after driving in a video game. What's the verdict? According to Evans, it has something to do with an increase in complacency, and the "indulgence in risk-taking behavior." In games you race, you crash and it is a matter of pressing the buttons and off you go again. In real life it doesn't work that way, you can be killed. I guess it does have some sense to it. I have, once or twice, had this vague notion that if all else goes wrong (say, I fail a huge test in school or something), I could just hit the reset button (or the shoulder buttons and Start + Select, in some RPGs) and simply re-load my life/file - ironic how both words are anagrams of each other. Wouldn't that be cool? There's a 20% chance, after all, that our life is a computer simulation. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Source :roflroll2: so it means dont play Burnout Paradise and drive outstanding research.....this guy deserves a nobel prize..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Well..according to that play Gran Turismo...it will make u a better driver!! WTF!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 how come they never had these "investigations" for all these years that women have been driving? coz u cant blame that on video games, thats why peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie G Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 d study is probably done by game haters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satanicsaint Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Yes I do take risks all the time, OMG games ruined me! On a serious note, playing all those test drives and colin Mc Rae's have helped me hone my skills as a driver. Burnout is another story though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 My bro started driving slowly after seeing the way crashes are depicted in burnout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 GT made my driving better!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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