Video Games and Violence - Questionnaire

1. Are you male or female?
Male.

2. How old are you?
16

3. A) What would you consider the most violent/disturbing game you have played and at what age did you play it?
I guess it was... some sort of an shooter game, don't quite remember the name but it was in gamecube or nintendo 64. I think i was 10-11 at the time

B) What made it so violent or disturbing? (Graphic quality, realism, storyline, gore etc?)
I always hated dark places in games + I don't prefer to see people getting killed.

C) What certificate was this game, and do you think it was suitable?
14+ or 18+ don't quite remember. Yes.

4. Do you enjoy violent video games, and do you consider blood and gore a crucial element?
I enjoy violent games, but i prefer no blood/gore.

5. Have you ever been in, or heard of any situations, either personally or on the news which may have been motivated by violent games?
I've heard of a few.

6. Do you find playing violent games can alter your mood, make you angrier, more relaxed?
Depends how into the game I'am. In general all games seem to take my mind off whats happening right now.

7. Finally, have you ever become so immersed in a game that you start to relate things in the game to real life? (sorry, people seem to be assuming I mean all game types here. I'm just thinking of violent ones - my bad)
No.

1. Are you male or female?

Male

2. How old are you?

15

3. A) What would you consider the most violent/disturbing game you have played and at what age did you play it?
Grand Theft Auto: Sand Andreas, age 13


B) What made it so violent or disturbing? (Graphic quality, realism, storyline, gore etc?)
The reaslism of it, it showed how people lived in gangs and how people sells drugs and how it was used/prepared.

C) What certificate was this game, and do you think it was suitable?

Certificate as in rating? if so rated M, sorry if its the wrong thing, but i think it was.


4. Do you enjoy violent video games, and do you consider blood and gore a crucial element?

Honestly, no, the only time that i would like to see it in a game is if the actual story line had to do with something that would eventually end up in seeing these kinds of things.

i.e. Resident Evil series, Call Of Duty, Dead Space etc.

5. Have you ever been in, or heard of any situations, either personally or on the news which may have been motivated by violent games?

Probably, yes, with the gang activity and violence going up in certain areas where i live, it could be a possibility that the incidents where related to situations.

6. Do you find playing violent games can alter your mood, make you angrier, more relaxed?

Well, personally, at first it doesn't affect you until you really start getting into it, as i saw myself starting to act out some things in the game but caught myself and realized what was causing everything, but yes, it definitely altered my mood at a certain point.


7. Finally, have you ever become so immersed in a game that you start to relate things in the game to real life? (sorry, people seem to be assuming I mean all game types here. I'm just thinking of violent ones - my bad)

Well, personally i don't now, but other times i will see other individuals start doing this and relate things to real life and start to go about it as if the game where to.

1. Are you male or female?
Male

2. How old are you?
17

3. A) What would you consider the most violent/disturbing game you have played and at what age did you play it?
Doom - Age 6

B) What made it so violent or disturbing? (Graphic quality, realism, storyline, gore etc?)
Gore

C) What certificate was this game, and do you think it was suitable?
I cba to remember, it was an M rated game if the ESRB existed back then.

4. Do you enjoy violent video games, and do you consider blood and gore a crucial element?
Yeah, I do.

5. Have you ever been in, or heard of any situations, either personally or on the news which may have been motivated by violent games?
Well, kids try to get out of jail by blaming it on GTA, so yeah I have heard of it.

6. Do you find playing violent games can alter your mood, make you angrier, more relaxed?
It makes me more relaxed on account of the fact I'm venting.

7. Finally, have you ever become so immersed in a game that you start to relate things in the game to real life? (sorry, people seem to be assuming I mean all game types here. I'm just thinking of violent ones - my bad)
No, I don't get that deep into a game, but I have friends who take Guild Wars too seriously.

1. Are you male or female?

Male

2. How old are you?

21

3. A) What would you consider the most violent/disturbing game you have played and at what age did you play it?

I have played a lot of gory games but non have affected me as much as Metal Gear Solid 4.

B) What made it so violent or disturbing? (Graphic quality, realism, storyline, gore etc?)

The storyline on how War is a business and that people are pawns really hit home. Also the whole "Beauty and the Beast" story was violent and shows the extremes people go to in times of war.

C) What certificate was this game, and do you think it was suitable?

15. Yes I do believe it is suitable.

4. Do you enjoy violent video games, and do you consider blood and gore a crucial element?

No - I consider a deep storyline a crucial element.

5. Have you ever been in, or heard of any situations, either personally or on the news which may have been motivated by violent games?

There has been a few incidents, namely the GTAIV stabbing incident in London on release night.

6. Do you find playing violent games can alter your mood, make you angrier, more relaxed?

I find that they can alter my mood depending on the situation, from sadness to angry. Although it has to be the storyline that does it, I am unaffected by the blood and gore elements.

1. Are you male or female?

Male

2. How old are you?

14

3. A) What would you consider the most violent/disturbing game you have played and at what age did you play it?

Killer 7

B) What made it so violent or disturbing? (Graphic quality, realism, storyline, gore etc?)

Killer!

C) What certificate was this game, and do you think it was suitable?

11, yah i think so.

4. Do you enjoy violent video games, and do you consider blood and gore a crucial element?

Yes

5. Have you ever been in, or heard of any situations, either personally or on the news which may have been motivated by violent games?

None

6. Do you find playing violent games can alter your mood, make you angrier, more relaxed?

I love the game when i'm angry with someone.

1. Are you male or female?
Male

2. How old are you?
16

3. A) What would you consider the most violent/disturbing game you have played and at what age did you play it?
Left for Dead, very fun game.

B) What made it so violent or disturbing? (Graphic quality, realism, storyline, gore etc?)
A mixture of Realism and Gore

C) What certificate was this game, and do you think it was suitable?
Dont know

4. Do you enjoy violent video games, and do you consider blood and gore a crucial element?
Violent games are fun, so yes.

5. Have you ever been in, or heard of any situations, either personally or on the news which may have been motivated by violent games?
Yes, on the news.
6. Do you find playing violent games can alter your mood, make you angrier, more relaxed?
Eh, I guess everyone can get frustrated with a game

1. Are you male or female? Male

2. How old are you? 18

3. A) What would you consider the most violent/disturbing game you have played and at what age did you play it? Devil May Cry 1 was scary as i was of a young age.

B) What made it so violent or disturbing? (Graphic quality, realism, storyline, gore etc?)
Storyline mostly as it was based around demons. The music also played huge part in creating the horror.

C) What certificate was this game, and do you think it was suitable?
It was 15+ but looking back i was to young to play.

4. Do you enjoy violent video games, and do you consider blood and gore a crucial element?
I consider blood be a crucial element as it create realism in a violent game.

5. Have you ever been in, or heard of any situations, either personally or on the news which may have been motivated by violent games?
Ive herd of a few situation where some kid blew his head off with a shotgun playing halo irl.

6. Do you find playing violent games can alter your mood, make you angrier, more relaxed?
It give more enjoyment like in GOW you just laugh and giiggle when u get blown apart. or thats just me.

7. Finally, have you ever become so immersed in a game that you start to relate things in the game to real life? (sorry, people seem to be assuming I mean all game types here. I'm just thinking of violent ones - my bad)
Nope I keep games separate from Real Life.

1. Are you male or female?
Male

2. How old are you?
15

3. A) What would you consider the most violent/disturbing game you have played and at what age did you play it?
12?

B) What made it so violent or disturbing? (Graphic quality, realism, storyline, gore etc?)
Gore, I suppose?

C) What certificate was this game, and do you think it was suitable?
M, for mature.

4. Do you enjoy violent video games, and do you consider blood and gore a crucial element?
Ofcourse I do, or I wouldn't play them.

5. Have you ever been in, or heard of any situations, either personally or on the news which may have been motivated by violent games?
I wouldn't say motivated..

6. Do you find playing violent games can alter your mood, make you angrier, more relaxed?
No, nor do I feel things should be censored.


7. Finally, have you ever become so immersed in a game that you start to relate things in the game to real life? (sorry, people seem to be assuming I mean all game types here. I'm just thinking of violent ones - my bad)
No, I have not.

1. Are you male or female?
Male

2. How old are you?
14

3. A) What would you consider the most violent/disturbing game you have played and at what age did you play it?
Grand Theft Auto (GTA) LIberty City Stories or IV

B) What made it so violent or disturbing? (Graphic quality, realism, storyline, gore etc?)
Blood, the intention of the game (kill people)

C) What certificate was this game, and do you think it was suitable?
18+, I think that it is suitable

4. Do you enjoy violent video games, and do you consider blood and gore a crucial element?
Depends on which game you are talking about

5. Have you ever been in, or heard of any situations, either personally or on the news which may have been motivated by violent games?
Yes

6. Do you find playing violent games can alter your mood, make you angrier, more relaxed?
It can alter, but it shouldn't do alter

7. Finally, have you ever become so immersed in a game that you start to relate things in the game to real life? (sorry, people seem to be assuming I mean all game types here. I'm just thinking of violent ones - my bad)
No

Thanks a ton to everyone who has filled this out :) please keep them coming!

1. Are you male or female? Male

2. How old are you? 18

3. A) What would you consider the most violent/disturbing game you have played and at what age did you play it? Assassin's Creed, at 17 (couldn't resist :D)

B) What made it so violent or disturbing? (Graphic quality, realism, storyline, gore etc?) Blood and killing and all that stuff.

C) What certificate was this game, and do you think it was suitable? M/18+

4. Do you enjoy violent video games, and do you consider blood and gore a crucial element? Yeah I guess enjoy them, blood and gore don't really bother me though.

5. Have you ever been in, or heard of any situations, either personally or on the news which may have been motivated by violent games? Nah not really.

6. Do you find playing violent games can alter your mood, make you angrier, more relaxed? Nah


7. Finally, have you ever become so immersed in a game that you start to relate things in the game to real life? (sorry, people seem to be assuming I mean all game types here. I'm just thinking of violent ones - my bad) Nope

1. Are you male or female?
Male.

2. How old are you?
14

3. A) What would you consider the most violent/disturbing game you have played and at what age did you play it?
Maybe Resident Evil which I played at 13.

B) What made it so violent or disturbing? (Graphic quality, realism, storyline, gore etc?)
The zombies and blood were everywhere!!! 'Twas scary.

C) What certificate was this game, and do you think it was suitable?
I don't remember, maybe it was M. It should be M.

4. Do you enjoy violent video games, and do you consider blood and gore a crucial element?
Blood is essential in a violent video game.

5. Have you ever been in, or heard of any situations, either personally or on the news which may have been motivated by violent games?
No.

6. Do you find playing violent games can alter your mood, make you angrier, more relaxed?
I am angrier but it goes away after turning it off.


7. Finally, have you ever become so immersed in a game that you start to relate things in the game to real life? (sorry, people seem to be assuming I mean all game types here. I'm just thinking of violent ones - my bad)
No, I don't think so.

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1. Male

2. 15, 16 in 6 weeks.

3.
A) Gears of War

B) Graphics and realism made it seem so violent when almost all deaths end up you cut into pieces.

C) M and yes.

4. Sometimes. Extreme violence sometimes turn me off, on the other hand, it sometimes gets me pumped.

5. Yes. A boy killed his mother and wounded her father because they didn't let them play Halo 3.

6. It relaxes me because i occasionally have a bad day and want to let my feelings go. I can safely release my feelings without harming one another by killing people in-game.

7. I always separate the real life from games.