Does GTA 5 Mean That There Will Always Be Violent Video Games? | Game/Show | PBS Digital Studios

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Ah, bashing video games for their senseless violence. It's a time honored tradition... at least since the 80s. But is this violence really a VIDEO GAME issue? If we look at other games - sports, even board games - we'll see echoes of these violent game mechanics. In our complex competitive world, we may need these simulations to help us learn and train for the unexpected. So are violent video games possibly more helpful than harmful? Watch the episode and find out!

Video:
"What Makes Rosh Hashanah Beautiful" by AishVideo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BtgeiIdl7U

Links:
Game Theory- Pewdiepie's success
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgMqhEMhVV8
Something Awful's role in Let's Play history
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/lets-play

Music
1) "B-Complex - Beautiful Lies" by MISTERSOFT
https://soundcloud.com/mistersoft-1/b-complex-beautiful-lies
2) "Video Game Metal - Instincts of a Killer" (Killer Instinct Remix)" by bXmMusic
https://soundcloud.com/bxmmusic/video-game-metal-instincts-of
3) Mortal Kombat II Medley (Sega MegaDrive/Genesis) by Girlz Melon
https://soundcloud.com/girlz-melon/mortal-kombat-ii-medley-sega
4) Video Game Metal - "Snake is a Champion" (Metal Gear Solid 2 Remix) by bXmMusic
https://soundcloud.com/bxmmusic/snake-is-a-champion
5) "Rainbow Road Reborn (Super Mario Kart Remix) [2011]" by Super Mario Bros
https://soundcloud.com/dj-bouche/super-mario-kart-rainbow-road


And thanks to Iain Andrews for the use of his photos in the background: http://enwandrews.tumblr.com/


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