Carini on 24/4/2008 at 21:54
I'm still trying to figure out who "you-know-who" is in catbarf's post. Does Jack Thompson post here?
Harvester on 24/4/2008 at 22:10
Hey, I have Asperger's and play a lot of games, imagine how anti-social I must be.
"Video games don't prepare them for interacting with real people," she said.
Yeah that might be true, but playing video games is a nice way to release stress from interacting with real people. The enjoyment I get from playing games gives me energy to try and be as good as I can be at interacting with other people. Whereas if I wouldn't have had any hobbies I enjoyed (and believe me, there are lots of autistic people who have no idea what to do with their time) I would likely become depressed and lock myself in my room and not meet any other people.
AxTng1 on 24/4/2008 at 23:48
Quote Posted by Harvester
playing video games is a nice way to release stress from interacting with real people
:D
Yeah, me too.
Hmm I don't like going to get drunk or paying silly money to see bands. This clearly means I have a mental condition that needs fixing. Then I can go clubbing on saturday and pay for Big Brother phone-in votes like everyone else.
LancerChronics on 25/4/2008 at 00:36
Hey, if you don't like the article, why don't you try emailing then....calmly.(theres a link to email to the right of the article title) Being as this is on the discovery channels webpage, i think it may give lead to something worse, such as a "special" on "bad effects" of video games on children, thereby leading to the misinforming of the general population, rather than just Jack Thompson, and others like him, as they troll the net looking for reasons to slam video games in the media.
If you have a decent argument to counter theirs, with proof possibly, send it in.
PS: can someone tell me how "lack of extraversion" and "agreeableness" are bad traits? I generally find people who are highly-extraverted to be complete jackasses.
Aerothorn on 25/4/2008 at 01:17
While this is purely anecdotal, and therefore carries next to no scientific weight, I fell obliged to point out that I was (by the end, anyway) the shining star of my school's Asperger's program, and I played more video games than any of them (possibly more than all of them combined). I'm not exact the king of socialization, but I'm pretty damn good compared to my peers.
I'm also a natural leader. Take that, Eileen.
catbarf on 25/4/2008 at 02:08
Quote Posted by Carini
I'm still trying to figure out who "you-know-who" is in catbarf's post. Does Jack Thompson post here?
Correct, but I was referring to bandwagon jumping in general, not just posting here.
denisv on 25/4/2008 at 03:00
Quote Posted by LancerChronics
PS: can someone tell me how "lack of extraversion" and "agreeableness" are bad traits? I generally find people who are highly-extraverted to be complete jackasses.
I do believe the way it was meant was they lack extraversion and agreeableness rather than they lack extraversion but are agreeable.
from WP: People scoring low on agreeableness place self-interest above getting along with others. They are generally less concerned with others' well-being, report less empathy, and are therefore less likely to go out of their way to help others. Their skepticism about other people's motives may cause them to be suspicious and unfriendly. People very low on agreeableness have a tendency to be manipulative in their social relationships. They are more likely to compete than to cooperate.
piano-sam on 5/5/2008 at 16:14
Great zot, games can be used for escapism? Halt the fucking press.
jimjack on 5/5/2008 at 17:54
Games are like escapism for myself and it seems to bring my Tourettes syndrome more than ever.
I thought Aspergers was something you are born with inbedded in dna. So making comparisons doens't make sense.
Aerothorn on 5/5/2008 at 19:06
The origin of autism is still a mystery and a hotly-debated issues, but most would agree that genetics play a large part. Which in no way invalidate the title arguement - genetics affect social predilections, including having an addictive personality in general.
Which is not to say I buy her argument.
