Playing violent games can "chill me out"...playing non violent games can "chill me out".

Other times, playing games can inrage me (if it's not going my way). I play World of Warcraft almost exclusively now...I generally stay pretty neutral emotionally...it's not exactly the most high-paced adriniline-inducing game.

The effects of video games on people's emotional state is going to be different from person to person. But I never endorse the idea that violent games cause non-violent people to be violent. I'm not convinced in the least that there's been a single violent act commited by a person because of a video game, who would have not been prone to violent reactions if not for video games.

Violent people probably are drawn to violent games...that doesn't mean the game caused them to be violent.

Anyway to get back on topic, yes I think "violent"...or more accurately, exciting (whatever one finds that to be) games can certianly be a virtual punching-bag.

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Theory of Zombie Relativity:
1) Everyone Else is a Zombie relative to You
2) Whether or not it matters is related to the inverse square of the distance between their teeth and your brain
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