'Supernanny' on violent video-games.

[shadowhunter388]

This research means nothing, I have been playing violent video games all my life (3 - 17) and I have never been in trouble with law enforcement or have a dirty record in school.

[shadowhunter388]

Not all affect people you know, it depends on the person.

[Traceguy]

FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DeathRow200]

This is biggest crap i've ever seen

[toppboy100]

this is not the real facts

[Zerker8]

A Rider Kick to the face oughta' do Jo Frost good!

[whateverwillbe1]

seriously the guys who speaks negatively here are addicted to games themselves, look at their names: SuperSaiyanWii (from DBZ) Sasuke (from Naruto) the only thing i can think about is: get a life, do something with it, and critize yourselves fools

[SuperSaiyanWii]

@whateverwillbe1 Please. There's research that disproves the link between violence and video games.

[whateverwillbe1]

@SuperSaiyanWii have you seen the young kids walking the streets? with fake guns etc. and how is it possible, very simple: CAUSE OF THE MOVIES OR GAMES!!

[SuperSaiyanWii]

@whateverwillbe1 Games that involve killing and violence are rated 17+. Who allows the kids to play these games? Their parents. There is something on all modern video game consoles known as "Parental Controls". In order to play a game above a certain rating (E+, T, M) you need to enter a password first. I wasn't aware that movies and games also supply free guns to their customers. Get educated before you believe everything you see on television.

[whateverwillbe1]

@SuperSaiyanWii true, but there are a lot of kids who just play the games with friends, they see the violence.

[SuperSaiyanWii]

@whateverwillbe1 And how did their friends get the games? Can you tell me that?

[whateverwillbe1]

@SuperSaiyanWii what do you think of download the games??

[SuperSaiyanWii]

@whateverwillbe1 Then that would be illegal, which is a different matter entirely. Consoles and PC games have security built-in so you cannot play pirated games. Bypassing the security voids the warranty of the device it's being used on. The point is: monitor your kids. Don't suffocate them with cameras and privacy-intruding technology, but make sure they aren't doing something against the law or playing games not meant for their age group.

[whateverwillbe1]

@SuperSaiyanWii true but the only shame is that it does happen, the illegal stuff.

[SuperSaiyanWii]

@whateverwillbe1 And that would be due to lack of morals and guidance by the parents.

[Sasukeneo99]

Thumbs Up if your parents saw this video and prohibited your Favorite games

[Sasukeneo99]

There're exceptions... superrnanny = Asshole your destroyed my life

[Sasukeneo99]

This is shit. Violent games doensn't cause reactions on the children! I hate you, supernanny, my parents has prohibited ALL my PS3 games now!

[rasengon7]

Honestly what's bad about desensitization? I'm pretty much desensitized though there are still some things that give me pause and all it's done is helped me look at situations more rationally when emotions aren't a factor. When my Gym teacher collapsed I told a friend to watch him and ran inside for help while everyone else was crowded around his body. He was okay just heatstroke but still.

[MondoBeno]

I never played violent video games when I was a kid, and I never cared when I saw violence on the knews.

[flamewarrior08]

I play tons of violent video game and always help others when they need it.

[KikiKiti]

I play a lot of violent games, but real world violence scares me.

Then again, I'm a girl, not a 12 year old boy. My opinion is void.

[Birger33]

How in hell can you find out what a person feel through looking at their hartbeat? This is what happens if the researchers are full of prejudice!

[DcDoMiNaTor]

I noticed that too. The kids were willing to follow the ADULTS example, regardless of what they played. He drops the pens, starts to pick them up, and INFLUENCES the boy to help. When he drops the pens with the violents kids, he continues to babble, thus the boys are STILL INFLUENCED. THE BOYS ARE INFLUENCED BY ADULTS, NOT VIDEOGAMES. Videogames are just the last in a long, LONG line of scapegoats.

[Cursecut3r]

I wanna know was the game they got random?

And i get f*cking annoyed by the grown ups... im pretty sure those guys havent even tried a game of our time which is rated less than 7+ lol..

[Tarotlynx]

Interesting sociological data.

[19sondre96]

ha ha thats not a first person shooter nor the game is violnt. Supernanny its a bitch.

[SeargentPeppers]

Failcakes for Superbitch? This must be one of the most stupid tests I've ever seen.

[Barbazu]

What a load of .....

1 - statistics is very shape-able matter, furthermore heart rate doesnt prove squat.

2. On both pen experiment , nonviolent cases, our alleged professor initiates pickuping, while on violent cases he continiues his babling making even such movment for boy imposible, besides why should he pick up if our" professor" doesnt care.

This test is biased to say the least

[traxxas1234567890]

WOW this doesnt prove SHIT! video games have no effect on life

[Happytehn00b]

Im desensitized but like really who gives a shit? OMG HE'S COLD HEARTED. Good. Thats a good thing. If someone infront of you die's instead of breaking out crying like a pussy, you react, why care for someone who's already dead, when you could be dead yourself?

[TheOpenminded12460]

@TheOpenMinded12460 They should have tried Manhunt 2 for one group and try Sim City for another group.

[evilmarc]

I´m missing the part where they sit on the couch, have fun and talk smack to each other and just have a good time. You know, fun! That´s what gaming is all about. Sitting in a room and needing to shut your mouth isn´t a genuine setting. Also, the soccer game is team-based what could also influence the 'pen-test'.

[Cimlite]

What a load of bull. He clearly stops talking when he's interviewing one of the "non-violent" games and focuses on the pens... but when it's the "violent" players he just blabbers on.

If it was "scientific" as they claim, the person doing the interviewing should not know anything about the subjects. Judging from his behaviour that was not the case.

[owNewBlood]

The problem is, is that the 'non-violent games' they are playing are Team Based games while the war based violent games they kids are not playing as a team, they are going rambo. If in the game they were told to do teamwork, they would be more sensible to help pick up the pens.

[petemayo]

Perhaps kids playing violent video games know it's fake, and can better perceive when something is a real versus a ploy or trick by some knuckle headed testers and supernannys. It's the game theory, they play a violent video game therefore say ok in this test they are giving me they are showing violence as a game it's fake, I better follow in accordance for the rest of the test. Versus playing spongebob then someone getting beaten, would be a weird test that would effect you more.

[wilsmartfit]

there test 12 year old kids. Videos affect teenagers more than small dipshit kids. Test on 16 year olds and see wat happens.

[Thanatron117]

For both groups of kids, the heart rates were much higher while watching the violent footage that can be seen on the news than it was when they were playing video games. So if violence in the media has a greater impact on kids, maybe the news should post a warning before they show violent footage. Maybe then we wouldn't be doomed to live in a world where children are less likely to pick up pencils...

[Penguinsxz]

Lol really?

[MallRat666]

Not even non violent games still let me help people in my house like Super Puzzle Fighter 2 i won't do shit

[drivethruawesome]

they only show the violent gamers who didn't.

[microsoftman5]

FAKE AND GAY

[TheSchimmi]

In the cup of pen part, the guy reacts differently. When it's the non-violent, he freaks out like the world is about to explode.

[bakingblunts]

suck my desensitized nuts bitch

[Se7enBeatleofDoom]

@bakingblunts LOL She might eat them if she got the chance. But in the bad kind of way! xD

[bdds14]

what a lie! its soo acted out

[madvillain24]

this is the equvilant to SHIT! playing violent videogames dosnet change you or make u angrier, i get more pissed of playing madden 10 with some cunt than playing cod6, and the helping thing thats a PERSONALLITY TEST bascially whos a douche and who isnt. . FUCK U FAT BITCH YOUR VIDEO MADE ME MAD!

[assyMcGee122]

@madvillain24 Lol well bye your comment you seam pretty angry to me and please spell angry right. "angrier" is not a word LOL!

[bdds14]

remove this video lol

[MrDodoProductions]

of course their heart rate is going to change. There heart rate has already increase to what it would be when watching the footage. Where as the kids playing the football game there heart hasn't elevated to would it would be seeing the footage.

[QuakerMetalhead]

Watch again from 5:30 on. This is rigged. When he drops the pens with the "violent gamers" he doesn't react either, but with the "non-violent" gamers, he reacts more. If you watch closely, all of them are simply mimicking his actions, which is how kids that age tend to act in all situations.

[fghjtyui]

You're right, it's completely different. He threw his arms out and stood up on the first kid, and didn't move at all with the second. The second kid actually shrugged his shoulders when he saw the adult completely ignored dropping his own pens. Pathetic.

[dRedN]

A good example showing why double blind studies are necessary. They clearly behaved differently to the children based on their group.

[Raverenz06]

I play video games upwards of 8 hours a day. All violent. I didn't "stop caring or helping others out." After playing the violent games, footage on the news doesn't phase somebody because they have seen it before. I do everything I can to help, so I find this test to be useless..

[ArchSaur]

P.S. About helping with pens, did they took into account that football is a command game, and "shooter" was probably not.

Although it seems like boys that played violent games are kind of scared actually - they just sit and answer questions, afraid to show initiative while elder is watching, asking questions and not reacting himself.

BTW, it's also a big question was elder's behavior the same for "violent" and "non violent" players.

[ArchSaur]

That rather sounds as a good effect. Violence is reality, and children should be prepared to know it's existence, understand it's motives to be able to make reasonable, not emotional, decision to be or not to be engaged in violent acting.

[dvid22]

this is bs saying kids,right you mean young males, yet again saying male are cause of all problems in the world, let do this little study with young girls then let see the results shall we.

[SuperSaiyanWii]

Fuck you, Super Nanny!

[Zerker8]

@SuperSaiyanWii That's right!  Jo Frost will do anything to brainwash parents and destroy everything unique about kids!

[MrRobotMonkey123]

This is total bullshit lol.

[thisismyCoolFace]

bullocks

[McFool17]

"OK, first off, if you're testing the effects of violent video games on kid's reactions to real-life violence, I'm not sure how exposure to a video of violent news footage really says much. I mean, it's still on a screen. It's still not real violence. The best you could draw from this experiment is that playing violent video games desensitize people to watching violence in other media.

[McFool17]

Straight from Stephen Johnson of G4tv. And I wholeheartedly agree.