“The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.”
-Aristotle
As of late video games have been put under the microscope for many reasons, in particular the impact of games on a younger generation. However, if morality is the product of habit then lately video games have been allowing the player lots of practice. For the most part video games now allow you to choose your own path, therefore the corruption of the player is in that player’s own hands.
With games like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Fallout 3 and Red Dead Redemption I started to wonder about this very thing. What path do most people take when given the choice? Do we have a predisposition towards good or evil? Perhaps there are areas of gray.
-Aristotle
As of late video games have been put under the microscope for many reasons, in particular the impact of games on a younger generation. However, if morality is the product of habit then lately video games have been allowing the player lots of practice. For the most part video games now allow you to choose your own path, therefore the corruption of the player is in that player’s own hands.
With games like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Fallout 3 and Red Dead Redemption I started to wonder about this very thing. What path do most people take when given the choice? Do we have a predisposition towards good or evil? Perhaps there are areas of gray.
- 5/18/2010
- by Sid Williams
- GameRant
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