RIPER Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) "The replacement of vigorous outdoor activities by sedentary, indoor videophilia has far-reaching consequences for physical and mental health, especially in children," Pergams said in a statement. "Videophilia has been shown to be a cause of obesity, lack of socialization, attention disorders and poor academic performance." By studying visits to national and state park and the issuance of hunting and fishing licenses the researchers documented declines of between 18 percent and 25 percent in various types of outdoor recreation. The decline, found in both the United States and Japan, appears to have begun in the 1980s and 1990s, the period of rapid growth of video games, they said. For example, fishing peaked in 1981 and had declined 25 percent by 2005, the researchers found. Visits to national parks peaked in 1987 and dropped 23 percent by 2006, while hiking on the Appalachian Trial peaked in 2000 and was down 18 percent by 2005. Japan suffered similar declines, the researchers found, as visits to national parks there dropped by 18 percent between 1991 and 2005. There was a small growth in backpacking, but that may reflect day trips by some people who previously were campers, wrote Pergams and Zaradic. Pergams is a visiting research assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, while Zaradic is a fellow with the Environmental Leadership Program, Delaware Valley, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. While fishing declined, hunting held onto most of its market, they found. "This may be related to various overfishing and pollution issues decreasing access to fish populations, contrasted with exploding deer populations," they said. The research was funded by The Nature Conservancy. Fox News Edited February 7, 2008 by RIPER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketkiller Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 So they just said that their research dusproved their claims, then worded it to sound like half of their research was correct and the other half was wrong. Once again, nice journalism fox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derty Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 FOX sucks for that. It's typical news: make you scared before you need to be. It doesn't matter, we can all stop caring. When it DOES come down to dire times, people will act. Fox sucks so bad but god I love so much that they own :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 So games are responsible for mass murders, natural disasters, global warming etc. They only research influence of video games. But games are not the only thing that has grown since the 80s. But I guess everyones prime target are games to get your mind of the real life problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Video games never hurt anybody. They're just a medium of entertainment. It's news like these that hurt nature and create a wrong impression in the minds of young old people. My mom hates me playing video games and that's just one of the reasons why I won't get a better graphic card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouveia Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Obviously mentioned because of Hillary. I mean, I play videogames since I was born, GTA since I was 5-6, and I still didn't kill anybody, or harmed anyone. cause of obesity, lack of socialization, attention disorders and poor academic performance.Obesity? What happened to Dance Dance Revolution? Lack of Socialization? Online gameplay anyone? Attention Disorders and poor academic performance? If it wasn't videogames, I would fail on english and on history(Medal of honor usually helps me ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*MURDOC* Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 C'mon, Its Fox, what did you expect? Next week... "Videogames responsible for Fox news' sh*tty research" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutuz Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Video games hurt nature, if nature is the countless broken controllers/TVs that angry people break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshield Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 The claims are a bit outlandish, but I can understand what they're saying. It's TV in general. kids need to turn off their tvs and computers and go the f*ck out side. Also RIPER, don't just post a news article and expect the topic to make itself. Post what the hell you think on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPER Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 The claims are a bit outlandish, but I can understand what they're saying. It's TV in general. kids need to turn off their tvs and computers and go the f*ck out side. Also RIPER, don't just post a news article and expect the topic to make itself. Post what the hell you think on the subject. What should i have to think on it? Just Feeling sorry for them. Remember last week they said there's "Full Nudity" on Mass Effect?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Videophilia? Sounds like a type of sexual addiction Anyway I digress, if they want people to go fish and kill wild animals for the sake of nature all they have to do is ask. Video games are not a cause of obesity... unless your one of those fat kids Video games dont cause a lack in socialization, I always have friends come over to play, and I've met lots of people online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude GTA3 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Thats like saying:"The sun is to blame for global warming!" NO it isn't,WE are. Actually Freons were,but we invented them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagga rabbit Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Video games are just a minor part of "videophilia"..nothing to get upset at. http://www.videophilia.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTASIX Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 fox news make stuff sound worse than it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal40000 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 the thing is, ide rarther go outdoors than play games, i go outdoors ide get mugged or shot. so why the f*ck dont they complain about the amount of dickheads on the streets these days ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 This isn't new news. Time and time again this has been said. Maybe we should find better news or not post news at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal40000 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 i bet the dick that wrote that article went on COD:4, kept getting knife-raped, got 0 kills- 87 deaths and decided video games kill nature.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketkiller Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Thats like saying:"The sun is to blame for global warming!" NO it isn't,WE are. Actually Freons were,but we invented them.... Actually, it's almost completely caused by the earth's natural hot/cold cycles and possibly the sun's cycles too. But that's offtopic. And honestly, if you think that you'll get mugged when you go outside, that just proves you don't spend enough time outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagga rabbit Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) the thing is, ide rarther go outdoors than play games, i go outdoors ide get mugged or shot. so why the f*ck dont they complain about the amount of dickheads on the streets these days ? What are you..a target? Edited February 8, 2008 by bagga rabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouveia Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Videophilia? Sounds like a type of sexual addiction She should be referrencing the Hot Coffee Scandal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runey Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 The part about the fish is an utter and complete joke. Like less people camping is going to vastly effect fish population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyGrenadeFrenzy Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 (edited) Yes, and before that it was toy soldiers and academics fault and Table Tennis and Billiards fault and Monopoly and that damn infernal game called Chess! Being Rant Besides the comparison of Nature to a woman who needs to be put in her place was started by others long before The Leviathan was ever written and Hobbes does very much claim that nature is very much that. Nirvana just claimed "Nature is a Whore" and nobody has the spunk to blame the TV overall for this entire issue? I swear, the most important member of the household has become the Television and is quickly becoming the PC. I see major room for problems and difficulty with this whole set of issues being clumped together yet to sort it out it may have to be lumped together. Yet to claim the fault to be with video games is like saying," Your city is using too much power and we believe the lights in the library and arcade are at fault without even looking at the rest of the city." So banning guns isn't considered a cause of less conservation? Hunters are reknown for wildlife recreation and natural conservation. You could just as easily blame Fast Food Chains! Let it be known that I am PRO GUN and it doesn't even matter what kind, since blackpowder on don't forget that Firearms of all types chemical propelled weapons to railguns, Lazers, Mazers, Ion Weapondry........whatever! They want more outdoor recreation? I say we give it to them! End Rant What the "miracle cure" they are offering is the actual agenda. You all realize that this is Hegellian Dialectic at its root. Right? Backup to the Hegellian Dialetic, but then again so is most of what is on all the stations these days. Edited February 7, 2008 by HolyGrenadeFrenzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Someguy Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 It's not my fault I don't hunt. It's because my state doesn't like semi-automatic rifles, and that's the only kind I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkerBoh Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Isn't it better if not as many people are visiting campgrounds? I mean less sh*t,piss,trash,and random crap left by people. Plus animals getting stressed by weirdos f*cking in the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude GTA3 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Isn't it better if not as many people are visiting campgrounds? I mean less sh*t,piss,trash,and random crap left by people. Plus animals getting stressed by weirdos f*cking in the woods. True... BTW: I laughed for like an hour because of that animal stress sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkerBoh Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 It's true camping unless it's a family thing, or your alone or with bros trippin on some edibles, usually means takin some freak and f*ckin her in the cool grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 The part about the fish is an utter and complete joke. Like less people camping is going to vastly effect fish population. Well....they could over populate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Carb Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 God, finally that idiot got banned. It took you guys long enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostwanted468 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 man FOX are a joke it wasnt too long ago that they said some game featured nudity and it was just a freaking side boob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan. Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 This is not new news. People have been saying that for yonks to try and get them away from radiation. Nothing to worry about, really; pretty much everyone has a slight desire to enjoy something in fresh air. Whether it be a walk down an industrial street in Siberia, or a hike in the forest of British Colombia, it is still the outdoors. Despite this, I still go out regularly for walks, jogs and hikes. In fact, for my compulsory vacational trip this year for school, I am spending 10 days hiking in coastal woodlands. 10km a day of hiking, surfing, bike riding, etc. Does that sound like outdoor activity? And despite being a compulsory activity, am I complaining? I am most certainly not. In fact, I am looking forward to it. I say nothing to worry about. If everyone enjoys life as they do it already, then we will all live pretty comfortably. It is also ironic, considering that they are releasing the news through television and computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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