episode_0022

Actually, there was less to prepare than I thought.

I looked for a lot of academic papers, but most of them were thrown away because the experimental process was a mess.

There must be some decent papers in the original world, but I can’t bring them.

Rather, this time I ended up focusing more on the counterargument.

Since they have been embarrassed once, there is a high possibility that they will be more prepared than last time, so we also prepared thoroughly by gathering possible arguments and practicing debate with CEO Park Kyung-yool.

And finally, the day of the final battle.

“Let’s start the 100-minute late-night current affairs discussion.”

I feel like I’m sweating a little, but it’s just my imagination.

The applause that comes after each person’s introduction is over. It’s burdensome to hear that every time.

“Would you like to speak first on the side that supports the claim that games are harmful?”

“I will speak. The harmful effects of games can be broadly divided into addiction, gambling, violence, and effects on the brain.

To put it simply, addiction is literally being addicted to a game and being unable to think about anything but the game, while gambling refers to the structure in which you have to keep paying money to play the game.

I’ll go into more detail about violence and its effects on the brain a little later.

The four harms I mentioned have already been proven in the United States and have led to the game being banned.

We do not believe that we need to follow the path that the United States has already taken. ”

= The US has already proven with their own bodies that games are harmful. Do you really have to try it to find out if it’s shit or soybean paste?

“Negative side, please speak up.”

“As I mentioned in the previous discussion, games are a new culture and a comprehensive art.

The Atari Shock, which caused games to be rejected, was not because games were bad, but because bad games took over the market.

That’s why home game consoles that usually handled these games were sanctioned, while arcades were not sanctioned at all.

I think we shouldn’t look at games with only preconceptions and biases, stuck in a time when low-quality games were overflowing. ”

= Were you still not in your right mind after getting hit with tai chi last time? Why did you lose the game? Go study first.

As expected, the debate was more heated than last time.

The panelists who said the game was harmful had prepared a lot more than last time, but I also went harder, or rather more aggressively, than last time.

“Games are addictive. Why would anyone pay money to play them?

That’s because I’m addicted to games, to the point where I can’t live without them. ”

“I would like to object. You said that games are addictive, but this is not an addiction. It is a natural process of people doing things that they find fun.

Just as you wouldn’t call an amateur band that plays music for fun a music addiction, there’s no such thing as game addiction. ”

Game addiction? There is no such thing. In the original world, its existence itself was not proven, and it was simply concluded to be a problem of individual over-immersion.

“I think you said something along the lines of “gaming is not addictive,” but I brought an article from an American newspaper.

The article states that young people are losing their eyesight, money, and time because they are addicted to a game called ‘Space Invaders’.

What do you think about this?”

“Does that newspaper article have that much credibility? Do you believe that Seo Taiji is pregnant? Is it worth treating such yellow journalism as a source?”

I can see the level of the yellow press articles that I know of. If it’s written in English, is it all information?

“More than anything, addiction is dangerous because it persists. Is there anyone in the arcade looking for Space Invaders these days?

Is that addiction that has led to the slogan that American gamers should purify their games? This is no longer an addiction. ”

“Can you say that when you see that students go straight to the arcade as soon as school is over?”

“The story is going round and round.

Students are simply consumers who go to play and do whatever they can to get the highest satisfaction for the price before they go back to school and study again.

I think the reason students are drawn to games is not because of the games themselves, but because of the environment that leaves them with no other choice than games. ”

That’s why students are the main target audience for games. Because that’s all they have to do. While other hobbies often require a lot of time, games can provide maximum satisfaction in a short amount of time.

“The world is changing. People thirsty for new things are creating a new culture that fits the changing world instead of the old, stale culture.

When a new movie comes out, if you watch the movie and keep listening to the music you like, is that a movie addiction or a music addiction? Just don’t let your hobbies get in the way.

What the Vice President says is nothing more than saying that if you hang it on your ear, it’s an earring, and if you hang it on your nose, it’s a nose ring. ”

Addiction. To be precise, the addiction they are talking about can be defined as a dependency that prevents one from living a normal life due to an obsession with a specific substance or behavior.

But if you look at it that way, there is nothing that is not an addiction. Beyond caffeine, alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs, there is nothing that is not an addiction, including studying, work, reading, baduk, exercise, radio, food, TV, and even religion.

But now the Vice President will have nothing to say. Now it’s my turn to attack…

“That’s it for now. There are other hazards, too.”

….?

What did I just hear?

“The effect of games on the brain is also a problem. According to a book written by a Japanese university professor, there is research showing that the brains of teenagers who play games are similar to those of those who take drugs due to the effect on the pleasure center. ”

No, that book probably wasn’t supposed to come out until the 21st century. Where on earth did this snowball roll from?

“…If you do a hobby, it will naturally affect your pleasure center, right? It’s the same whether you read a book or play baduk. ”

“That’s not all. When observing the brains of people who play games for a long time, a phenomenon of continued decline in brain function also occurred.

This is actually a paper that has been acknowledged and cited several times. What do you think about this?”

“Isn’t this natural? If you do the same task repeatedly, your brain will naturally become optimized for it and use less brain function.

Let’s take the piano as an example. At first, you will use all your brain power to press each key according to the score. But as you go on, you will get used to it and be able to play the chords with both hands.

This is the process of brain function optimization and how our brain works normally. Don’t try to agitate us by saying that brain function is weakened.

Studying will also go through the same optimization process, so if what you said is true, then shouldn’t we be making students study? ”

“There is a hole in the brain of a person addicted to games-”

“Where on earth do you get such talk? Oh my, you even prepared a photo. If my brain is damaged by game addiction, I wouldn’t be able to stand.”

To be honest, that’s pretty amazing. How can he pick out such perfect words to hit the Tai Chi?

In the first place, there is no way to avoid Tai Chi when it comes to game-related criticism.

And finally it’s my turn!

“The reason people, especially students, love games is simple.

Because it is faster, more accurate and clearer than reality, and above all, it can be the greatest connection with friends.

There are many cases in the world where efforts are not rewarded, or rewards are given too slowly.

Especially when students study, look at it. Can you be sure that you will be able to go to a good university after studying for 12 years, and when will you get compensation for the extremely long time of 12 years?

That’s why students look for games. They put in a coin and play to their heart’s content, and it immediately tells them how good they are. And as they get used to the game and improve their skills, it lets them know that too.

Do you know how much fun it is to form a common topic by talking about games at school and saying things like, “I was good at this, but they didn’t do it like that”?

In the past, books, baduk, etc. were common topics, but how many students do those things these days? Music and games are taking their place.

People, especially students, should not be so easily manipulated and oppressed when they are their only source of enjoyment and stress relief. ”

“The problem is that it doesn’t stop at just relieving stress through games, but seriously interferes with schoolwork.”

“Don’t blame games for not studying. If you don’t play games, do you think you’ll study during that time? You’ll probably just try to have fun somehow.

Rather than going down that path and blowing glue on the back mountain and really drilling a hole in your brain, wouldn’t it be better to play a game that doesn’t have any negative effects on your body? ”

When I was in high school in another world, there were actually quite a few guys who would blow glue on the mountain behind the house. They were the kind of kids who would go crazy, talking about some kind of school association or something.

It was a new experience to see the bullies I had only seen in webtoons in real life.

The discussion continued like that. Actually, I wonder if this can be considered a discussion.

And finally the deputy spoke again.

“There was speculation among the things I mentioned at the very beginning. Let’s talk about that-”

It’s coming. Actually, we have the advantage here…

“This is the current state of the arcade. They have slot machines modeled after pachinko machines and exchange them for real cash. In fact, the reality of arcades and games these days is that they are gambling establishments disguised as arcades.”

No, wait a minute,

That’s a story about the sea.