Call of Duty or better known as C.O.D (pronounced “cod”) is an example of the militaristic game that many men ranging from 13 to the odd age of mid to late 30’s that is very popular. Call of Duty places the player in certain battle like situations and the objective is to kill as many as the opposition as possible and can also include a “capture the flag” winning objective. The major appeal to the game other than the gore and guns includes a live chat feature which gives you the option to connect with friends as a team to win or to also connect with other players that you are playing against. Personally, I’ve been known to fall asleep during the game while my ex was playing with the volume on full blast.
I’m not sure if there is a direct correlation between the violence of the game and the violence of some teenagers, but I do know for a fact that it has ruined many relationships in high school because of the obsession behind the game. The problem rests with if the player has already had many issues with other peers or even authority figures which then after playing the game can also lead to even more violent problems. Also, because of the game I do know of some friends that because of the game have decided to try the criminal justice program and even think of joining the military, which I don’t think is the best idea from personally knowing these boys. And knowing some military personnel, Call of Duty is actually close to some of the live action training that some go through before deciding if they actually want to join the military.
So the better question is that if games like these are encouraging boys, and some women, to join the forces, should we really put down a game like this? We know that all armed forces have to go through a psychological evaluation anyways before allowed to join, so what is the harm in a simple game?
I agree that there is no harm in a game when it comes to our military or any military recruiting for games etc. The problem with video games comes like you mentioned when kids play them too much. When someone plays the game instead of all the other responsibilities like homework or work or school and even friends. When the virtual world turns into the real world for some players. Having some personal experience I can say it is much harder than some think to just throw away what some see as their "life". But I believe it's not the gore or the killing or any of that, that seems to draw people in. It is the social connections one can make. If you spend 12 hours a day with the same people over and over they become almost like your family. The social live chatting etc of the video games is way more dangerous than the gore or violence of the same games.
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