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 (c) Yulia ZHUKOVSKAYA, Anna DOBRYUKHA.
 'Komsomolskaya Pravda'
February 7, 2002
  
 The kids are having fun: there is a massacre on the computer!

 Komsomolskaya Pravda conducted a psychological examination of several
 popular computer games

 Of course, it would be stupid to fight teenagers' love for
 computer games.  We don't argue, it's exciting and sometimes
 useful.  But there are some games that make your hair stand on end! B
 These are the ones we decided to play with. According to the advice of advanced teenagers
  bought the most popular ones.

 And they asked Stanislav Solonenko, a children's psychologist
 Clinical Hospital # 38 in Moscow, give them an assessment.

 Alice is running with a cleaver...
I will remember a horror movie called 'Alice' for the rest of my life. Creepy
 laughter  A girl with a fur is sitting on the bed, clutching a fur hare.
 saucer eyes. Darkness. Shouts: 'Alice! Save yourself!' And the girl
 flies into the abyss.  She had just gotten to her feet when we, poor thing,
 accidentally drowned in a boiling lake!  Alice was choking
 sighed convulsively, and then floated up to the top. It's a pityit was
 to tears. Finally we got her to jump over boiling water. And
 This is where the fun began.   In the girl's hand suddenly
 turned out to be... a huge kitchen knife!  And she began to backhand them
 cut the soldiers! Then she turned into a monster with claws. And that's it
 this is in the name of liberating the people from the yoke of the Queen of Hearts!
 Expert opinion:
 - The game is built on the weaknesses of our children. Alice is them. Her
 her eyes are wide with fear, she is rude to hide
 self-doubt. And fights slavery (self-asserted)
 through violence.  This game will appeal to any teenager and
 it will be harmful to everyone. For some it will increase anxiety, for others -
 isolation, and in others - aggressiveness.

 The entire screen was covered in blood!
 The game 'Quake-3' is popularly called simply 'quack'. We're going out
 that means, with an expert in the wide courtyard of some creepy castle.
 We didn’t have time to look around when suddenly we were... killed! And to the ground
 a half-smoked cigar fell.   After this our hero
 shot three more times.  All in the first seconds of the game.
 The last death was the most heartbreaking - our uncle
 was torn into pieces, and his blood splattered all over the screen with
 reverse side.  We waiteduntil it drains, and decided
 no longer take sin on your soul.
 Expert opinion:
 - Scenes of violence can shake a child’s psyche. And here's everything
 the game is built on killing, on savoring death. After such
 stress and insomnia are guaranteed. In addition, the game creates
 a feeling of hopelessness - the killer is elusive, defeat is inevitable.
 And the child must have a chance in the game.

 A zombie will strangle you!
 In the game Diablo-2 (and in Russian - 'Devil') as its
 We chose Varvara as our hero. He howled fiercely, sharpened his ax and
 stomped the funny midget through some dark corners - with
 fight with the dead, save the city from the devil. A lot of evil spirits
 chopped with an ax... When he got tired, we reinforced his strength
 magical elixir.
 Expert opinion:
 - Children are offered to overcome evil with evil.  This game is very
 dubious moral basis. Deal with the one you want
 unpleasant and hostile. Violence is the simplest and most radical
 way to solve problems!  In flirting with mysticism there is also
 danger.  Mysticism will not increase a child’s self-confidence. On the contrary,
 maybe even moredevelop suspiciousness and anxiety.

And for a snack - a guillotine
 'Chronicles of Heroes' plunged us into the cartoonish Middle Ages.
 A nice knight trudges on his horse through a fairyland.
 But behind this idyll lies such drama! A good hero must
 become evil to defeat another good guy who
 is about to destroy the world. Our knight (sinister involuntarily) takes for himself
 allies of the three harpies.  Throws them into battle against the whole
 jellyfish departments. And he dies a heroic death. 'Thank God, at least
 there was no blood!'  - we breathed a sigh of relief. But not
 there it was!  A picture suddenly appeared on the screen. Sunset. On
 A tied up man lies on a bench. The guillotine knife hung over him,
 The executioner in the red cap pulls the string... And the knife with
 falls down with a roar!
 Expert opinion:
 - The last scene just killed me! She takes away the future
 hope for victory.  Forces the teenager to perceive his
 failures and temporary defeats as a disaster. Overall game
 less cruel.   It is more diverse: you need to build buildings,
 exchange goods, fight.  It has more choice: gold
 You can keep it for yourself or give it to the peasants. But in this game, to
 unfortunately,it is impossible to distinguish good from evil.

 HIV will save the world!
 I admit, 'Petka-3' disappointed me the most.
 The manufacturers promised HUMOR in capital letters.  But it's there too
 it wasn't close. Petka the runt and Vasily Ivanovich (aka
 HIV) sit and sit in America and speak for life. Here
 local guys come with dudes. 'Washcloths' suddenly on your knees
 jump to Petka and Chapai and kiss passionately. And for the boys this
 For some reason I didn't like it.  Damn, they started attacking our people.
 Vasily Ivanovich got angry: 'Fuck you!' And he scattered everyone. A
 then the time machine transported him and Petka to the future. And
 they received an order to save the world, which was their own fault
 turned into complete crap.  Why Vasily Ivanovich
 philosophically remarked: 'Fate throws us around as it wants. And he wants
 apparently a lot!'
 Expert opinion:
 - During adolescence, an attitude towards
 the opposite sex.   And such vulgarity can
 disfigure, develop a tendency to sexual violence. This
 the game can develop in our children disrespect not only for
 to a woman, but also to their country, to themselves. She creates an image
 a nation of slobs,who just want to drink and run after women
 Yes, hit their faces.

 'The terrorists are winning!'
 We didn't buy the game Counter strike ('Retaliation'), but got it.
 They say she hasn't received her license yet. That's why it's for sale
 only from under the counter. The 'strike' can be carried out by special forces or
 terrorists - to choose from. The psychologist and I decided to try on
 themselves as the bad guys.  Objective: blow something up and take it
 hostages. Here comes a cry: 'The terrorists are winning!' Crumble
 into the cabbage of two or three special forces.  Then we take the green one
 a brick bomb and... we plant it. It exploded! In one of the hangars
 came across a group of unscrupulous hostages - so it would have been
 shot! But you can't. For every hostage killed there is a fine. We
 they were locked up. And they ran further to kill the special forces...
 Expert opinion:
 - Not a game, but a real guide to terrorism!  She
 rehabilitates terrorists in the eyes of a teenager. After all, he puts
 yourself in their place. Perceives crime as normal, ordinary
 work, way of earning money. This game does not save people from
 fear of terrorism. And it strengthens it even more.

 SPECIALIST'S COMMENT
 In the department of computer science, electrical engineering and instrumentation
 Gosstandart of Russia warns: according to the current
 Computer games on discs are not subject to legislation
 mandatory certification!  That is, their effect on the psyche and
 State control authorities are not required to check the consciousness of a child. And
 There are simply no state standards in this area today.
 In state laboratories of the Gosstandart system you can
 check only the technical quality of the games. But this is optional
 manufacturer (voluntary certification) or the
 consumer (for a fee!).

 The rules by which the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision bodies work are also not
 provide for any hygienic testing of software
 media (including computer games).

 The Law on the Protection of Children protects the mental health of children.
 consumer rights', according to which the manufacturer is responsible for
 safety of your 'brainchild' for life, health and property
 buyer.
 FINISHED THE PLAY
 Died of cardiac arrest in an Internet cafe in China
 22 year old guy.  He played 'Counter' all night long
 strike'.

 In Tyumen, a teenager killed his parents because they
 They forbade him to play computer games.

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 [wrecker] these are the things... so you all sit on zx and don’t
 think about getting out of here!  the pussy turns out to be full of such
scary games! I'd rather play lode runner and stay
 mentally healthy I will sleep peacefully.