It's an extremely corny illustration, but, after I took this picture of an Assassin's Creed poster I realized I could see myself in him... Somewhat literally. I could see my reflection in the window inside the 'assassin' on the poster. It made me wonder how many people playing violent video games see themselves in the character they are manipulating to their will? How often does this push aggressive actions too far? If you do it over and over in a game how much easier would it be to do in real life?
These are some really good questions about how gamers identify themselves. Why do you think so many people are hooked on this kind of "manipulation"? Is it a power thing?
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