How a parent raises a child really determines everything about a child's young life, and much of what that child will grow to become. If the child can't determine fantasy from reality because they haven't been taught the difference, it doesn't matter whether there is a single video game on the face of the Earth. It is inevitable that some form of media will eventually have the same sort of effect on them that video games would. Rich Fleider of Rogue Entertainment puts it this way, "Video games are only an extension of human's innate desire to play. Without video games, that desire would only express itself in a different fashion in another medium. There is no excuse and no remedy for poor parenting and it is wrong to use games or movies or anything else as a scapegoat." Mark Dochtermann of Ritual Entertainment believes that "the only thing that can corrupt a young mind is an unhealthy environment in which to grow." Parents who blame their problematic children on Dungeon and Dragons and video games are just beating down the wrong door. Paul Jaquays, a level designer for gaming industry superpower id Software had this to say about the types of video game violence, "Although I'm certain I'm doing my share of rationalizing here, I tend to categorize it into two distinct classes: A) Violence against the enemy: War in the name of self defense, necessary actions against violent criminals, and B) Violence against the innocent: Acts of violence against non-aggressors, bystanders, children, or those committed as a part of a game which glorifies crime, etc. The former, in game terms, is acceptable to me. The latter is not." .
Some games such as Carmageddon, Postal, and Grand Theft Auto fall into the latter. Most people find the irreverent treatment to innocent people in these games quite offensive, and for good reason. If any kind of video game violence is harmful, Type B violence is definitely that kind of video game violence.
