Mike Bantick
Thursday, 23 October 2008 08:59
Opinion and Analysis
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The following press release reveals the Fable 2 Study in to morality questions conducted by Xbox Australia.
Nearly a third of young Australians (30% of those aged between 16 and 24) hold the opinion that you can judge a person’s character based purely on their appearance.
Study findings also show that Australians essentially consider themselves to be good at heart, with nine in ten claiming they would choose to do good rather than bad deeds, even if there were no consequences. The Fable 2 study delves into some of the classic questions that have plagued philosophers, thinkers and writers for thousands of years and links into the upcoming video game’s dynamic plot that revolves around choices and the consequences that can result. Fable 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling Fable for the Xbox 360 where players can determine their destiny based on the actions they take.
The debate of whether Australians are generally good or bad has revealed a split between the morals of young and old with three times the number of young people considering themselves to be “bad” and would choose to do bad deeds if there were no consequences, in comparison to those over the age of 35 years (14% of Australians aged 18-34 years old in comparison to 5% of those over the age of 35 years).
Perhaps linked to this “bad” tag, nearly half (48%) of Australia’s youth have a deep mistrust in others, taking the belief that most people would try to take advantage of them if they could.
“The Fable 2 Study also reveals the battle of the sexes is alive and well with Australian women just as inclined to stray to the dark side if there were no consequences,” said Andrew Jenkins, self proclaimed ‘bad’ man and Xbox Product Marketing Manager for games and LIVE (8% for both men and women).
Further findings of the study are found on page 3
