@fremen_warrior I think that, ultimately, a sociopath that is destined to murder will need the actual act of killing to truly satiate their bloodlust. Most of these types have been having fantasies since their childhood or young adolescent years and once they cross the line into actual killing there is no going back.
Maybe, for a rare few, a virtual world of killing might satisfy them for awhile but it could also push those that are so predisposed into real life violence. Impossible to say.
Here’s an example, my daughter has that game ‘Red Dead Redemption”, the western themed game and it has amazing graphics. I’m a life long horse lover and rider and when I watch that game it makes me WANT to go riding, I am not content to simply watch the cool virtual horses, I want to go out and buy myself a new horse and hit the trail in real life. haha
Sooo, it’s anyones guess, but in some ways I think it tempts fate, dependent on the individual in question. It’s like porn or many other things. A normal person that watches porn does not go out and rape, but someone that has impulse control issues and other deviate issues might cross a line if influenced by graphic sexual material.
Healthy people will not be unduly influenced but those teetering on the edge very well might be.
A double edged sword IMO.