Controversy and the Future of Video Games

ukulele_ninja · 10-21-2007, 07:57 AM

From what I read the game was removed as an entry into some sort of amateur video game festival (sort of like a sundance thing) although I dont recall the name of it and apparently it was the first ever. Again, I dont condemn nor condone this. In college I took an art history class where we did a lot of look into whats called 'art aesthetics' which in very simple terms is like asking the question 'what is art and who defines it?' One of the projects we did was debate about whether or not pornography was art or filth. When I saw this articel about the game I immediatly thought about those debates and all the varying opinions that people had on the issue.

Do I think making a game about the Columbine shootings right? Not neccesarily. Do I think the creator has a right to make and advertise it? Absolutely. As one person mentioned above the constitution protects all people and their ideas not just the ones it thinks wont offend anyone. Morallity and culture are very dangerous grounds to tread on it seems especially these days but it is an important and integral part of our world today like it was when the constitution was drafted.

I hope that someone from outside the American perspective offers their opinion because I think it is more difficult a subject when most of us Americans remember very vividly when this event happened.

**DCIScouts** · 10-21-2007, 05:26 PM

I believe that with the issues of freedom of speech and others that there is still a limit to those freedoms. If we had unlimited religious freedoms in this country, then people could sacrifice other people and animals and such. Is that allowed? No, as well it shouldn't be. I think that a very good way to hone in on a limit is the phrase "My freedom of speech ends where another person's begins." A lot of families lived through a lot of pain during those days, and making a game about it trivializes that pain while making them live through all that again. While I do think that protecting the Bill of Rights and Constitution is important (and getting rid of the Patriot Act among others...), there are stills line of ethical and moral decency that are not to be crossed.

addle_brains · 10-22-2007, 03:42 AM

My opinion? If you don't like it, then don't play it. reserve the right to pretend it doesn't exist.

10-21-2007, 05:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 26 Posts: 5,343	I believe that with the issues of freedom of speech and others that there is still a limit to those freedoms. If we had unlimited religious freedoms in this country, then people could sacrifice other people and animals and such. Is that allowed? No, as well it shouldn't be. I think that a very good way to hone in on a limit is the phrase "My freedom of speech ends where another person's begins." A lot of families lived through a lot of pain during those days, and making a game about it trivializes that pain while making them live through all that again. While I do think that protecting the Bill of Rights and Constitution is important (and getting rid of the Patriot Act among others...), there are stills line of ethical and moral decency that are not to be crossed. __________________ In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr. The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little. -Joe Martin FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Posting and you - CF Edition Cheers CF

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10-21-2007, 07:57 AM	#11 (permalink)
ukulele_ninja Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,838	From what I read the game was removed as an entry into some sort of amateur video game festival (sort of like a sundance thing) although I dont recall the name of it and apparently it was the first ever. Again, I dont condemn nor condone this. In college I took an art history class where we did a lot of look into whats called 'art aesthetics' which in very simple terms is like asking the question 'what is art and who defines it?' One of the projects we did was debate about whether or not pornography was art or filth. When I saw this articel about the game I immediatly thought about those debates and all the varying opinions that people had on the issue. Do I think making a game about the Columbine shootings right? Not neccesarily. Do I think the creator has a right to make and advertise it? Absolutely. As one person mentioned above the constitution protects all people and their ideas not just the ones it thinks wont offend anyone. Morallity and culture are very dangerous grounds to tread on it seems especially these days but it is an important and integral part of our world today like it was when the constitution was drafted. I hope that someone from outside the American perspective offers their opinion because I think it is more difficult a subject when most of us Americans remember very vividly when this event happened.