Jason
11-23-2009, 05:32 PM
Yes, another week, another 'study' into how games are evil and bad and terrible and so much as picking the box up in store ranks you amongst Charlie Manson and his ilk.
This time our 'scientists' are two Swiss human rights organisations. Because apparently there aren't enough REAL abuses of human rights going on in the world, so they had the time and money to spend on something like this. No, it's OK Darfur, this is important!
The groups (Trial and Pro Juventute) played 20 games including 24: the game, Far Cry 2, Metal Gear Solid, Call of Duty 5 and Splinter Cell: Double Agent.
In them, they found that many games "allowed "protected objects" such as churches and mosques to be attacked; some depicted interrogations that involved torture or degradation and a few permitted summary executions."
Now I'm going to apologise in advance for this, because I try to remain neutral on most of my posts here, but the sheer idiocy of something like this irritates me beyond belief. I must have missed the study into all the human rights abuses Jack Bauer's carried out through seven seasons of 24, the various articles on whether damage to 'protected' buildings is proportionate in Tom Clancy's various books... it's yet ANOTHER shot at gaming because it's perceived to be an easy target because 'da kidz' like it, and anything that's enjoyed by the younger generation has GOT to be bad somewhere down the line, right?
Now, I know that 'that' level in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has raised a lot of controversy, and I have to be honest and say I didn't particularly approve of it myself, but this is ANOTHER targeted attack on the gaming industry by a group who a) have no business commenting on this kind of thing, and b) really should be finding better and more productive ways of spending their time and money - I believe there's one or two people in China who'd probably quite like to hear from you, guys...
Anyway, spleen vented. Article here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8373794.stm).
This time our 'scientists' are two Swiss human rights organisations. Because apparently there aren't enough REAL abuses of human rights going on in the world, so they had the time and money to spend on something like this. No, it's OK Darfur, this is important!
The groups (Trial and Pro Juventute) played 20 games including 24: the game, Far Cry 2, Metal Gear Solid, Call of Duty 5 and Splinter Cell: Double Agent.
In them, they found that many games "allowed "protected objects" such as churches and mosques to be attacked; some depicted interrogations that involved torture or degradation and a few permitted summary executions."
Now I'm going to apologise in advance for this, because I try to remain neutral on most of my posts here, but the sheer idiocy of something like this irritates me beyond belief. I must have missed the study into all the human rights abuses Jack Bauer's carried out through seven seasons of 24, the various articles on whether damage to 'protected' buildings is proportionate in Tom Clancy's various books... it's yet ANOTHER shot at gaming because it's perceived to be an easy target because 'da kidz' like it, and anything that's enjoyed by the younger generation has GOT to be bad somewhere down the line, right?
Now, I know that 'that' level in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has raised a lot of controversy, and I have to be honest and say I didn't particularly approve of it myself, but this is ANOTHER targeted attack on the gaming industry by a group who a) have no business commenting on this kind of thing, and b) really should be finding better and more productive ways of spending their time and money - I believe there's one or two people in China who'd probably quite like to hear from you, guys...
Anyway, spleen vented. Article here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8373794.stm).