blog.wired.com — Those who organize protests about violent video games would do well to realize that the net effect of said protests is inevitably to cause the game to sell even more copies than it would have with no attention.
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Closed AccountOct 31, 2007
Yup this is true. I actually had people protest some of my artwork in the past for they way I depicted women in my comics... which was pretty ludicrous! These protestors bought my comic books and later realized that my depictions were not bad but actually great works of art. It's all comes down to personal tastes and education. 'Nuff said!
adellarioOct 31, 2007
I think you'd all appreciate James Paul Gee's great book, "What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy." He discusses engagement principles in education, and how video games are excellent teaching tools because of the level of engagement they involve. It's kind of dry because it's talking about pedagogy and he's using games that are a little old now, but it's really interesting and useful in combatting the bulls**t we hear from the likes of Jack Thompson. You can read more about it on Amazon.
Closed AccountOct 31, 2007
Thank you Jack Thompson. Video games wouldn't be as popular as they are today if it wasn't for your lunacy.
dethseshNov 1, 2007
manhunt 2 sucks
Closed AccountNov 4, 2007
You took the words out of my mouth.