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Violent Video Game Documentary
Thu, Jan 4, 07 @ 18:42
Posted by YenRug
Registered: 2 Jul 2004
Posts: 329
*Pssst* Slight typo at the start of this news piece, the film's called "Moral Kombat".


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Re: Violent Video Game Documentary
Thu, Jan 4, 07 @ 19:27
Posted by tyrion [mod]
Registered: 14 Oct 1999
Posts: 1703
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YenRug wrote:
*Pssst* Slight typo at the start of this news piece, the film's called "Moral Kombat".

Thanks for that, it's now corrected. The proof reader will be found and shot... er I mean, talked to in a diplomatic way that expresses our disappointment in their performance. Then shot.
Tyrion
SPOnG.com
"I reject your reality and substitute my own."


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Violent Video Game Documentary
Fri, Jan 5, 07 @ 00:15
Posted by Joji
Registered: 12 Mar 2004
Posts: 3887
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A film like this would be one sided at most. I still feel video games are a favourite whipping boy because its popular and in many cases misunderstood, only because many choose not to give the industry time to and pull them in, next to the fact they might also enjoy themselves at the same time, many fall for this type of scaremongering America does so well. Before it was rock n' roll, hip hop and such, but notice that they have never done the same for teaching kids how to shoot a gun.

I'd be surprised if this film showed any good in games at all. If The Thompson is in it that doesn't bode well. However, I'd be just as ignorant as that guy if I didn't watch it first to find out.

After watching the trailer above, its got me in the mindset that its just as I thought. Its a film about protecting the young children (because they are the only ones that play videogames, not, but it seems much of America still believe this is still the case) and while I understand they shouldn't be selling the games to anyone like we once did in the u.k, I see that they are trying to do a Fahrenheit 9/11 with this film.

It just has me wondering whether they'll explain all game genres and examples in detail in this film, or just show T/FPS games and flight sims or anything with violence in it. I say, I saw no screens of Tetris, Trauma Center or Brain Training in that trailer, I wonder why? Perhaps because they'll try to paint all games as bad. Let em have their screen time, it'll prove interesting to laugh at.
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Violent Video Game Documentary
Fri, Jan 5, 07 @ 05:41
Posted by ajmetz
Registered: 24 Apr 2004
Posts: 102
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Also, "as it elates" should be "as it relates", surely? - Typo? (First quote).


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Re: Violent Video Game Documentary
Fri, Jan 5, 07 @ 08:34
Posted by tyrion [mod]
Registered: 14 Oct 1999
Posts: 1703
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ajmetz wrote:
Also, "as it elates" should be "as it relates", surely? - Typo? (First quote).

Thanks, sorted, proof reader will be shot twice!

Anyway, the film its self looks interesting, but I was a bit disappointed at the "MS Flight Sim trained the 9/11 pilots" segment in the trailer - they had actually been to a flight school, FFS!
Tyrion
SPOnG.com
"I reject your reality and substitute my own."


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