All: Washington Begins Game Debate

NCXCStud · 29-March-06, 12:10 PM

From GamePolitics.com: The video game/political axis shifts back to Washington, D.C.today as a subcommittee of the powerful Senate Judiciary holds a hearing titled What's in a Game? State Regulation of Violent Video Games and the First Amendment

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Originally Posted by NextGeneration


	Sen. Sam Brownback (R-NE) chairs the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights and will gavel the hearing to order at 2:00 P.M. Brownback, rumored to have 2008 presidential aspirations, is no stranger to video game content issues. As reported on GamePolitics last Decemeber, the conservative senator raised game industry eyebrows by urging retailers to display video game ratings, including ratings other than those of the ESRB. Full story at NextGen

droeblek9 · 31-March-06, 11:56 AM

Yay, it's time for another potshot at the folks in DC.
Simply put: What the hell are you thinking?!?! It's crap like this that convinces me that regardless of ideology or political affiliation, our "Representatives" have absolutely no interest in passing substantive legislation (as always, exceptions apply).

Brownback is also a co-sponsor of Sen. Hillary Clinton's Children and Media Research Advancement Act (CAMRA), which calls upon the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to undertake a massive study of the effects of media on children.

If they absolutely insist on this (despite the undeniable fact that there are far more pressing issues of National interest that aren't being addressed), then i have an alternate focus of scrutiny to suggest: Skip the videogames and take a long hard look at how advertising (specifically, ads that target children) affect our nation's youth. We're all bombarded by an endless stream of ads on a daily basis. Some of those ads are created by adults with the intent of manipulating children into buying/asking for products. The same people who use psychology and slick presentation to sell wares to adults use the same practices to sell to kids. Let's see a study that investigates how that affects the lifestyle, health, and psychological developement of kids (alternate title of the study: How Little Johnny Got Congestive Heart Failure at the Age of 11 From a Steady Diet of Fast Food...or something of the like)....oh, wait, that's not gonna happen...that might be perceived as the dog biting the hand that feeds and cut into campaign contributions.

Sigh, they squander our money, pass crap legislation, and they still continue to get elected...this does, however, give me an idea for a new videogame:

The People Strike Back!
It's the player's job to bring to justice corrupt and innefective political representatives. By seeking out and exposing cronyism, bribes, kickbacks, poor job performance and legislation, unethical behavior and practices, and a host of other ills that beset this virtual government, the player works toward a complete overhaul of the virtual political system.
I'd buy that game...hell, i'd email screenshots to my congressional reps:sneaky:

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31-March-06, 11:56 AM		#2 (permalink)
droeblek9 Warcraft Warrior	Yay, it's time for another potshot at the folks in DC. Simply put: What the hell are you thinking?!?! It's crap like this that convinces me that regardless of ideology or political affiliation, our "Representatives" have absolutely no interest in passing substantive legislation (as always, exceptions apply). Brownback is also a co-sponsor of Sen. Hillary Clinton's Children and Media Research Advancement Act (CAMRA), which calls upon the Center for Disease Control (CDC) to undertake a massive study of the effects of media on children. If they absolutely insist on this (despite the undeniable fact that there are far more pressing issues of National interest that aren't being addressed), then i have an alternate focus of scrutiny to suggest: Skip the videogames and take a long hard look at how advertising (specifically, ads that target children) affect our nation's youth. We're all bombarded by an endless stream of ads on a daily basis. Some of those ads are created by adults with the intent of manipulating children into buying/asking for products. The same people who use psychology and slick presentation to sell wares to adults use the same practices to sell to kids. Let's see a study that investigates how that affects the lifestyle, health, and psychological developement of kids (alternate title of the study: How Little Johnny Got Congestive Heart Failure at the Age of 11 From a Steady Diet of Fast Food...or something of the like)....oh, wait, that's not gonna happen...that might be perceived as the dog biting the hand that feeds and cut into campaign contributions. Sigh, they squander our money, pass crap legislation, and they still continue to get elected...this does, however, give me an idea for a new videogame: The People Strike Back! It's the player's job to bring to justice corrupt and innefective political representatives. By seeking out and exposing cronyism, bribes, kickbacks, poor job performance and legislation, unethical behavior and practices, and a host of other ills that beset this virtual government, the player works toward a complete overhaul of the virtual political system. I'd buy that game...hell, i'd email screenshots to my congressional reps:sneaky: