Friday, October 4, 2013
Video Game Content
Many video games these days have controversial content. For example we can look at the "No Russian" mission from COD: MW2, the dirty bomb scene in COD: MW3, and more recently GTA 5 with the interactive torture gameplay. So, do these things have any place in games, even if it's only a game? In both the COD examples they were completely unnecessary, the only reason they were put in the game was for plot movement during the campaign. In the case of GTA, a game with satirical undertones, it does have a place. What I interpreted from the torture was to show how it was hard/sickening to torture someone, even if it was only in a game. Things like this help bring attention to political controversies, especially in a medium with such popularity among youth in America. Because of this, I would say that only in the right applications does controversial content belong in games.
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Holy buckets that GTA V scene was brutal. However, contrary to what most suburban moms would have people think my impressionable and feeble mind still doesn't feel the desire to torture someone. Good post. 7/10 would read again.
ReplyDeletehonestly I feel that the appropriate nature of controversial subjects lies within the idea of the person who is being exposed to it. I feel that too many people just try to find things to complain about and in some but not all cases just complain to complain. If people were to look at these in a more mature view I feel that the appropriation of these lies anywhere it pleases, as long as it doesn't cause significant damage to anyone exposed which is the argument being fought over currently.
ReplyDeleteUrban mom here. I really appreciate the thoughtfulness of your post, Alex. I am intrigued by the idea that you put forward that their needs to be a message behind the use of violence. In general, I agree with this as it applies to most texts. I am also wondering if you see a qualitative difference between violence in games, versus films/ TV, books, music as other forms of media.
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