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Steady Aim
Being a hardcore gamer across all platforms myself, it's sometimes hard for me to deal with fanboyism and bias in articles. Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony all have their strong points. For the time being, however, Microsoft just has more of them, and it's all thanks to its loyal fanbase.So why not acknowledge that fanbase? That's what Steady Aim is all about. It's what bothers you, what angers you, what satisfies you and well, anything that has the capability to evoke emotion; those are the things I want to address. They won't be my qualms (though, believe me, our qualms are shared), they will be yours. Afterall, it's time to give the people what they want!
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Ignorance Killed the Video Game
by Alex Yusupov March 24th 2008 7:57 PM CDT2 Comments
Don’t get me wrong here: it’s not all parents. In fact, it’s a small minority that believes in videogames being “evil” or “Satan’s voodoo.” If anybody is at fault for this huge misconception, it’s the modern news media, which is sure to point out whenever there is an Xbox within a mile of a crime-scene.
What critics refuse to acknowledge is that videogames are now a modern form of art, just like movies, music and books. It can take a team of up to a thousand people to create a single game, and when the media lambastes those people, they’re insulting their life’s work and their passions. But hey, videogames take viewers away from television, reducing ratings. Instead of providing better programming, however, the television media would much rather defame their competition.
Okay let me put it this way: movies constantly depict bad conduct. That conduct is mimicked in the real world. You may ask, “Why?” The answer is simple: movies attempt to depict real human emotions, and real human reactions. If real humans commit crimes, then movie directors have to show those crimes in their movies. If real people have sex, then in movies, people have to have sex. Same thing goes for books and music.
Parents, stop blaming entertainment and the government for your idiot kids committing murder. You’re the ones raising them; you’re the ones telling them what is right and wrong. Take some time from drinking booze and gambling, and teach your kids. Teach them the difference between what they see on a television screen and reality.
