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Showing posts with label Brittany Mabon. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
real life taking video games to far?
we talked about Virtual citizen soldier in class and how they took things too far. then we also talked about grand theft auto, in our defense, of how we know its just a game and it isnt as bad. i read an news article that proved me wrong....
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A fatal sniping spree by two teen-age Tennessee boys who said they were mimicking the video game "Grand Theft Auto III" has triggered a $246 million damage lawsuit against the game's creator and others.
One person was killed and another wounded in the incident last June.
The case, filed Monday in Cocke County Circuit at Newport, Tennessee, named Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., a unit of Sony Corp. (SNE: Research, Estimates), Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO: Research, Estimates), and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT: Research, Estimates), which sold the game, the parents of the two boys involved, and the boys themselves.
The lawsuit alleges that the parties being challenged should have known the game would lead to "copycat violence."
The boys in a court appearance in August admitted they traded off firing a rifle from a wooded hilltop overlooking a highway, killing Canadian Aaron Hamel, 45, and wounding a woman motorist. A passenger riding with Hamel was also injured when his car ran off the road.
Prosecutor Al Schmutzer said the boys told authorities they were mimicking the video game by trying to hit the sides of passing trucks.
Joshua and William Buckner, 14 and 16 years old, respectively, have been ordered held until they reach age 19 after pleading guilty to reckless homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.
The suit was filed on behalf of Hamel's parents, the wounded motorist and two people who were passengers in each of their vehicles. It seeks $200 million in punitive damages and $46 million in actual damages.
Take-Two said it would seek a dismissal of the suit.
"The Company believes that the claims against it are without merit and are similar to lawsuits brought and uniformly dismissed by courts in other jurisdictions where the plaintiffs' sought to hold entertainment companies responsible for the violent behavior of individuals who used those company's products," Take-Two said in a statement.
A spokeswoman for SCEA, declined to comment, and Wal-Mart had no immediate comment.
Think of all the possibilities if this goes through. I could sue the makers of Mortal Kombat for giving me the idea of using a finishing move where I rip out another human's spine. Spy Hunter has convinced me to attach guns to my car and drive like a madman. Ms. Pacman convinced me to put a bow in my hair and chomp on imaginary pellets of undeterminant makeup all the while avoiding ghosts in an attempt... oh wait, did I just say that out loud?
Read more: http://blogcritics.org/scitech/article/grand-theft-auto-a-bad-influence/#ixzz0lBuwyQzB
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A fatal sniping spree by two teen-age Tennessee boys who said they were mimicking the video game "Grand Theft Auto III" has triggered a $246 million damage lawsuit against the game's creator and others.
One person was killed and another wounded in the incident last June.
The case, filed Monday in Cocke County Circuit at Newport, Tennessee, named Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., a unit of Sony Corp. (SNE: Research, Estimates), Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO: Research, Estimates), and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT: Research, Estimates), which sold the game, the parents of the two boys involved, and the boys themselves.
The lawsuit alleges that the parties being challenged should have known the game would lead to "copycat violence."
The boys in a court appearance in August admitted they traded off firing a rifle from a wooded hilltop overlooking a highway, killing Canadian Aaron Hamel, 45, and wounding a woman motorist. A passenger riding with Hamel was also injured when his car ran off the road.
Prosecutor Al Schmutzer said the boys told authorities they were mimicking the video game by trying to hit the sides of passing trucks.
Joshua and William Buckner, 14 and 16 years old, respectively, have been ordered held until they reach age 19 after pleading guilty to reckless homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.
The suit was filed on behalf of Hamel's parents, the wounded motorist and two people who were passengers in each of their vehicles. It seeks $200 million in punitive damages and $46 million in actual damages.
Take-Two said it would seek a dismissal of the suit.
"The Company believes that the claims against it are without merit and are similar to lawsuits brought and uniformly dismissed by courts in other jurisdictions where the plaintiffs' sought to hold entertainment companies responsible for the violent behavior of individuals who used those company's products," Take-Two said in a statement.
A spokeswoman for SCEA, declined to comment, and Wal-Mart had no immediate comment.
Think of all the possibilities if this goes through. I could sue the makers of Mortal Kombat for giving me the idea of using a finishing move where I rip out another human's spine. Spy Hunter has convinced me to attach guns to my car and drive like a madman. Ms. Pacman convinced me to put a bow in my hair and chomp on imaginary pellets of undeterminant makeup all the while avoiding ghosts in an attempt... oh wait, did I just say that out loud?
Read more: http://blogcritics.org/scitech/article/grand-theft-auto-a-bad-influence/#ixzz0lBuwyQzB
Subliminal Messages in Disney Movies ... SEX and curse words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_4Pe_kPNb0&feature=related
sex and bad words are being introduced to the kids of today, not only in school, but on tv as well. those were things that i watched as a little kid. i thought that today the media was bad when they put clips like this on tv... http://www.livevideo.com/video/4EB45B7C072F408B8BEC008ED03BD79C/spongebob-squarepants-sailor.aspx. thats is an episode on spongebob squarepants called sailor mouth. they bleeped out 13 bad words kids arent supposed to say. even if you bleeped it out, why would you have a kids show saying curse words????
sex and bad words are being introduced to the kids of today, not only in school, but on tv as well. those were things that i watched as a little kid. i thought that today the media was bad when they put clips like this on tv... http://www.livevideo.com/video/4EB45B7C072F408B8BEC008ED03BD79C/spongebob-squarepants-sailor.aspx. thats is an episode on spongebob squarepants called sailor mouth. they bleeped out 13 bad words kids arent supposed to say. even if you bleeped it out, why would you have a kids show saying curse words????
the culture of cool and children consumers
so i wanted to use this 30 second clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtMji36lOQM to get a point across. since the early 90's, sprite has learned to appeal to a younger audience. i know we talked about this in class but i decided to put my own spin on the subject.
Sprite's slogans in the 1960s and 1970s ranged from "Taste Its Tingling Tartness," "Naturally Tart," and "It's a Natural!" then in 1987 marketing ads for the product were changed to cater to the demographic of teenagers. "I Like the Sprite in You" was their first long running slogan as heard in the clip. they knew then, that children are the biggest consumers that you can have. as we heard in class, Children are a captive audience: The average American child watches an estimate between 25,000 to 40,000 television commercials per year. not to mention, Teens in the US spend around $160 billion a year. so in showing those kids the advertisements, the kids will show and bug thier parents, which in turn, causes them to buy said product. "I Like the Sprite in You" was another way of saying, i like the cool in you. sprite became the adjective of cool. and cool, then became the definition for sprite.
Sprite's slogans in the 1960s and 1970s ranged from "Taste Its Tingling Tartness," "Naturally Tart," and "It's a Natural!" then in 1987 marketing ads for the product were changed to cater to the demographic of teenagers. "I Like the Sprite in You" was their first long running slogan as heard in the clip. they knew then, that children are the biggest consumers that you can have. as we heard in class, Children are a captive audience: The average American child watches an estimate between 25,000 to 40,000 television commercials per year. not to mention, Teens in the US spend around $160 billion a year. so in showing those kids the advertisements, the kids will show and bug thier parents, which in turn, causes them to buy said product. "I Like the Sprite in You" was another way of saying, i like the cool in you. sprite became the adjective of cool. and cool, then became the definition for sprite.
the objectification of women
This video shows how modern music videos are explicitly and subliminally sending messages that treating women like object and enacting violence and sexual abuse against them is acceptable. I believe this is perpetuating sexual violence and mistreatment of women in our society. We should be conscious of the media we are exposed to, and especially censor these types of "media entertainment" away from adolescents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayj29LLe6yM&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayj29LLe6yM&feature=fvw
illuminati
Music/Film/News Media in mainstream media depict the illuminati
illuminati- (plural of Latin illuminatus, "enlightened") is a name that refers to several groups, both historical and modern, and both real and fictitious. Historically, it refers specifically to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on May 1, 1776. In modern times it is also used to refer to a purported conspiratorial organization which acts as a shadowy "power behind the throne", allegedly controlling world affairs through present day governments and corporations, usually as a modern incarnation or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati. In this context, Illuminati is often used in reference to a New World Order (NWO). Many conspiracy theorists believe the Illuminati are the masterminds behind events that will lead to the establishment of such a New World Order.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v8TzZtVqlo
illuminati- (plural of Latin illuminatus, "enlightened") is a name that refers to several groups, both historical and modern, and both real and fictitious. Historically, it refers specifically to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on May 1, 1776. In modern times it is also used to refer to a purported conspiratorial organization which acts as a shadowy "power behind the throne", allegedly controlling world affairs through present day governments and corporations, usually as a modern incarnation or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati. In this context, Illuminati is often used in reference to a New World Order (NWO). Many conspiracy theorists believe the Illuminati are the masterminds behind events that will lead to the establishment of such a New World Order.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v8TzZtVqlo
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