In Denver, the RTD (regional transportation district) is moving to ban the advertisement of violent video games on their network, which consists of park benches and the sides of busses as far as I can tell.
Of course many game bloggers are up in arms about this but why shoudl we (the video game community) care? […]
From Game Politics:
A Mexican governer, enraged by the content in a recent Ghost Recon title, has ordered a full-scale seizure of the game. Integral to the plot of this game is a U.S. special forces vs. Mexican rebels conflict.
However, the ‘cover story’ used by Gov. Jose Reyes Baeza Terraces was:
“Violent video games instill values which […]
Professor Sasha Barab of the University of Indiana is one of many developers who is creating alternative video games that can teach as well as entertain.
Far from the blood bath titles we adults tend to enjoy, the games to be released into the education system will be of a more intellectual problem-solving nature.
Example:
One game being developed […]