What?!?!

There are some really sick people in this world, huh. I never, ever thought anyone would even THINK to create a video game depicting the Columbine High School massacre. What kind of damage does a person have to have in order to even contemplate such a thing, let alone actually create it!? Thank God there are sane people in the world - take for instance the people behind the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. According to the news:

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A film festival that also showcases aspiring video-game developers has caused controversy by rejecting a game depicting the Columbine High School massacre.

The move by the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, prompted a key sponsor from the University of Southern California to withdraw in protest, and six game makers pulled their creations.

The festival said it had moral obligations to consider.


At least they have a moral compass!! But what's up with the "key sponsor from the University of Southern California" who withdrew in protest?? And the six game makers who pulled their creations?? Is everyone losing their mind? Is everything sick and disgusting supposed to be acceptable as long as it's in the name of technology?? Damn!

Now get this -

Danny Ledonne, who created "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!", says he wanted to make a game about an important event and believed it would spark serious discussion about the shootings in Colorado in 1999.

Are you kidding?!?! I think there has been PLENTY of serious discussion about those shootings, and people don't need shit like that to spur intelligent and meaningful dialogue about such things! What a sick, insensitive, greedy, morbid person!! I can't even comprehend it. God forbid anyone he knows and loves should go through something like that and then have someone make a game out of it! Sick bastard!

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Posted by Leigh on January 14, 2007 3:25 AM |

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It's sad, sick and disgusting that some idiots (for lack of nasty names) would do something like that. WTH are they thinking? You know what most likely will come out of all that BS game stuff? Another Columbine and yet these promoters of "the game" will just sit back on their A double S and smile while raking in mo bucks and mo bucks off of it. It's a sad world out there... next thing you know some sh*t for brains will come out with a video game about 9-1-1. :(

Hope the little one is better and you are too. We got the ice, more ice and more ice up here in our neck of the woods. So far we've not lost power, thank goodness, knock on wood and all that stuff. Gary & I are getting ready to leave here in a bit, back to work for us, we have to be in South Bend, Indiana bright and early Monday morning (15th), and don't know what we'll run into between here and there.

Take care of yourself and know that I'm thinking about you.

Posted by: CJ Author Profile Page | January 14, 2007 6:10 AM

Wow. I need to ponder this. I am reading their discussion board and there are some good points about the nature of censorship and what "real world" killings are acceptable to portray in video games.

That said, Columbine was children killing children. Off limits.

Posted by: Rori Author Profile Page | January 14, 2007 5:30 PM

I reread that excerpt several times, and it is not clear to me if the key player was the company that created the game. At first glance, the six others seemed to have withdrawn to support the refusal of the game in question, but now I'm coompletely confused.

Posted by: terry Author Profile Page | January 17, 2007 10:25 AM

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