[casual_games] Escapist article: "I Will Survive"

[Matthew Ford]

I think the goal with this is just to do something light and funny. I like
the idea. It takes many different tactics to address the threat of
censorship, and this is one of them. I also agree with you David that we
need to do other more hard-nosed and active things. You may be interested in
the IGDA's resources on censorship; see their website for that. There is a
lot of good activity and ways to get involved.
 
http://www.igda.org/censorship/
 

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From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of David Wessman
Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2006 10:27 AM
To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List
Subject: Re: [casual_games] Escapist article: "I Will Survive"


What's the point?  It's a ludicrous supposition.  The "anti-game activists"
aren't trying to ban games entirely...they're just trying to ban the games
they don't like (or at least criminalize the sale of such games to minors.)

 
A far more interesting question would be along the lines of what are you,
dear game developer, doing to prevent any further constraints on your
creative freedom?  Do you write letters to the editor, your congressmen, the
IGDA, ESA, ESRB, etc. expressing your views?  Do you vote for candidates
that support freedom of expression in all media?  Have you considered
running for office yourself?  How about a game industry PAC doing what every
other big industry does...make contributions to those politicians willing to
let you write the legislation that benefits your industry.  That's a
strategy that seems to work pretty well.  ;-) 
 
David Wessman, who knows that playing games is older, deeper and more
fundamental to human nature than story-telling and is confident that games
will endure.

 
On 2/13/06, Allen Varney <allenvarney at gmail.com> wrote: 

I'm Allen Varney, a writer for the online gaming magazine The Escapist (
<http://www.escapistmagazine.com/> www.escapistmagazine.com). The theme for
an upcoming Escapist issue is "The World Without Games" -- a meditation on
what our society would look like if today's anti-game activists get their
way.
   For that issue's "Casual Friday" update, I'm doing a short, light-hearted
article called "I Will Survive." I need your help. The article will quote
responses from a wide range of game designers to this question: 
   "If you were legally enjoined from creating games, what would you do
instead?"
   I'd like your answer to this question. Brevity is good; I'd prefer just a
few sentences or a paragraph. Funny or pithy probably works best, though I'm
happy to handle whatever level of seriousness you prefer. 
   I need your response by Thursday night, February 16. Please e-mail me
offlist at allenvarney at gmail.com . Thanks!

-- 
-- Allen Varney
      <http://www.allenvarney.com/> www.allenvarney.com

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