The Sunday Papers: "Let’s kick off with responses to the US Supreme Court’s decision to protect videogames under The First Amendment. The New York Times has Cheryl K Olson saying: “It’s Perverse, But It’s Also Pretend”, which is an argument you see on these very pages fairly regularly: “Teenage boys may be more interested in the chain saws, but there’s no evidence that this leads to violent behavior in real life. F.B.I. data shows that youth violence continues to decline; it is now at its lowest rate in years, while bullying appears to be stable or decreasing.” Then there’s this article by Sarah Jaffe, in which she questions the status of pornography, when images of violence seem to be protected. She even goes as far as to ask Rock, Paper, Shotgun’s Kieron Gillen for comment. She’s serious: “It’s not that videogames are different from other media. It’s that they’re all other media, plus extra stuff on top,” says Gillen. He right, you know. (Brainy Gamer’s commentary is also good.)
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Sundays. Sundays are for thinking about the future. No, not your future of buying a dog or getting a divorce, The Future. Not familiar with the concept? Well I’d say it’s pretty well documented. I guess you haven’t been doing enough reseach. Speaking of which, let’s do some now. I’ve been checking the internet for clues, some of which I present to you here.
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