This is an old commercial, but it is one of my favorites.
Professor Thompson had asked, in class, if there should be a limitation to the "remixing" of already established or copyrighted material (I'm paraphrasing, obviously). And that reminded me of a question I asked myself when I first saw this commercial:
Is it ethical for a person to choose an interactive form of entertainment (specifically, video games, RPGs, MMORPGs, etc.) if it makes its name by replicating actual or historical war time events/scenarios of which real people have perished serving their country? Whether yes or no, why? And as a follow up, what conditions would be necessary for you to switch your answer to the opposite point of view?
I'm not referring to the "WoW" type/fantasy stylized games, but the realistically stylized games.
I remember this commercial! Not only was the game amazing, so was the commercial. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteWell would the trade off of the games set in ghetto gang violence that can be a reality for many people need to be mortified? The history aspect, while people have perished because of very real wars, the notion of seeing these events in this way may be a new age history lesson. It doesn't negate the reality and may detract from a very real event in some peoples lives but where should "art" imitate life and where should life be left to live.
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